Castlerea Prison
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Background
Castlerea Prison (Irish: PrÃosún an Chaisleáin Riabhach) is a closed category, medium security prison in Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland. It houses men over 17 years of age. As of 2022, it had a bed capacity of 340 and the daily average number of resident inmates was 320.
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Operational
Facility profile
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Population held
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Opened
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
n Service’s intention to roll out an amended meal schedule, following a successful pilot scheme in Castlerea and Mountjoy Prison Progression Unit, but notes that this was curtailed due to industrial relations issues. The Inspectorate encourages an early resolution to these issues, keeping in mind that such issues should not undermine adherence to human rights standards, as outlined in Rule 22.1 of the Nelson Mandela Rules and Rule 22.4 of the European Prison Rules. At the time of inspection, one part-time Chaplain was based in Shelton Abbey. The Chaplain worked on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. The Chaplain was not on-site on the days (Thursday and Friday) of the inspection. In line with COVID-19 public health restrictions, the Chaplaincy Service worked from home via telephone for approximately the first month of the pandemic. The telephone number for the Chaplain was available on a poster in the prison, and prisoners were aware of how to access the Chaplain. Senior Management, it was confirmed that there was now a part-time Resettlement Officer located in Castlerea linked in to Shelton Abbey prison. staff may share small offices and locker rooms, and eat in common areas. While social distancing is recognised as the most effective way to prevent transmission of COVID-19, it is not practicable at all times in the prison context; additional measures such as proper use of PPE and improved sanitation and hygiene practices are needed. Given that it is not always [...]
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
Reports
- ie-oip1 Jan 2021
n Service’s intention to roll out an amended meal schedule, following a successful pilot scheme in Castlerea and Mountjoy Prison Progression Unit, but notes that this was curtailed due to industrial relations issues. The Inspectorate encourages an early resolution to these issues, keeping in mind that such issues should not undermine adherence to human rights standards, as outlined in Rule 22.1 of the Nelson Mandela Rules and Rule 22.4 of the European Prison Rules. At the time of inspection, one part-time Chaplain was based in Shelton Abbey. The Chaplain worked on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. The Chaplain was not on-site on the days (Thursday and Friday) of the inspection. In line with COVID-19 public health restrictions, the Chaplaincy Service worked from home via telephone for approximately the first month of the pandemic. The telephone number for the Chaplain was available on a poster in the prison, and prisoners were aware of how to access the Chaplain. Senior Management, it was confirmed that there was now a part-time Resettlement Officer located in Castlerea linked in to Shelton Abbey prison. staff may share small offices and locker rooms, and eat in common areas. While social distancing is recognised as the most effective way to prevent transmission of COVID-19, it is not practicable at all times in the prison context; additional measures such as proper use of PPE and improved sanitation and hygiene practices are needed. Given that it is not always [...]
Data completeness
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Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata (Q5050573)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
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