HMP Grampian

The new HMP & YOI Grampian is a prison built in Peterhead to replace the now no-longer operating HMPs in Aberdeen and Peterhead. It will be the first Scottish prison with both adults and young offenders of both sexes.^[1]

It began admitting inmates on 3 March 2014 and is expected to hold approximately 500 prisoners.^[2]

References

↑ "First inmates at new Grampian prison in Peterhead". BBC News. 3 March 2014.
↑ "MMP Grampian". Scottish Prison Service. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

Prisons in Scotland

Active	Addiewell Barlinnie Castle Huntly Cornton Vale Dumfries Edinburgh Glenochil Grampian Greenock Inverness Kilmarnock Low Moss Perth Polmont Shotts

Defunct	Aberdeen Bass Rock Calton Gaol Duke Street (Glasgow) Inveraray Jail Jedburgh Castle Noranside Peterhead Stonehaven Tolbooth The Tolbooth (Aberdeen) Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh

Bodies	Scottish Prison Service Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland

Coordinates: 57°29′23″N 1°47′28″W / 57.4897°N 1.7911°W / 57.4897; -1.7911

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