§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all present male prisons in Scotland, their capacity, the age of each part, the number of inmates at the most recent convenient date, and the regimes and treatment provided by each prisons.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information is as follows:
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Planned prison/unit Capacity Classification* Shotts prison phase II 468 For medium security prisoners, serving a wide range of sentences, selected for trade training Greenock prison redevelopment 180 Intended as medium security prison for selected prisoners transferred from other prisons but this may alter in the light of any changing needs and circumstances
Planned prison/unit Capacity Classification* Polmont training for freedom hostel 16 Training for freedom hostel for young offenders Peterhead 10-cell unit 10 Unit to be used to meet various needs of service as they arise. Likely to include segregation of disruptive prisoners and accommodation for prisoners who need relief from pressures of main prison. Aberdeen separate cells area not yet decided For prisoners removed from association for disciplinary reasons Barlinnie separate cells area not yet decided For prisoners removed from association for disciplinary reasons * The regime at a prison is determined by the classification of its inmates.