7-435: Perth Prison may refer to: HM Prison Perth , Scotland Perth Gaol , or Old Perth Gaol, Australia See also [ edit ] Perth Immigration Detention Centre , Australia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Perth Prison . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
14-415: A capacity of 630 prisoners. A second building, Friarton Hall, which was, until 1999, a separate institution known as HM Prison Friarton , was situated opposite the southern end of Moncreiffe Island , 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (2.0 km) south southeast of the town centre. This modern building once served to prepare prisoners for open conditions and had a capacity of 89. Friarton closed in early 2010 and
21-602: Is Scotland's oldest prison still in use. The main building, a half-mile (1 km) south of the city centre beyond the South Inch , was constructed by architect Robert Reid (1774–1856) from 1810-12 to hold French prisoners captured during the Napoleonic Wars , when it was known as the Depot. In 1842, the building began service as a civilian prison. It comprises three halls, labelled A to C, (originally five) and has
28-593: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Perth_Prison&oldid=933050028 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages HM Prison Perth 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
35-532: The rest of the prison and was known as the 'Hanging Block'. It was never used as the death penalty was suspended later that year and abolished for murder in 1969. When the gallows at HMP Barlinnie were removed in 1995, the Perth facility was retained for use in the unlikely event of a death sentence being executed for one of the remaining capital offences. After the final abolition of the death penalty for all offences in 1998, it became an officer training facility and
42-472: Was demolished to make way for a housing estate. The prison no longer has a D or an E hall. The original C Hall was replaced in 2006 by a newer Hall holding 365 prisoners. The prison now holds approaching 700 prisoners, including a large number serving for more than four years. In 1965, the United Kingdom's last condemned suite to be built was constructed at the prison. The building was separate from
49-577: Was originally constructed to hold French prisoners captured during the Napoleonic Wars , and is the oldest working prison in Scotland. The prison is a maximum security establishment which also houses fine defaulters and those on remand from the courts of Angus , the Dundee City council area , Perth and Kinross and the northern part of Fife . There is a secure unit for Category A prisoners who are serving sentences of up to life imprisonment. It
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