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HM Prison Dumfries
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Background
HM Prison Dumfries services the courts of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The establishment serves as a local community prison that holds adult and under 21 males who are remanded in custody for trial and those convicted but remanded for reports. The prison was built in 1883 by Thomas Bernard Collinson and extended with additions in 1988. The old building is a Category B Listed Building. It is one of only three purpose built 19th century prisons still in use, the others being HM Prison Perth and HM Prison Barlinnie.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1883
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Scottish Prison ServicePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1883
Region
Dumfries
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
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Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- HMP WandsworthLondonHighLocal159% occupancy
- HMP FranklandDurhamMaximumLocal100% occupancy
- HMP BarlinnieGlasgowHighLocal147% occupancy
- HMP Cookham WoodKentHighLocal
- HMP PentonvilleLondonHighYOI137% occupancy
- HMP StyalWilmslowHighClosed female
Data completeness
34%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5635165)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Dumfries. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-dumfries
"HM Prison Dumfries." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-dumfries.
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