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Peterhead Town House

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1888

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1888

Region

Aberdeenshire

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Oscar Slater
    Oscar Slater
    1872–1948

    Oscar Joseph Slater (8 January 1872 – 31 January 1948) was the victim of a notorious miscarriage of justice in Scotland.

  • Johnny Ramensky
    1905–1972 · military personnel

    Johnny Ramensky MM, also known as John Ramsay, Gentleman Johnny, and Gentle Johnny (6 April 1906 – 4 November 1972) was a Scottish career criminal who used his safe-cracking abilities as a commando during the Second World War.

  • John Maclean
    John Maclean
    1879–1923 · politician

    John Maclean (24 August 1879 – 30 November 1923) was a Scottish schoolteacher and revolutionary socialist of the Red Clydeside era.

  • Peter Manuel
    1927–1958 · serial killer

    Peter Thomas Anthony Manuel (13 March 1927 – 11 July 1958) was a Scottish serial killer known as the Beast of Birkenshaw and the Bedroom Killer who committed the murders of seven people across Lanarkshire, Scotland, between 1956 and 1958.

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World Prisons. (2026). Peterhead Town House. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/peterhead-town-house
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@misc{worldprisons-peterhead-town-house,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Peterhead Town House},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/peterhead-town-house},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}