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HMP Glenochil

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How to send mail, money, and visit HMP Glenochil

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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.

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Capacity

660

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1966

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Scottish Prison Service

Population 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

Contact & address

King O' Muirs Road, Tullibody FK10 3AD

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

Compared to other facilities in United Kingdom

583 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 0/100 · peers avg: 4/100 (100%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United Kingdom.

Capacity (beds)this: 660 · peers avg: 635 (+4%)

Data completeness

94%

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