Dublin

Mountjoy Prison

Ireland

Status

In use

2019

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service

Management: Irish Prison Service (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
590
No Data
No Data
Ireland

490

Migration Detainee Entries

1,485

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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FACILITY NAMES
Mountjoy Prison
Location

Country: Ireland

City & Region: Dublin, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 53.3606688012, -6.2684082985

Contact Information
Mountjoy Prison,
North Circular Road,
Dublin 7.

Tel: +353 01 8062800

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2019

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2013
Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2013
Management

Name Irish Prison Service

Type Governmental

2013
Custodial Authorities

Agency Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service

Ministry Department of Justice, Equality, and Law Reform

Ministry Typology Justice

2013

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2013
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2013

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 590

2010
Facility Average Daily Population (year)
2008

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2013

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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