Building Pathways Together: Criminal Justice Reintegration Through Employment Strategy 2025-2027

Building Pathways Together: Criminal Justice Reintegration Through Employment Strategy 2025-2027 has been developed by the Department of Justice, in conjunction with the Irish Prison Service and the Probation Service, and in consultation with key stakeholders including Government Departments, agencies, and those with lived experience of the criminal justice system and have faced barriers to reintegration.

The strategy, which launched on 7 November 2024, seeks to provide effective interventions to ensure that those who have ceased offending, and those who are looking for stability to move away from a life which involves offending, have the appropriate supports and opportunities open to them to make the success of their endeavours more likely.

Implementation of the Building Pathways Together strategy commenced in 2025, including establishing a Criminal Justice Employment Advisory Committee to oversee progress on actions. A Criminal Justice Employers’ Network has been established to bring together relevant agencies and employers to discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with recruitment of individuals with criminal convictions. It adopts a problem-solving approach to address the challenges identified.

Building Pathways Together Strategy

• Criminal Justice Reintegration Through Employment Strategy 2025-2027
• Building Pathways Together Infographic

Annual Reports

• Building Pathways Together Annual Report, 2025