Iron Heights Prison

Iron Heights Prison, formerly known as Iron Heights Penitentiary, is a prison located near Keystone City. Visiting hours for the prison is between 1:30 pm and 3:45 pm on weekdays.

History


After the wrongful accusation of murdering his wife, Henry Allen was incarcerated in Iron Heights. He was visited over the years by Barry Allen and Joe West.

Oliver Queen and Laurel Lance both went to Iron Heights for an eighth grade field trip.

Peter Declan was held in the prison, however he was later set free when he was acquitted of the charges placed on him.

Oliver was held in the penitentiary after being accused of being the vigilante, The Hood, and subsequently took a polygraph test. He was later set free when John Diggle acted as The Hood whilst Oliver held a party.

Cyrus Vanch was formally released from Iron Heights Prison and was picked up by Vivian.

Moira Queen was held here when she was charged with committing mass murder during "The Undertaking".

After the singularity was closed by the Flash and Firestorm, Iron Heights opened a wing which could incarcerate meta-humans.

Known employees

 * Wolfe (warden)

Current inmates

 * Axel Walker
 * Baker
 * Brie Larvan
 * Chien Na Wei
 * Helena Bertinelli
 * James Jesse
 * Julius
 * Kyle
 * Marcus Stockheimer
 * Royal Flush Gang
 * William Tockman
 * Michael Amar

Meta-human wing

 * Jeremy Tell
 * Leonard Snart (broken out)
 * Mark Mardon

Former inmates

 * Frank Bertinelli (released; sent into the witness protection program, deceased)
 * Peter Declan (released; exonerated)
 * Quentin Lance (released)
 * Barton Mathis (escaped, deceased)
 * Ben Turner (recruited by A.R.G.U.S., deceased)
 * Mark Scheffer (recruited by A.R.G.U.S., deceased)
 * Cyrus Vanch (released)
 * Count Vertigo (escaped, deceased)
 * Moira Queen (released, deceased)
 * Ripped (escaped, deceased)
 * Kirby Bates (released, deceased)
 * Henry Allen (released; exonerated)
 * Lewis Snart (escaped, deceased)

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Trivia

 * Iron Heights Prison is designed to hold the most dangerous criminals from Star City, and Central City.
 * Among its inmates, are perpetrators such as Baker, imprisoned for terrorizing Starling City and for the assassination of Mayor Altman; Helena Bertinelli, Oliver Queen's ex-girlfriend, the daughter of high ranking mobster Frank Bertinelli and once-vigilante known as The Huntress; Chien Na Wei, the leader of the notorius Chinese Triad Gang, Mark Scheffer, a serial bomber also known as Shrapnel, and Ben Turner, an highly skilled assassin also known as Bronze Tiger, were held in this prison before they were recruited by A.R.G.U.S..
 * Police Officer, Quentin Lance was also held in this prison for aiding and abetting the vigilante known as The Arrow, before the charges were dropped.
 * Henry Allen was held in this prison for the supposed murder of his wife Nora; however he was actually framed by a meta-human known as the Reverse-Flash, so that his son Barry would never become the Flash.

Behind the scenes

 * In the DC comics, when The Flash's enemies are arrested, they are frequently placed in Iron Heights Penitentiary.