Castlerea Prison () is a closed category, medium security prison in
Castlerea
Castlerea (; ) is the third largest town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located in the west of the county and had a population of 1,992 at the 2016 Census. Roughly translated from Irish, Castlerea is generally thought to mean 'brindled ca ...
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County Roscommon, Ireland. It houses men over 17 years of age. As of 2009, it had a bed capacity of 351 and the daily average number of resident inmates was 306.
History
Castlerea was established as part of the system of district mental hospitals in 1939. Operating intermittently as a tuberculosis
sanitorium
A sanatorium (from Latin '' sānāre'' 'to heal, make healthy'), also sanitarium or sanitorium, are antiquated names for specialised hospitals, for the treatment of specific diseases, related ailments and convalescence. Sanatoriums are often ...
, 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.
See also
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Prisons in Ireland
Notes
Prisons in the Republic of Ireland
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