Wheatfield Prison in Ireland

Wheatfield Prison

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
430	No Data	No Data

FACILITY NAMES

Wheatfield Prison

Location

Country: Ireland

City & Region: Clondalkin, Dublin, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 53.3328784, -6.3947189

Contact Information

Wheatfield Prison,
Cloverhill Road,
Clondalkin,
Dublin 22.

Tel: +353 01 6260011

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 430

2010

Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 1

2008

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2013