  Location in Dublin | |
| Location | Clondalkin, Dublin 22, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53°20′33″N 6°23′03″W / 53.3425°N 6.3842°W / 53.3425; -6.3842 |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium security |
| Capacity | 431 |
| Population | 424 (as of 2022) |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Managed by | Irish Prison Service |
| Governor | Tony Harris |
Cloverhill Prison (Irish: Príosún Chnoc na Seamar) is a remand prison in Dublin, Ireland. It is on Cloverhill Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. It has a bed capacity of 431 and its average daily number of inmates in 2022 was 424.
History
Adjacent to Wheatfield Prison, with which it shares many services, Cloverhill was opened in 1999. It is a purpose-built remand prison and houses most of the remand prisoners in the state.
It and the Dóchas Centre, a women's prison, hold 90 per cent of persons detained under processes of administration detention for immigration related issues.
See also
Notes
- Irish Prison Service (2022). ANNUAL REPORT 2022 (PDF) (Report). p. 36.
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Inspectorate of Irish Prisons (2006). Cloverhill Prison Inspection: 22nd - 29th November 2005 (PDF). Dublin.
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External links
- Cloverhill Prison page on the Irish Prison Service site
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