HM Prison Glenochil
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Location | near Tullibody, Scotland |
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Status | Operational |
Security class | Mixed-classification, All Male |
Capacity | 670[1] |
Population | 668 (May 2010) |
Opened | 1966 |
Managed by | Scottish Prison Service |
HMP Glenochil is a prison located near Tullibody, Scotland. It houses male offenders of High, Medium and Low security classifications[2]. The prison does not accept prisoners directly from the courts but commits prisoners who have been previously convicted and located in other prisons, primarily HMP Edinburgh and HMP Barlinnie[2]. The prison has a design capacity of 670 prisoners and in May 2010 held 668 prisoners (284 short-term, 384 long-term)[1].
History
Glenochil was first opened in 1966 as a Detention Centre. It was extended in 1975 to become a Young Offender's Institution and Detention Centre. In the 1980s it began holding long-term prisoners and in 2007 began accepting short term prisoners[1].
References
- ^ a b c Monro, Hugh (2010). Full inspection of Glenochil Prison. Scottish Prison Service. ISBN 978 0 7559 9537 0.
- ^ a b "Glenochil Prison". Scottish Prison Service. Retrieved 3 August 2012.