HMP Maghaberry

Background

HM Prison Maghaberry is a high security prison near Lisburn, Northern Ireland, which opened in 1986. It was built on the site of RAF Maghaberry, a World War II airfield used as a flying station by the Royal Air Force and a transit airfield for the United States Army Air Forces. At the end of the war, the airfield was run down and was bought back from the Air Ministry in 1957 by Edward Thomas Boyes who then farmed it with his sons until the Northern Ireland Office began work on the prison in 1976. Mourne House, which held female prisoners, young offenders, and remands, was the first part to be opened, in March 1986. This followed the closure of the women's prison at HMP Armagh.

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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.

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• HMP Styal
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World Prisons. (2026). HMP Maghaberry. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-maghaberry

"HMP Maghaberry." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-maghaberry.

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  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {HMP Maghaberry},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-maghaberry},
  urldate = {2026-07-21}
}