▁Open ▁Centre ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁low - security , ▁open ▁det ention ▁centre ▁in ▁Black l ion , ▁County ▁Cav an , ▁Ireland . ▁It ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁be ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁prison ▁facility . ▁It ▁is ▁low ▁security , ▁and ▁cat ers ▁for ▁male ▁in m ates . ▁ ▁Its ▁current ▁governor ▁is ▁Mr ▁Mark ▁L yd on . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Irish ▁Pr ison ▁Service . ▁ ▁History ▁Pur pose - built ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁as ▁a ▁nov iti ate ▁for ▁the ▁White ▁F athers ▁Mission ary ▁Cong reg ation , ▁it ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁remaining ▁students ▁en rolling ▁in ▁University ▁College ▁Dublin . ▁After ▁it ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice , ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁L ough an ▁House . ▁ ▁Ac com mod ation ▁The ▁centre ▁has ▁an ▁oper ational ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 4 0 ▁adult ▁male ▁in m ates ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁de emed ▁suitable ▁for ▁res iden cy ▁in ▁an ▁open ▁centre . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁single ▁and ▁shared ▁rooms . ▁All ▁rooms ▁are ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁televis ions . ▁ ▁Health care ▁and ▁W elf are ▁Services ▁The ▁centre ▁houses ▁a ▁medical ▁surg ery ▁with ▁trained ▁staff , ▁which ▁is ▁available ▁from ▁ 8 ▁am ▁to ▁ 8 ▁pm ▁each ▁day . ▁Out side ▁these ▁hours , ▁a