Dublin

Saint Patrick’s Institution

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2017

Type: Criminal (Juvenile detention centre)

Authority: Governmental

Detains: Undocumented migrants, Criminal detainees

Capacity

217

2010

Reported Population

Not available

Inadequate Conditions

Not available

Ireland

396

Immigration detainees

Detained asylum seekers

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information
St. Patrick's Institution, North Circular Road, Dublin 7. Tel: +353 01 8062896 Fax: +353 01 8307705
Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2017

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2005
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Juvenile detention centre

2005
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OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Irish Prison Service

Type Governmental

2005
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2005
Demographics

Name Adult men

2005
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2005

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2005
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 217

2010
Average daily population

Number 0

2008
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BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service

Ministry Department of Justice, Equality, and Law Reform

Ministry Typology Justice

2005
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