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Shelton Abbey Prison

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  • "Church, Interior, Arklow, Co. Wicklow" is in Arklow, but definitely exterior (35740556981).jpg

    Photo by National Library of Ireland on The Commons via Wikimedia Commons (No restrictions)

  • CS p4.296 - Shelton Abbey, Co Wicklow - Morris's County Seats, 1879.jpg

    Photo by Unknown via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Shelton Abbey, from, A series of picturesque views of seats of the noblemen and gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1840).jpg

    Photo by Internet Archive Book Images via Wikimedia Commons (No restrictions)

Capacity

109

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

2009

Operational

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Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

2009

Region

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Known issues

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@misc{worldprisons-shelton-abbey-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Shelton Abbey Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/shelton-abbey-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}