The Midlands Prison () is a medium security prison in
Portlaoise
Portlaoise ( ), or Port Laoise (), is the county town of County Laois, Ireland. It is located in the South Midlands in the province of Leinster. The 2016 census shows that the town's population increased by 9.5% to 22,050, which was well above ...
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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.
History
The Midlands Prison was built adjacent to
Portlaoise Prison
Portlaoise Prison ( ga, Príosún Phort Laoise) is a maximum security prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English) ...
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.
See also
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Prisons in Ireland
Prisons in Ireland are one of the main forms of punishment, rehabilitation, or both for the commission of an indictable offense and other offenses.
Authority
In 1925, shortly after the establishment of the Irish Free State, Minister for Ju ...
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Portlaoise Prison
Portlaoise Prison ( ga, Príosún Phort Laoise) is a maximum security prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English) ...
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Buildings and structures in Portlaoise
Prisons in the Republic of Ireland
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