The temporary accommodation was later replaced by three H-blocks similar to those at the Maze prison each containing 100 cells.
In 1976 the prison wall was built and the prison began to house other prisoners who had been convicted of non-terrorist offences as well some young prisoners including Borstal trainees.
In 1977 the trainees were transferred to Woburn House in Millisle and prisoners convicted of scheduled terrorist offences transferred to the Maze. This left Magilligan operating as a 'normal' prison in the context of Northern Ireland prisons. The regime was consequently developed to reflect this.
The prison currently has a Certified Normal Accommodation capacity of 568 prisoners. It is a medium to low security prison that held male prisoners who have six years or less to serve and who meet the relevant security classification.
In fact, in 2017 Magilligan Prison proved to be the best performing jail in Northern Ireland according to an unannounced inspection by the Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) and her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons in England & Wales (HMIP).[2]
Referencesedit
^Mansbach, Richard (1973), Northern Ireland: Half a Century of Partition, Facts on File, Inc, New York, pg 153, ISBN 0-87196-182-2
prison, magilligan, magilligan, peninsula, northern, ireland, magilligan, this, article, relies, excessively, references, primary, sources, please, improve, this, article, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, j. For the Magilligan peninsula in Northern Ireland see Magilligan This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources HM Prison Magilligan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message HM Prison Magilligan is a medium security prison run by the Northern Ireland Prison Service situated near Limavady County Londonderry It was first opened in January 1972 when 50 Irish Republican internees were transferred from the prison ship HMS Maidstone 1 The camp was comprised eight Nissen huts on the site of an army camp The prison was divided into compounds to house the various paramilitary internees and was manned by British Army dog handlers and prison staff on detached duty from Scotland England and Wales as well as some staff from Northern Ireland HMP MagilliganLocationLimavady Northern IrelandCoordinates55 10 34 N 6 56 58 W 55 17605 N 6 94936 W 55 17605 6 94936StatusOperationalSecurity classLow Medium SecurityCapacity568Opened1972Managed byNorthern Ireland Prison ServiceGovernorR TaylorThe temporary accommodation was later replaced by three H blocks similar to those at the Maze prison each containing 100 cells In 1976 the prison wall was built and the prison began to house other prisoners who had been convicted of non terrorist offences as well some young prisoners including Borstal trainees In 1977 the trainees were transferred to Woburn House in Millisle and prisoners convicted of scheduled terrorist offences transferred to the Maze This left Magilligan operating as a normal prison in the context of Northern Ireland prisons The regime was consequently developed to reflect this The prison currently has a Certified Normal Accommodation capacity of 568 prisoners It is a medium to low security prison that held male prisoners who have six years or less to serve and who meet the relevant security classification In fact in 2017 Magilligan Prison proved to be the best performing jail in Northern Ireland according to an unannounced inspection by the Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland CJI and her Majesty s Inspectorate of Prisons in England amp Wales HMIP 2 References edit Mansbach Richard 1973 Northern Ireland Half a Century of Partition Facts on File Inc New York pg 153 ISBN 0 87196 182 2 2017 Unannounced Report for Magilligan Prison External links editNorthern Ireland Prison Service official website 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HM Prison Magilligan amp oldid 1216946403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
