Castlerea Prison
Castlerea Prison (Irish: Príosún an Chaisleáin Riabhach) is a closed, medium security facility in Castlerea, County Roscommon. It houses male prisoners from 17 years of age or more. It has a bed capacity of 351 and in 2009 its daily average number of resident inmates was 306.[1]
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| Location | Harristown, Castlerea, County Roscommon |
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| Coordinates | 53°45′17″N 8°29′20″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | medium security |
| Capacity | 351 |
| Opened | 1996 |
| Managed by | Irish Prison Service |
| Governor | Mr. Martin Reilly |
History
Castlerea was established as part of the system of district mental hospitals in 1939. Operating intermittently as a tuberculosis sanitorium, it continued to function as a hospital until 1994 when it was closed. It was renamed St. Patrick's Hospital during the 1960s. From 1996 it opened as a prison accepting a small intake of inmates that year. Construction work on the main cell blocks of the prison was completed in 1998.[2]
See also
- Prisons in Ireland
Notes
- Irish Prison Service (2010). Annual Report (PDF). Dublin. pp. 10–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2011.
- Irish Prisons Inspectorate (2005). Castlerea Prison Inspection: 2nd - 9th June 2004 (PDF). Dublin.
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