Castlerea Prison
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Location | Harristown, Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland |
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Coordinates | 53°45′17″N 8°29′20″W / 53.754843°N 8.488866°W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Medium security |
Capacity | 340 |
Population | 320 (as of 2022) |
Opened | 1996 |
Managed by | Irish Prison Service |
Governor | Mr. David Conroy |
Castlerea Prison (Irish: Príosún an Chaisleáin Riabhach) is a closed category, medium security prison in Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland. It houses men over 17 years of age. As of 2022, it had a bed capacity of 340 and the daily average number of resident inmates was 320.[1]
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
Notes
- ^ Irish Prison Service (2022). ANNUAL REPORT 2022 (PDF) (Report). p. 36.
- ^ Irish Prisons Inspectorate (2005). Castlerea Prison Inspection: 2nd - 9th June 2004 (PDF). Dublin.
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