FOI/202400413668 · FOI · unclear
Scottish Prison Design Capacity: FOI release
Information requested
A list of which Scottish prisons are overcrowded A list of which Scottish prisons are not overcrowded
Response
‘Overcrowded’ is not a term formally used by the Scottish Government or the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) in relation to the occupancy levels or status of establishments. I have interpreted your request to be seeking a list of which prison establishments were operating above their Design Capacity and which were operating within their Design Capacity.
Please note operating above Design Capacity does not equate to ‘red risk status’. Based on the prison population on the date your request was received (25 April 2024), the tables below from SPS provide a snapshot of which establishments were operating above their Design Capacity and which were operating within their Design Capacity on that date.
Operating Within Design Capacity Bella CCU HMP Grampian Lilias CCU HMP Castle Huntly HMP & YOI Polmont HMP Stirling
Operating Above Design Capacity HMP Addiewell HMP Barlinnie HMP Dumfries HMP Edinburgh HMP Glenochil HMP Greenock HMP Inverness HMP Kilmarnock HMP Low Moss HMP Perth HMP Shotts
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