Northern Ireland Prison Service
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The Northern Ireland Prison Service is the government agency responsible for operating and overseeing prisons and custodial facilities within Northern Ireland.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Her Majesty's Prison Service (Northern Ireland) | 0 | 1 |
| Northern Ireland prison system | 0 | 1 |
| Prison Service of Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive agency
→
government agency → prison service → |
| abbreviation | NIPS → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| employerOf |
civilian prison staff in Northern Ireland
→
prison officers in Northern Ireland → |
| follows | standards of the UK prison system → |
| goal |
protect the public by holding prisoners securely
→
provide safe and humane custody → reduce reoffending through rehabilitation → |
| governmentBranch | devolved administration of Northern Ireland → |
| hasMotto | Working together to reduce re-offending → |
| headquartersLocation |
County Antrim
→
Lisburn → Northern Ireland → |
| industry |
corrections
→
public safety → |
| jurisdiction | Northern Ireland → |
| languageOfWork | English → |
| legalFramework | Northern Ireland prison legislation → |
| locatedInTimeZone |
British Summer Time
→
Greenwich Mean Time → |
| oversightBy |
Minister for Justice (Northern Ireland)
→
surface form:
Minister of Justice (Northern Ireland)
|
| parentOrganization | Department of Justice (Northern Ireland) → |
| partOf |
Department of Justice (Northern Ireland)
→
surface form:
criminal justice system of Northern Ireland
|
| predecessor |
Northern Ireland Prison Service
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Prison Service of Northern Ireland
|
| regionServed | Northern Ireland → |
| responsibleFor |
Hydebank Wood College and Women’s Prison
→
Maghaberry Prison, Northern Ireland →
surface form:
Maghaberry Prison
Magilligan Prison → custodial services in Northern Ireland → detention of remand prisoners in Northern Ireland → detention of sentenced prisoners in Northern Ireland → management of prison staff in Northern Ireland → prison security in Northern Ireland → prisoner rehabilitation programmes in Northern Ireland → prisoner resettlement services in Northern Ireland → safe custody of prisoners in Northern Ireland → |
| sector | public sector → |
| website | https://www.justice-ni.gov.uk/topics/prisons → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Northern Ireland prison system
this entity surface form:
Her Majesty's Prison Service (Northern Ireland)
Northern Ireland Prison Service
→
predecessor
→
Northern Ireland Prison Service
self-linksurface differs
→
this entity surface form:
Prison Service of Northern Ireland