Midlands Prison
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| Location | Dublin Road, Portlaoise, County Laois |
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| 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]
History
[edit | edit source]The Midlands Prison was built adjacent to Portlaoise Prison with which it shares some facilities. It was built as a public-private partnership at a cost of £46 million (Irish pounds). It opened in 2000. It is a committal prison as all prisoners resident have been transferred from other prisons. A very small number of prisoners in the resident population are awaiting trial but the vast majority of prisoners have already been sentenced. It typically receives prisoners with home addresses in counties Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly and Westmeath. As of 2014 they are holding 800 prisoners.[2]
