United Kingdom · Scotland · Stirling
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Scotland's national women's prison. Replaced by HMP & YOI Stirling on a new campus (opened 2023); Cornton Vale being decommissioned.
Capacity
80
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1975
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 20 May 2026 · methodology
Operator
Scottish Prison ServicePopulation held
female
Opened
1975
Region
Scotland
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
HMI Prisons publishes independent inspection reports on roughly a 3-5 year cycle.
Booked online via the GOV.UK Prison Visits Booking system. Photo ID required. Visit frequency depends on the inmate's Incentives & Earned Privileges (IEP) level.
Format: Prisoner Name & Number, HMP Cornton Vale, Cornton Road, FK9 5NU. Cash not accepted — use Send Money to a Prisoner (GOV.UK).
Assisted Prison Visits Unit helps low-income families with travel costs. Pact runs many of the on-site visitor centres.
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
This facility scores 0. The national average across 584 scored United Kingdom facilities is 4 — 4 points below national average.
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United Kingdom.
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World Prisons. (2026). HMP Cornton Vale. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-cornton-vale
"HMP Cornton Vale." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-cornton-vale.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {HMP Cornton Vale},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-07-21}
}