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– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 23 May 2005.

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Photo of Alex Neil Alex Neil Scottish National Party

Question S2W-16406

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) design and (b) available capacity is of each (i) prison and (ii) young offenders institution.

Photo of Cathy Jamieson Cathy Jamieson Labour

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

The information is contained in the following table:

EstablishmentDesign Capacity as at 31 March 2004Available Capacity as at 31 March 2004
Aberdeen154154
Barlinnie999999
Castle Huntly156156
Cornton Vale275275
Dumfries178178
Edinburgh637637
Glenochil496496
Greenock254254
Inverness108108
Kilmarnock596596
Low Moss326326
Noranside135135
Perth596596
Peterhead306306
Polmont 650650
Shotts528516
Total6,3946,382

Does this answer the above question?

Yes1 person thinks so

No1 person thinks not

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