Prisons

HC Deb 01 February 1965 vol 705 cc241-2W

Sir Knox Cunningham

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give a table showing the number of prisons in Scotland and identifying those which are open, long-term and other categories of prisons.

Mr. Ross

The arrangements for the classification of prisoners are under review. The following list gives the categories at present allocated to each prison:—

Aberdeen—Local short-term (i.e. up to three months) prisoners and recidivists with sentences up to six months. Other prisoners from the North and North-East.

Dumfries—Local untried prisoners.

Edinburgh—Local short-term prisoners and older recidivists with sentences up to 12 months. Corrective trainees. Prisoners other than recidivists with sentences under three years.

Glasgow (Barlinnie)—Local short-term prisoners and older recidivists with sentences up to 12 months. Younger recidivists (i.e. under 28 years old) with sentences of up to three years.

Greenock—All women prisoners.

Inverness—Local short term prisoners, older recidivists with sentences up to 12 months, and younger recidivists with sentences up to six months.

Penninghame (Open)—Selected prisoners of first offender type.

Perth—Local prisoners with sentences up to six months, and older recidivists up to 12 months. Prisoners other than recidivists with sentences of three years and over.

Peterhead—Preventive detainees, older recidivists with sentences of 12 months and over, and younger recidivists with sentences of more than three years.