Cork Prison, Rathmore Road, Cork City, County Cork

County Cork

County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...

 is an Irish penal institution. It is a closed, medium security prison

Prison

A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...

 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 The Glen, Cork

The Glen, Cork

The Glen, historically called An Gleann is an area in the northeast of Cork City, Ireland.- History :The Glen is a small neighbourhood in northeast cork with a population of about 630 The area is mainly residential with housing estates packed densely throughout...

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History

In 1806 a military barracks with a prison attached was opened by the British government on Rathmore Road, Cork City. Following independence in 1922 the control of this institution was taken over by the Irish Government and renamed Collins Army Barracks and prison

Collins Barracks (Cork)

Collin's Barracks is a military barracks on the Old Youghal Road on the north side of Cork in Ireland.Originally erected between 1801 and 1806, the works were completed by Abraham Hargrave to designs by John Gibson in a prominent position on the hills overlooking the city and the River...

 (not to be confused with Collins Barracks in Arbour Hill, Dublin 7). It remained in the possession of the Irish Army

Irish Army

The Irish Army, officially named simply the Army is the main branch of the Defence Forces of Ireland. Approximately 8,500 men and women serve in the Irish Army, divided into three infantry Brigades...

 until 1972 when it was handed over to the Department of Justice who returned the facility to use as a civil prison. It opened as a committal prison after considerable refurbishment in 1983.