HM Prison Inverness

Background

HM Prison Inverness, also known as Porterfield Prison (Prìosan Uch a' Phortair), is located in the Crown area of Inverness, Scotland, and serves the courts of the Highlands and Islands. It covers all the courts in the Western Isles as well as courts from Fort William, Wick and Elgin. The prison houses both adult and young remand prisoners, convicted adults serving up to four years, and other prisoners awaiting to go to another prison or needing management support, tending to be serving long sentences up to life imprisonment. The prison in October 2024 was governed by Scott Watson; designed to hold 103 prisoners, the average population was 117. Gangster Jimmy Boyle was a notorious prisoner at Porterfield, severely disruptive and often in the "cages" whose only facility was a concrete block to sleep on.

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World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Inverness. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-inverness

"HM Prison Inverness." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-inverness.

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  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {HM Prison Inverness},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-inverness},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}