Mountjoy Prison (Irish: Príosún Mhuinseo), founded as Mountjoy Gaol, nicknamed The Joy, is a medium security prison located in Phibsboro in the centre of Dublin, Ireland. It has the largest prison population in Ireland.
The current prison governor is Mr. Edward Whelan.
Read more about Mountjoy Prison: Physical Accommodation, Prison Population, History, Mountjoy Campus, People Associated With Mountjoy, Relocation, Bibliography
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“People have passed through a very dark tunnel at the end of which there was a light of freedom. Unexpectedly they passed through the prison gates and found themselves in a square. They are now free and they don’t know where to go.”
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