Portlaoise Prison
Portlaoise, Laois, Ireland
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Overview
Portlaoise Prison is a prison in Portlaoise, Laois. The operator is Irish Prison Service.
Facility details
- Status
- Open
- Facility type
- Prison
- Security classification
- High security (closed regime)
- Official description
- Adult males; Special Criminal Court committals
- Jurisdiction
- Irish Prison Service
- Level
- National
- Operator
- Irish Prison Service
- Operator type
- Public
- Address
- Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 KN97
- Capacity (official)
- 226
Location
Official source
The details above were checked against the official source below on 2026-10-16. For visiting, contact and current arrangements, use the operator’s official information.
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