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Prison statistics and population projections Scotland: 2011-12
This publication shows data up to 2011-12 on Scottish prison population levels and characteristics, receptions to/liberations from Scottish prisons, and international comparisons. This year it includes prison population projections to 2020-21 which were previously published separately, as well as additional background information and analyses.
Average daily population and maximum number by penal establishment: 2011-12 Table A.2
| Average daily population | Maximum number 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
| Prisons | ||||||
| Aberdeen | 237 | 4 | 241 | 257 | 7 | 262 |
| Addiewell | 774 | - | 774 | 807 | - | 807 |
| Barlinnie | 1,528 | - | 1,528 | 1,682 | - | 1,682 |
| Cornton Vale | - | 289 | 289 | - | 381 | 381 |
| Dumfries | 203 | - | 203 | 217 | - | 217 |
| Edinburgh | 841 | 73 | 913 | 947 | 113 | 957 |
| Glenochil | 736 | - | 736 | 756 | - | 756 |
| Greenock | 203 | 54 | 257 | 246 | 66 | 311 |
| Inverness | 140 | 4 | 144 | 154 | 6 | 159 |
| Kilmarnock | 634 | - | 634 | 654 | - | 654 |
| Low Moss 2 | 11 | - | 11 | 367 | - | 367 |
| Open Estate 3 | 267 | - | 267 | 292 | - | 292 |
| Perth | 699 | - | 699 | 730 | - | 730 |
| Peterhead | 146 | - | 146 | 152 | - | 152 |
| Shotts | 555 | - | 555 | 598 | - | 598 |
| Young Offenders Institutions | ||||||
| Cornton Vale | - | 44 | 44 | - | 58 | 58 |
| Polmont | 737 | - | 737 | 784 | - | 784 |
| Total | 7,710 | 468 | 8,178 | 7,974 | 504 | 8,461 |
Notes:
1. The figures in these columns cannot be added to produce a total 'maximum number' since the individual establishment figures relate to different days during 2011-12.
2. The new prison at Low Moss opened in March 2012.
3. The Open Estate previously operated from two sites at Noranside and Castle Huntly. Noranside was closed in November 2011.