United Kingdom · Scotland · Tullibody
HMP Glenochil
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit HMP Glenochil
Step-by-step guidance using the United Kingdom system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Gallery
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Long-term sentenced male prison. Houses Scotland's sex-offender treatment unit.
Background
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 Perth, HMP Edinburgh, HMP Barlinnie and HMP Grampian. The prison has a design capacity of 670 prisoners and in May 2010 held 668 prisoners (284 short-term, 384 long-term). The governor is Sharanne Findlay.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
660
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1966
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Scottish Prison ServicePopulation held
male
Opened
1966
Region
Scotland
Security level
High
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
HMI Prisons publishes independent inspection reports on roughly a 3-5 year cycle.
Visiting
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.
Mailing
Format: Prisoner Name & Number, HMP Glenochil, King O' Muirs Road, FK10 3AD. Cash not accepted — use Send Money to a Prisoner (GOV.UK).
Practical info
Assisted Prison Visits Unit helps low-income families with travel costs. Pact runs many of the on-site visitor centres.
Known issues
Notable inmates
- William MacDowell1942–2023
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
This facility scores 0. The national average across 584 scored United Kingdom facilities is 4 — 4 points below national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- HMP PerthPerthHighHigh security
- HMP EdinburghEdinburghHighHigh security
- HMP MaghaberryLisburnMaximumHigh security92% occupancy
- HMP StyalWilmslowHighClosed female
- HMP NottinghamNottinghamHighLocal
- HMP BristolBristolHighLocal
Compared to other facilities in United Kingdom
583 peersHigher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United Kingdom.
Data completeness
94%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- GOV.UK â HMP Glenochil
- HMI Prisons inspection reports
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Find a prison â GOV.UK — UK Ministry of Justice / HMPPS
- HM Inspectorate of Prisons â reports — HMI Prisons (UK)
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5635187)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
Under CC-BY-4.0. Include the URL and access date; the site is a living reference and entries can change.
World Prisons. (2026). HMP Glenochil. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-glenochil
"HMP Glenochil." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-glenochil.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {HMP Glenochil},
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urldate = {2026-10-20}
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