HMP & YOI Grampian is a high security prison in

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, Scotland. It is the only such facility in the northeast of the country, having replaced the former HMPs in

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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. 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.

History

Initially, the institution was planned to hold male prisoners, female prisoners and young offenders; however, two months after opening a riot led to damage of accommodation and the young offenders were transferred to HMYOI Polmont. Grampian did not return to holding male young offenders, due to the change in Scottish Government sentencing policy, and the reduction in young offenders at HMYOI Polmont.

Capacity

The facility holds convicted and

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male prisoners, including sex offenders. It also holds convicted, remanded and young female offenders. It is uncommon for a Scottish prison to house such a wide range, with HMP Edinburgh being the only other such establishment. 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 HM Prison Glenochil,

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and HMP Barlinnie. The prison accepts life-sentence prisoners from other Scottish prisons and courts.

Senior management

;Governors: # James Farish, 2014–2015 # Allister Purdie, 2015–2019 # Michael Hebden, 2019–2023 # Brian McKirdy, 2023-2025 # Martin Milne - 2025 - Present

References

External links

* {{Prisons in Scotland Prisons in Peterhead Women's prisons in Scotland Young offender institutions in Scotland Government buildings completed in 2014 2014 establishments in Scotland