HM Prison Maze

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former prison high-security prison prison

HM Prison Maze was a high-security Northern Irish prison notorious for housing paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles and serving as the focal point of the 1981 republican hunger strikes.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
HM Prison Maze canonical	8
Maze Prison, County Antrim, Northern Ireland	2
HM Prison Maze (Long Kesh)	1
Maze Prison	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former prison ⓘ high-security prison ⓘ prison ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	HM Prison Maze ⓘ surface form: HM Prison Maze (Long Kesh) Long Kesh ⓘ Maze Prison ⓘ
closed	2000 ⓘ
coordinates	54.492°N 6.159°W ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
demolitionBegan	mid-2000s ⓘ
detained	Irish Republican Army prisoners ⓘ Provisional IRA prisoners ⓘ Ulster Defence Association prisoners ⓘ Ulster Volunteer Force prisoners ⓘ other paramilitary prisoners ⓘ
distanceFromBelfast	approximately 10 miles southwest ⓘ
focalPointOf	1981 republican hunger strikes ⓘ
governedBy	Northern Ireland Office ⓘ
hasNotableEvent	escape attempts by paramilitary prisoners ⓘ prison protests over removal of Special Category Status ⓘ
hasPart	H-blocks ⓘ internment compounds ⓘ
legalStatusOfPrisoners	convicted paramilitaries ⓘ interned without trial (early 1970s) ⓘ
locatedIn	Lisburn ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	County Antrim ⓘ
locatedOn	site of the former Royal Air Force station Long Kesh ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive international attention during 1981 hunger strike ⓘ
nearbyCity	Belfast ⓘ
notableFor	1970s and 1980s protests over political status of prisoners ⓘ 1981 Irish republican hunger strike ⓘ blanket protest ⓘ dirty protest ⓘ housing Irish republican paramilitary prisoners ⓘ housing loyalist paramilitary prisoners ⓘ
opened	1971 ⓘ
operatedBy	Northern Ireland Prison Service ⓘ surface form: Her Majesty's Prison Service (Northern Ireland)
partOf	Northern Ireland prison system ⓘ
politicalSignificance	symbol of British policy in Northern Ireland during the Troubles ⓘ symbol of republican resistance ⓘ
primaryUse	detention of paramilitary prisoners ⓘ
prisonerPopulationType	adult male prisoners ⓘ
securityClassification	maximum security ⓘ
siteRedevelopment	Long Kesh ⓘ surface form: Maze Long Kesh regeneration project
status	demolished ⓘ
usedDuringConflict	The Troubles ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hunger strikes of 1981 → mainLocation → HM Prison Maze ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maze Prison

HM Prison Maze → alsoKnownAs → HM Prison Maze ⓘ

this entity surface form: HM Prison Maze (Long Kesh)

Long Kesh → alsoKnownAs → HM Prison Maze ⓘ

Bobby Sands → placeOfDeath → HM Prison Maze ⓘ

Bobby Sands → imprisonedAt → HM Prison Maze ⓘ

Kevin Lynch → placeOfDetention → HM Prison Maze ⓘ

Patsy O’Hara → placeOfDetention → HM Prison Maze ⓘ

Patsy O’Hara → placeOfDeath → HM Prison Maze ⓘ

Kieran Doherty → placeOfDeath → HM Prison Maze ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maze Prison, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Francis Hughes → deathPlace → HM Prison Maze ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maze Prison, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Francis Hughes → notablePrison → HM Prison Maze ⓘ