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HM Prison Glenochil
HM Prison Glenochil in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Angela Mudge — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
HM Prison Glenochil is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
From the Wikipedia article
HMP Glenochil is a prison located near Tullibody, Scotland. It houses male offenders of High, Medium and Low security classifications. 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 Perth, HMP Edinburgh, HMP Barlinnie and HMP Grampian. The prison has a design capacity of 670 prisoners and in May 2010 held 668 prisoners (284 short-term, 384 long-term). The governor is Sharanne Findlay.
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Background
History
Glenochil was first opened in 1966 as a Detention Centre on land which was purchased from the Coal Board. 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.
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- Coordinates
- 56.1424, -3.8179
- Address
- near Tullibody, Scotland
- Established
- 1966
- Official site
- www.scotland.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5635187 (CC0)
- wikipedia: HM Prison Glenochil (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HM Prison Glenochil?
- HM Prison Glenochil is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.1424°, -3.8179°.
- When was HM Prison Glenochil built?
- HM Prison Glenochil dates to 1966.