Trump pardons his friends – he must show clemency to Lisa Montgomery

Trump administration appears determined to push ahead with executions

Domestic violence reduction programmes show ‘disappointing’ results

Review finds non-custodial sentences aid in reducing general reoffending

Prisoner numbers are in urgent need of review

The number in prisons is falling, but we have no idea why or how to exploit this trend

African prison could teach us a thing or two

An Ethiopian jail may show the way towards a humane and effective programme of prisoner rehabilitation

Legal Opinion: Death of capital punishment does not end law and order

Tales from the block: surviving in solitary

Irish inmates can spend up to 40 days at a time in 23-hour-a-day confinement, entirely alone or with just a few others, despite recent improvements

Smarter, more cost-effective justice can also be justice that is fairer

Opinion: Those who offend must be punished, but always with a view to rehabilitation

Stories of survival in solitary have a message for the prison system

Opinion: The adverse health consequences of prolonged separation are well documented

Government should move quickly on proposal to reduce prison population

Welcome change of direction signalled by Oireachtas committee