Chamber and committees

Question reference: S5W-36076

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 11 March 2021
Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2021

Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners are being held in (a) individual cells and (b) cells holding more than one person, and how many prisoners are sharing an individual cell intended for one person with someone else.

Answer

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

The following tables detail the (a) average occupancy (b) Design Capacity and (c) the occupancy rate of each prison over the preceding 12 months.

The occupancy rate and the Design Capacity rate are the average for each calendar month. The current single cell occupancy rate across the estate is 71%.

MARCH 2020

Name	Average Occupancy	Average Design Capacity	Average Occupancy Rate
Addiewell	783	702	111%
Barlinnie	1326	987	134%
Cornton Vale	87	109	80%
Dumfries	189	176	107%
Edinburgh	889	867	103%
Glenochil	724	668	108%
Grampian	450	552	82%
Greenock	203	231	88%
Inverness	110	93	118%
Kilmarnock	589	501	117%
Low Moss	837	784	107%
Open Estate	159	284	56%
Perth	684	631	108%
Polmont	440	758	58%
Shotts	544	538	101%

APRIL 2020

Name	Average Occupancy	Average Design Capacity	Average Occupancy Rate
Addiewell	720	702	102%
Barlinnie	1165	987	118%
Cornton Vale	70	109	65%
Dumfries	179	176	102%
Edinburgh	834	867	96%
Glenochil	687	668	103%
Grampian	415	552	75%
Greenock	188	231	82%
Inverness	87	93	94%
Kilmarnock	543	501	108%
Low Moss	755	784	96%
Open Estate	144	284	51%
Perth	614	631	97%
Polmont	393	758	52%
Shotts	544	538	101%

MAY 2020

Name	Average Occupancy	Average Design Capacity	Average Occupancy Rate
Addiewell	697	702	99%
Barlinnie	1081	987	109%
Cornton Vale	63	109	58%
Dumfries	178	176	101%
Edinburgh	818	867	94%
Glenochil	625	668	94%
Grampian	384	552	70%
Greenock	187	231	81%
Inverness	80	93	86%
Kilmarnock	525	501	105%
Low Moss	726	784	93%
Open Estate	137	284	48%
Perth	578	631	92%
Polmont	361	758	48%
Shotts	546	538	102%

JUNE 2020

Name	Average Occupancy	Average Design Capacity	Average Occupancy Rate
Addiewell	702	702	100%
Barlinnie	1064	987	108%
Cornton Vale	57	109	52%
Dumfries	176	176	100%
Edinburgh	831	867	96%
Glenochil	599	668	90%
Grampian	390	552	71%
Greenock	186	224	83%
Inverness	84	93	90%
Kilmarnock	523	501	104%
Low Moss	743	784	95%
Open Estate	131	284	46%
Perth	568	631	90%
Polmont	352	758	46%
Shotts	545	538	101%

JULY 2020

Name	Average Occupancy	Average Design Capacity	Average Occupancy Rate
Addiewell	714	702	102%
Barlinnie	1131	987	115%
Cornton Vale	62	109	57%
Dumfries	179	176	102%
Edinburgh	852	867	98%
Glenochil	574	668	86%
Grampian	398	552	72%
Greenock	189	224	84%
Inverness	98	93	105%
Kilmarnock	521	501	104%
Low Moss	777	785	99%
Open Estate	115	284	41%
Perth	613	631	97%
Polmont	360	758	47%
Shotts	545	538	101%

AUGUST 2020

Name	Average Occupancy	Average Design Capacity	Average Occupancy Rate
Addiewell	711	702	101%
Barlinnie	1201	987	122%
Cornton Vale	64	109	59%
Dumfries	179	176	102%
Edinburgh	874	867	101%
Glenochil	604	668	90%
Grampian	418	552	76%
Greenock	190	224	84%
Inverness	110	93	118%
Kilmarnock	538	501	107%
Low Moss	813	785	104%
Open Estate	108	284	38%
Perth	644	631	102%
Polmont	372	758	49%
Shotts	544	538	101%

SEPTEMBER 2020

Name	Average Occupancy	Average Design Capacity	Average Occupancy Rate
Addiewell	708	702	101%
Barlinnie	1252	987	127%
Cornton Vale	64	109	59%
Dumfries	178	176	101%
Edinburgh	869	867	100%
Glenochil	659	668	99%
Grampian	441	552	80%
Greenock	186	219	85%
Inverness	112	93	121%
Kilmarnock	534	501	107%
Low Moss	799	785	102%
Open Estate	125	284	44%
Perth	650	631	103%
Polmont	366	758	48%
Shotts	544	538	101%

OCTOBER 2020

Name	Average Occupancy	Average Design Capacity	Average Occupancy Rate
Addiewell	708	702	101%
Barlinnie	1248	987	126%
Cornton Vale	65	109	60%
Dumfries	179	176	101%
Edinburgh	871	867	100%
Glenochil	676	668	101%
Grampian	433	552	78%
Greenock	183	219	83%
Inverness	107	93	115%
Kilmarnock	539	501	108%
Low Moss	787	785	100%
Open Estate	136	284	48%
Perth	643	631	102%
Polmont	363	758	48%
Shotts	544	538	101%

NOVEMBER 2020

Name	Average Occupancy	Average Design Capacity	Average Occupancy Rate
Addiewell	713	702	102%
Barlinnie	1217	987	123%
Cornton Vale	66	109	61%
Dumfries	179	176	102%
Edinburgh	884	867	102%
Glenochil	668	668	100%
Grampian	443	552	80%
Greenock	185	219	85%
Inverness	108	93	116%
Kilmarnock	532	501	106%
Low Moss	806	785	103%
Open Estate	146	284	51%
Perth	658	631	104%
Polmont	367	758	48%
Shotts	543	538	101%

DECEMBER 2020

Name	Average Occupancy	Average Design Capacity	Average Occupancy Rate
Addiewell	712	702	101%
Barlinnie	1218	987	123%
Cornton Vale	65	109	59%
Dumfries	178	176	101%
Edinburgh	868	867	100%
Glenochil	668	668	100%
Grampian	448	552	81%
Greenock	194	218	89%
Inverness	104	93	112%
Kilmarnock	535	501	107%
Low Moss	808	785	103%
Open Estate	144	284	51%
Perth	663	631	105%
Polmont	371	758	49%
Shotts	546	538	101%

JANUARY 2021

Name	Average Occupancy	Average Design Capacity	Average Occupancy Rate
Addiewell	713	702	102%
Barlinnie	1214	987	123%
Cornton Vale	64	109	59%
Dumfries	182	176	104%
Edinburgh	859	867	99%
Glenochil	668	668	100%
Grampian	437	552	79%
Greenock	191	218	88%
Inverness	101	93	109%
Kilmarnock	524	501	105%
Low Moss	805	785	103%
Open Estate	147	284	52%
Perth	669	631	106%
Polmont	362	758	48%
Shotts	544	538	101%

FEBRUARY 2021

Name	Average Occupancy	Average Design Capacity	Average Occupancy Rate
Addiewell	704	702	100%
Barlinnie	1196	987	121%
Cornton Vale	57	109	52%
Dumfries	174	176	99%
Edinburgh	856	867	99%
Glenochil	674	668	101%
Grampian	430	552	78%
Greenock	192	218	88%
Inverness	101	93	109%
Kilmarnock	528	501	105%
Low Moss	803	785	102%
Open Estate	148	284	52%
Perth	643	631	102%
Polmont	355	758	47%
Shotts	544	538	101%

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