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HMP Perth
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High security prison in Perth, Scotland.
Background
HM Prison Perth is a prison in Perth, Scotland, which houses remand, short term, long term and life adult male prisoners (those prisoners serving under four years). It was originally constructed to hold French prisoners captured during the Napoleonic Wars, and is the oldest working prison in Scotland.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
660
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1842
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 22 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Scottish Prison ServicePopulation held
male
Opened
1842
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 Perth, 3 Edinburgh Road, PH2 8AT. 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
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.
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Compared to other facilities in United Kingdom
583 peersHigher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United Kingdom.
Data completeness
86%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- GOV.UK â HMP Perth
- 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 (Q17849071)
- Wikipedia
- 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 Perth. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-perth
"HMP Perth." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-perth.
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