Location | Dublin Road, Portlaoise, County Laois |
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Coordinates | 53°2′13.57″N 7°17′20.9″W / 53.0371028°N 7.289139°W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Medium Security |
Capacity | 870 |
Population | 800 (as of 2021) |
Opened | 2000 |
Managed by | Irish Prison Service |
Governor | Dave 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]
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