Midlands Prison

Midlands Prison
Midlands Prison is located in Ireland
Midlands Prison
LocationDublin Road, Portlaoise, County Laois
Coordinates53°2′13.57″N 7°17′20.9″W / 53.0371028°N 7.289139°W / 53.0371028; -7.289139
StatusOperational
Security classMedium Security
Capacity870
Population800 (as of 2021)
Opened2000
Managed byIrish Prison Service
GovernorDave Conroy

The Midlands Prison (Irish: Príosún Lár na Tíre) is a medium security prison in Portlaoise, 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.[1]

  1. ^ Irish Prison Service (2010). Annual Report (PDF). Dublin. pp. 10–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)