Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-31548

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 21 November 2024
Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 3 December 2024

Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the current prison population, broken down by each institution within the Scottish Prison Service estate.

Answer

I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:

As of Friday 22 November, the prison population was 8278, broken down by establishment as shown in the following table:

Establishment	Today's Population


Addiewell	725
Barlinnie	1364
Bella	12
Dumfries	187
Edinburgh	932
Glenochil	734
Grampian	487
Greenock	231
Inverness	109
Kilmarnock	622
Lilias	21
Low Moss	818
Castle Huntly	176
Perth	672
Polmont	562
Shotts	543
Stirling	83
TOTAL	8278

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