HMP Grampian

HMP & YOI Grampian is the only prison in the North East of Scotland. It replaced the former HMPs in Aberdeen and Peterhead in 2014 & is currently Scotland's newest establishment. Initially, the institution was planned to hold Male prisoners, female prisoners & young offenders. However Grampian does not currently hold male young offenders, due to a riot in late 2014.

HMP & YOI Grampian has a design capacity of around 600 prisoners. The institution currently holds around 450 prisoners. 50 of which are Female prisoners.

Contrary to popular belief - HMP & YOI Grampian does not only hold Sex offenders (although there are around 40 sex offenders contained within its walls). The establishment holds all types of offenders - from those serving several weeks imprisonment, to those who are sentenced to life in prison.

The establishment is Governed by Mr Allister Purdie, second in command is Deputy Governor Mike Hepden. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "First inmates at new Grampian prison in Peterhead". BBC News. 3 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "MMP Grampian". Scottish Prison Service. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

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

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