Niacro has submitted its response to the Department of Justice’s 2025 consultation, advocating for reforms that strengthen fairness, transparency, and timely justice.
Niacro has welcomed proposals by the Department of Justice to simplify community sentencing for children through the introduction of a new Single Community Order.
Niacro welcomes the publication of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report Reducing Adult Reoffending in Northern Ireland and commends the Committee for its clear call to action.
Niacro has urged the Justice Committee to seize a vital opportunity to modernise Northern Ireland’s criminal justice system, during a powerful evidence session on the draft
To mark International Restorative Justice Week, NIACRO has produced this article to focus on the ASPIRE programme and the restorative approaches taken in its partnership with NI Alternatives and Community Restorative Justice Ireland (CRJI).
FAMM (Family and Money Matters) faced significant challenges in the wake of the first COVID-19 lockdown. Used to meeting our service users’ needs in face to face meetings, especially in prisons, we were faced with a quick channel shift.
NIACRO is a charity that makes a unique and specialised contribution to society through the delivery of a wide range of services and develops programmes for children and young people; families affected by imprisonment; and adults, in prison and in the community.