Ian O'Donnell

Ian O'Donnell is professor of criminology at University College Dublin. He was previously Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust and a researcher at the Oxford University Centre for Criminology. His latest book, "Prison Life: Pain, Resistance, and Purpose", published by New York University Press, won the 2025 Outstanding Book Award given by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences International Section and the 2023 Outstanding Book Award given by the American Society of Criminology’s Division of International Criminology.