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Staffing:
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983 staff
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Capacity:
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718 in single cell
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Brief description:
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Maghaberry is a modern
high security prison which holds both male and female prisoners.
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Maghaberry
has two principal objectives: to service the courts and to provide
programmes that allow prisoners the opportunity to develop skills to
assist in their preparation for release into the community.
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Maghaberry Prison
Old Road
Ballinderry Upper
LISBURN
BT28 2PT |
Tel: 028 9261 1888
Fax: 028 9261 9516 |
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It is the main committal prison in
Northern Ireland and from May 2001 began to accommodate immigration
detainees.
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