HMP Magilligan

Background

HM Prison Magilligan is a medium security prison run by the Northern Ireland Prison Service situated near Limavady, County Londonderry. It was first opened in January 1972 when 50 Irish Republican internees were transferred from the prison ship HMS Maidstone. The camp was comprised eight Nissen huts on the site of an army camp. The prison was divided into compounds to house the various paramilitary internees and was manned by British Army dog handlers and prison staff on detached duty from Scotland, England and Wales as well as some staff from Northern Ireland. The temporary accommodation was later replaced by three H-blocks similar to those at the Maze prison each containing 100 cells.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

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

• HMP Low Moss
  BishopbriggsMediumMedium security
• HMP Styal
  WilmslowHighClosed female
• HMP Nottingham
  NottinghamHighLocal
• HMP Bristol
  BristolHighLocal
• Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre
  Clapham, BedfordHighImmigration removal
• HMP Bronzefield
  Ashford, SurreyHighClosed female94% occupancy

Under CC-BY-4.0. Include the URL and access date; the site is a living reference and entries can change.

World Prisons. (2026). HMP Magilligan. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-magilligan

"HMP Magilligan." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-magilligan.

@misc{worldprisons-hmp-magilligan,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {HMP Magilligan},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-magilligan},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}