Long Kesh prison
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Long Kesh prison, also known as the Maze, was a high-security British detention facility in Northern Ireland that held many paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Long Kesh prison complex | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
internment camp
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prison ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
HM Prison Maze
NERFINISHED
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Long Kesh Detention Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ the Maze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 2000 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| demolished | 2006 ⓘ |
| governingBody | UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadStructureType |
H-Block cell blocks
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Nissen huts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| housedPrisonerType |
INLA members
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Provisional IRA members ⓘ UDA members ⓘ UVF members NERFINISHED ⓘ other paramilitary prisoners ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lisburn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Maze, County Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Republican murals
ⓘ
loyalist murals ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1983 Maze Prison escape ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1981 Irish hunger strike
NERFINISHED
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H-Blocks NERFINISHED ⓘ blanket protest ⓘ dirty protest ⓘ escape attempts ⓘ housing Irish republican prisoners ⓘ housing loyalist paramilitary prisoners ⓘ |
| numberOfEscapeesIn1983Escape | 38 ⓘ |
| opened | 1971 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Her Majesty's Prison Service
NERFINISHED
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Northern Ireland Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UK prison system ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
British–Irish relations
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Northern Ireland conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | County Antrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityClassification | maximum security ⓘ |
| siteRedevelopmentPlan | Maze Long Kesh development project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic studies on political imprisonment
ⓘ
books about Irish republicanism ⓘ films about the Troubles ⓘ |
| usedDuring | the Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of paramilitary prisoners
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internment without trial ⓘ |
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Long Kesh prison complex