Cork Prison
| Location | Rathmore Road, Cork City |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°54′34.89″N 8°27′42.29″W / 51.9096917°N 8.4617472°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium Security |
| Capacity | 272 |
| Population | 298 (as of 2009) |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Former name | Collins Barracks |
| Managed by | Irish Prison Service |
| Governor | Mr. James Collins[1] |
Cork Prison is an Irish penal institution on Rathmore Road, Cork City, County Cork. It is a closed, medium security prison for males over 17 years of age. It has a bed capacity of 272 and in 2009 it had a daily average inmate population of 298. It is close to Collins Barracks and The Glen area of the city.[2]
History
In 1806 a military barracks was opened by the British government on Rathmore Road, Cork City, the new complex included a Detention Barracks for use by the military.
In 1916, during a round-up following the Easter Rising, the nationalist Kent family resisted arrest at their home in Castleyons, County Cork. In an ensuing shoot-out, Richard Kent and Constable William Rowe were killed. The following week Thomas Kent was convicted of the murder of Constable Rowe, and executed and buried at the prison.[3]
Following independence in 1922 the barracks and the associated prison were taken over by the Irish Government and the complex was renamed Collins Army Barracks (not to be confused with Collins Barracks in Arbour Hill, Dublin 7).
The prison remained in the possession of the Irish Army until 1972 when the prison buildings were handed over to the Department of Justice for use as a civil prison. The barracks remain in the control of the Irish Army.
The prison facility opened as a committal prison after considerable refurbishment in 1983.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Cork Prison". Irishprisons.ie. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ↑ Irish Prison Service (2010). Annual Report (PDF). Dublin. pp. 10–12.
- ↑ "Mystery of Cork's 1916 patriot may be solved soon". Cork Independent. 27 February 2014.
- ↑ Irish Prisons Inspectorate (2007). Cork Prison Inspection: 5th - 12th June 2007 (PDF). Dublin.