HM Prison Perth

HMP Perth
Interactive map of HMP Perth
LocationPerth, Perth and Kinross
StatusOperational
Security classCategory A
Capacity670+
Opened1840 (1840)
Managed byScottish Prison Service
GovernorBrian McKirdy

HM Prison Perth is a prison in Perth, Scotland, which houses remand, short term, long term and life adult male prisoners (those prisoners serving under four years). It was originally constructed to hold French prisoners captured during the Napoleonic Wars, and is the oldest working prison in Scotland.

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