Midlands Prison
The Midlands Prison 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.Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portlaoise Prison and St. Fintan’s Hospital.
Portlaoise Prison
Prison
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Portlaoise Prison is a maximum security prison in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. Until 1929 it was called the Maryborough Gaol. It should not be confused with the Midlands Prison, which is a newer, medium security prison directly beside it; or with Dunamaise Arts Centre, which was the original Maryborough Gaol built c. 1789. Portlaoise Prison is situated 290 metres southwest of Midlands Prison.
St. Fintan’s Hospital
Hospital
St. Fintan's Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. St. Fintan’s Hospital is situated 330 metres south of Midlands Prison.
Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise
Hospital
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The Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise is a public hospital located in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. It is managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group. Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise is situated 610 metres east of Midlands Prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portlaoise and Emo.
Portlaoise
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Portlaoise or Port Laoise is the county town of County Laois, in the south midlands of Ireland. It's a large town that acts as a transport hub for the region and is within an hour's travel of Dublin.
Emo
Village
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Emo is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is located near Portlaoise on the R422 regional road just off the M7 Dublin–Limerick motorway. Emo is situated 8 km northeast of Midlands Prison.
Ballyfin
Hamlet
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Ballyfin is a village and parish in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois, Ireland. It is around 8 km west of Portlaoise, on the L21121 local road which joins the R423 regional road between Mountrath and Mountmellick. Ballyfin is situated 9 km west of Midlands Prison.
Midlands Prison
- Type: Prison
- Description: Irish Prison
- Category: government building
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.03873° or 53° 2′ 19″ northLongitude
-7.28434° or 7° 17′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C5J2PQ8+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 96260211OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q6842544
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In Other Languages
“Midlands Prison” goes by many names.
- Persian: “زندان میدلندز”
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