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'''HMP & YOI Grampian''' is a prison in [[Peterhead]], Scotland. It is the only such facility in the northeast of the country, having replaced the former [[HM Prison|HMP]]s in [[HM Prison Aberdeen|Aberdeen]] and [[HM Prison Peterhead|Peterhead]] in 2014. It is the newest jail in Scotland and amongst the newest in the United Kingdom. It has a design capacity of around 540 inmates. |
'''HMP & YOI Grampian''' is a prison in [[Peterhead]], Scotland. It is the only such facility in the northeast of the country, having replaced the former [[HM Prison|HMP]]s in [[HM Prison Aberdeen|Aberdeen]] and [[HM Prison Peterhead|Peterhead]] in 2014. It is the newest jail in Scotland and amongst the newest in the United Kingdom. It has a design capacity of around 540 inmates, currently holding around 475. |
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Initially, the institution was planned to hold |
Initially, the institution was planned to hold Male Prisoners, Female Prisoners and Young Offenders; however, Grampian does not currently hold Male young offenders, due to the change in Scottish Government sentencing policy, and the reduction in young offenders at [[Her Majesty's Young Offender Institution|HMYOI]] Polmont. The establishment has four 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. Finally, Dyce Hall is the Separation & Re-Integration Unit. |
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| ⚫ | The facility holds Convicted and Untried Male prisoners (including sex offenders). It also holds Female Offenders who are convicted, untried and female young offenders. It is fairly uncommon for a Scottish prison to house such a wide range of offenders. With [[HMP Edinburgh]] being the only other establishment to house such a versatile prisoner group. HMP Grampian also accepts Life Sentence prisoners from other establishments and the Scottish Courts. |
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;List of Governors<ref name=beeb>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-26407582 |title=First inmates at new Grampian prison in Peterhead |work=BBC News |date=3 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sps.gov.uk/Prisons/HMPGrampian/HMP_Grampian.aspx |title=MMP Grampian |publisher=Scottish Prison Service |accessdate=28 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306224244/http://www.sps.gov.uk/Prisons/HMPGrampian/HMP_Grampian.aspx |archivedate=6 March 2014 }}</ref> |
;List of Governors<ref name=beeb>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-26407582 |title=First inmates at new Grampian prison in Peterhead |work=BBC News |date=3 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sps.gov.uk/Prisons/HMPGrampian/HMP_Grampian.aspx |title=MMP Grampian |publisher=Scottish Prison Service |accessdate=28 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306224244/http://www.sps.gov.uk/Prisons/HMPGrampian/HMP_Grampian.aspx |archivedate=6 March 2014 }}</ref> |
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  Location in Scotland | |
| Standort | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire |
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| Status | In Service |
| Capacity | 540 |
| Opened | March 2014 |
| Managed by | Scottish Prison Service |
| Governor | Michael Hebden |
HMP & YOI Grampian is a prison in Peterhead, Scotland. It is the only such facility in the northeast of the country, having replaced the former HMPs in Aberdeen and Peterhead in 2014. It is the newest jail in Scotland and amongst the newest in the United Kingdom. It has a design capacity of around 540 inmates, currently holding around 475.
Initially, the institution was planned to hold Male Prisoners, Female Prisoners and Young Offenders; however, Grampian does not currently hold Male young offenders, due to the change in Scottish Government sentencing policy, and the reduction in young offenders at HMYOI Polmont. The establishment has four 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. Finally, Dyce Hall is the Separation & Re-Integration Unit.
The facility holds Convicted and Untried Male prisoners (including sex offenders). It also holds Female Offenders who are convicted, untried and female young offenders. It is fairly uncommon for a Scottish prison to house such a wide range of offenders. With HMP Edinburgh being the only other establishment to house such a versatile prisoner group. HMP Grampian also accepts Life Sentence prisoners from other establishments and the Scottish Courts.
- James Farish, 2014–2015
- Allister Purdie, 2015–2019
- Mike Hebden, 2019–Present
- List of Deputy Governors [1]
- Mike Hebden, 2014–2019
- George Peden, 2019–Present
References
- ^ a b "First inmates at new Grampian prison in Peterhead". BBC News. 3 March 2014.
- ^ "MMP Grampian". Scottish Prison Service. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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