Impact of homelessness on criminal justice system to be examined

The figure of 517 people in prison in 2022 who had an address of 'no fixed abode' was 178 more than the previous year.

The Department of Justice will investigate the impact of homelessness on the criminal justice system in Ireland, in the first major study of its kind for 20 years.

It wants to develop policy responses to help support those who are homeless and in prison custody in Ireland, as well as understand the scale of homelessness among those in prison and under probation supervision in the community nationwide.