On the 40th anniversary of the Whitaker Report, this opinion piece contrasts the dire conditions that exist now in most of Ireland’s prisons with the humane outlook and wise recommendations of the Whitaker Report. See:
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/08/01/politicians-want-to-look-tough-on-crime-but-locking-people-up-in-dysfunctional-prisons-is-not-the-answer/
or read the article in this word document:
Elsewhere in this website, a selection of 20 key quotations give a flavour of what it was that the Whitaker Committee said – see ‘Remembering the Whitaker Report’ under ‘News Items’.