Arbour Hill Prison
Arbour Hill Prison (Irish: Príosún Chnoc an Arbhair) is a prison located in the Arbour Hill area near Heuston Station in the centre of Dublin, Ireland. The prison is the national centre for male sex offenders.
Location in Central Dublin | |
| Location | Dublin |
|---|---|
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium security |
| Capacity | 148 |
| Opened | 1848 (civilian 1975) |
| Managed by | Irish Prison Service |
| Governor | Desmond O'Shea |
Adjacent to the prison are the Church of the Sacred Heart, the official church of the Irish Defence Forces, and its cemetery, containing a memorial and burial place of 14 executed leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising.
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