Castlerea Prison

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]

Castlerea Prison

Location	Harristown, Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland
Coordinates	53°45′17″N 8°29′20″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

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