HMP Grampian
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Governor | Brian McKirdy | |
HMP & YOI Grampian is a high security prison in Peterhead, Scotland. It is the only such facility in the northeast of the country, having replaced the former HMPs in Aberdeen and Peterhead in 2014. It is the newest jail in Scotland and amongst the newest in the United Kingdom. It has a design capacity of around 560 inmates.
Initially, the institution was planned to hold male prisoners, female prisoners and young offenders; however, Grampian does not currently hold male young offenders, due to the change in Scottish Government sentencing policy, and the reduction in young offenders at
The establishment has five residential housing blocks. Ellon Hall houses male offenders; Banff Hall houses female offenders. Cruden Hall is currently out of use, previously housing male young offenders. Aberlour unit houses prisoners who have community access. Finally, Dyce Hall is the Separation & Re-Integration Unit.
Capacity
The facility holds convicted and
HMP Grampian operates near its manageable capacity due to the high number of admissions committed from Aberdeen, Peterhead, Lerwick and Inverness Courts. Consequently, the establishment relies on other jails to accept some of its prisoners, primarily
| Hall | Prisoner Count |
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| Ellon Hall | 410 |
| Cruden Hall | 75 |
| Banff Hall | 50 |
| Aberlour Unit | 14 |
| Segregation Unit | 10 |
Senior management
- James Farish, 2014–2015
- Allister Purdie, 2015–2019
- Michael Hebden, 2019–2023
- Brian McKirdy, 2023- Present
- Deputy Governors
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- Michael Hebden, 2014–2019
- George Peden, 2019–2023
- Martin Milne (Acting) 2023-Present
References
- ^ a b "First inmates at new Grampian prison in Peterhead". BBC News. 3 March 2014.
- ^ "MMP Grampian". Scottish Prison Service. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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