Dublin

Thornton Hall Admninistrative Detention Centre

Status

Irish Prison Service

Governmental

Type: 2015 (Closed/ceased migrant detention)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (Department of Justice, Equality, and Law Reform)

Detains: Adult women

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
85
No Data
No Data
Ireland

490

Migration Detainee Entries (2019)

2,045

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens (2018)

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FACILITY NAMES
Thornton Hall Admninistrative Detention Centre
Location

Country: Ireland

City & Region: Dublin, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: ,

Contact Information
Dochas Centre,
North Circular Road,
Dublin 7.

Tel: +353 01-8858987

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status Closed/ceased migrant detention

2015

Status Pending opening

2013
Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2013
Management

Name Irish Prison Service

Type Governmental

2013
Custodial Authorities

Agency Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service

Ministry Department of Justice, Equality, and Law Reform

Ministry Typology Justice

2013
Operating Period

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult women

2013
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2013

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 85

2010
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 3

2008

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2013

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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