Midlands Prison

Midlands Prison

Location	Dublin Road, Port Laoise, Co. Laois
Coordinates	53°2′13.57″N 7°17′20.9″W / 53.0371028°N 7.289139°W / 53.0371028; -7.289139
Status	Operational
Security class	Medium Security
Capacity	566
Population	512 (as of 2009)
Opened	2000
Managed by	Irish Prison Service
Governor	Mr. Colm Barclay

The Midlands Prison is closed, medium security prison in Portlaoise, Co. Laois. It receives prisoners who are aged 17 years and over. It has a bed capacity of 516 and its daily average number of inmates resident in 2009 was 512.^[1]

History

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 not a committal prison as all prisoners resident have been transferred from other prisoners. 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.^[2]

See Also

• Prisons in Ireland
• Portlaoise Prison

Notes

1. ^ Irish Prison Service (2010). Annual Report. Dublin. pp. 10–12. http://www.irishprisons.ie/documents/AnnualReport2009PDF.pdf. 
2. ^ Irish Prisons Inspectorate (2005). Midlands Prison Inspection: 27th - 1st July 2005. Dublin. pp. 2–3. http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/JELR/MidlandsInspt05.pdf/Files/MidlandsInspt05.pdf.