HM Prison Barlinnie is the largest prison in Scotland. It is operated by the Scottish Prison Service and is located in the residential suburb of Riddrie, in the northeast of Glasgow, Scotland.

Barlinnie is the largest prison in the country, receiving prisoners from the courts in the west of Scotland. The prison houses male prisoners, remand and convicted of all sentence lengths.

Oct 29, 2024 · HMP Barlinnie was built to replace eight small prisons across Glasgow city and the west of Scotland. Glasgow's rapid population growth in the 19th century meant these existing …

Aug 3, 2023 · In 2020, the prisons watchdog, HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIPS), deemed Barlinnie to be no longer fit for purpose. An inspection found overcrowding could be in breach …

Sep 13, 2023 · Scotland’s largest prison is scheduled to close and be replaced with a larger facility. For more than 100 years Barlinnie, in Glasgow, has housed some of the country’s …

Barlinnie Prison is located at 81 Lee Avenue, Riddrie, Glasgow, G33 2QX, Scotland. The telephone number is 0141 770 2000, and the email address is [email protected].

Nov 22, 2023 · For over 140 years, HMP Barlinnie has cast an imposing shadow over Glasgow as Scotland’s toughest and most storied prison. It has witnessed condemned men’s last moments …

Jun 15, 2022 · Barlinnie was built on vacant farmland in Glasgow’s Riddrie as a way of dealing with the intense overcrowding that was developing as a problem in the Scottish prison system. …

HM Prison Barlinnie is the largest prison in Scotland. It is operated by the Scottish Prison Service and is located in the residential suburb of Riddrie, in the northeast of Glasgow, Scotland.

Sep 30, 2024 · HM Prison Barlinnie is a prison operated by the Scottish Prison Service and located in the residential suburb of Riddrie, in the north east of Glasgow, Scotland. Barlinnie …