HM Prison Dumfries services the courts of

Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway (; ) is one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, located in the western part of the Southern Uplands. It is bordered by East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and South Lanarkshire to the north; Scottish Borders to the no ...

, Scotland. The establishment serves as a local community prison that holds adult and under 21 males who are remanded in custody for trial and those convicted but remanded for reports. The prison was built in 1883 by

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and extended with additions in 1988. The old building is a Category B

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. It is one of only three purpose built 19th century prisons still in use, the others being

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and HM Prison Barlinnie.

Residential units

There are five main residential halls A, B, C, D and E and a basement B Zero which includes prisoners on observation/separation.

Notable prisoners

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References

Prisons in Scotland

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Category B listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway {{prison-stub