Cork City

Cork Prison

Ireland

Status

In use

2025

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Irish Prison Service, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service

Management: Irish Prison Service (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
272
No Data
No Data
Ireland

267

Migration Detainee Entries

1,485

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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ABOUT

Cork Prison has been used to detain male migrants up to 56 days to facilitate their deportation.

FACILITY NAMES
Cork Prison
Location

Country: Ireland

City & Region: Cork City, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 51.909899, -8.461029

Contact Information
Cork Prison
Rathmore Road
Cork City, Cork
Tel: +353 021 4518800

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
In use
2019
In use
2015
In use
2013
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2013
Management
Management
Type
Year
Irish Prison Service
Governmental
2026
Irish Prison Service
Governmental
2013
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Irish Prison Service
Department of Justice
Justice
2026
Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service
Department of Justice, Equality, and Law Reform
Justice
2013

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2026

Adult men

2013
Categories of detainees

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2013

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 272

2010
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 1

2008
Migration Detainee Entries

Number 16

2025

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2013

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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