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HM Prison Glenochil

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Status
  
Operational

Address
  
Alloa FK10 3AD, UK

Capacity
  
670

Population
  
668 (May 2010)

Phone
  
+44 1259 760471

Opened
  
1966

HM Prison Glenochil

Location
  
near Tullibody, Scotland

Security class
  
Mixed-classification, All Male

Managed by
  
Scottish Prison Service

Similar
  
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HMP Glenochil is a prison located near Tullibody, Scotland. It houses male offenders of High, Medium and Low security classifications. The prison does not accept prisoners directly from the courts but commits prisoners who have been previously convicted and located in other prisons, primarily HMP Edinburgh and HMP Barlinnie. The prison has a design capacity of 670 prisoners and in May 2010 held 668 prisoners (284 short-term, 384 long-term).

History

Glenochil was first opened in 1966 as a Detention Centre. It was extended in 1975 to become a Young Offender's Institution and Detention Centre. In the 1980s it began holding long-term prisoners and in 2007 began accepting short term prisoners.

References

HM Prison Glenochil Wikipedia