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Midlands Prison

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Midlands Prison
Midlands Prison is located in Ireland
Midlands Prison
LocationDublin Road, Portlaoise, County Laois
Coordinates53°2′13.57″N 7°17′20.9″W / 53.0371028°N 7.289139°W / 53.0371028; -7.289139
StatusOperational
Security classMedium Security
Capacity870
Population800 (as of 2021)
Opened2000
Managed byIrish Prison Service
GovernorDave Conroy

The Midlands Prison (Irish: Príosún Lár na Tíre) is a medium security prison in Portlaoise, County Laois. It receives prisoners who are aged 17 years and over. It has a bed capacity of 870 and its daily average number of inmates resident in 2009 was 512.[1]

History

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The Midlands Prison was built adjacent to Portlaoise Prison with which it shares some facilities. It was built as a public-private partnership at a cost of £46 million (Irish punts). It opened in 2000. It is a committal prison as all prisoners resident have been transferred from other prisons. A very small number of prisoners in the resident population are awaiting trial but the vast majority of prisoners have already been sentenced. It receives prisoners from Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly and Westmeath. As of 2014 they are holding 800 prisoners.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Irish Prison Service (2010). Annual Report (PDF). Dublin. pp. 10–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Irish Prisons Inspectorate (2014). Census Prison Population October 2014 (PDF). Dublin. p. 1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)