Castlerea Prison
{{Short description|Prison in County Roscommon, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Irish English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox prison
| prison_name = Castlerea Prison
| image =
|pushpin_map = Ireland
| coordinates = {{coord|53.754843|-8.488866|display=inline,title|format=dms|region:IE_type:landmark}}
| location =Harristown, Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland
| status = Operational
| classification = Medium security
| capacity = 340
| population = 320
| populationdate = 2022
| opened = 1996
| closed =
| managed_by = Irish Prison Service
| governor = Mr. David Conroy
}}
Castlerea Prison ({{Langx|ga|Príosún an Chaisleáin Riabhach}}) is a closed category, medium security prison in Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland. It houses men over 17 years of age. As of 2022, it had a bed capacity of 340 and the daily average number of resident inmates was 320.{{cite report|author=Irish Prison Service|title=ANNUAL REPORT 2022|date=2022|page=36|url=https://www.irishprisons.ie/wp-content/uploads/documents_pdf/IPS-Annual-Report-22_Print-1.pdf}}
History
Castlerea was established as part of the system of district mental hospitals in 1939. Operating intermittently as a tuberculosis sanitorium, it continued to function as a hospital until 1994 when it was closed. It was renamed St. Patrick's Hospital during the 1960s. From 1996 it opened as a prison accepting a small intake of inmates that year. Construction work on the main cell blocks of the prison was completed in 1998.{{cite book|last=Irish Prisons Inspectorate|title=Castlerea Prison Inspection: 2nd - 9th June 2004|year=2005|location=Dublin|url=http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/JELR/Castlerea0405.pdf/Files/Castlerea0405.pdf}}