HM Prison Aberdeen

HMP Aberdeen

Coordinates	57°7′58.2″N2°5′38″W / 57.132833°N 2.09389°W / 57.132833; -2.09389
Status	Demolished
Capacity	155
Opened	1890 (1890)
Closed	11 January 2014 (2014-01-11)
Former name	Craiginches
Managed by	Scottish Prison Service
Street address	Grampian Place
City	Aberdeen
Postal code	AB11 8FN
Country	Scotland
Website	Official website (archived 2013)
Notable prisoners
Henry John Burnett

HM Prison Aberdeen (formerly known as Craiginches) was a medium-security prison, located in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The prison was managed by the Scottish Prison Service. Known as one of the most overcrowded prisons in Scotland, it had a design capacity of 155 and was contracted to hold up to 230 prisoners. However, on the first day of an inspection in January 2009 it held 264 prisoners. In 2014, it was closed in favour of the new HMP Grampian and the site was redeveloped as a housing estate. ^[1]

Henry John Burnett, the last man to be executed in Scotland, was hanged inside the prison on 15 August 1963. ^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of prisons in the United Kingdom

References

1. Begbie, Scott (29 December 2023). "Grim day when the last man hanged in Scotland was executed at Craiginches Prison". Press and Journal. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
2. "On this day in 1963: Last man to be hanged in Scotland". The Scotsman. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
3. "City's first hanging for 106 years". The Times. No. 55781. 16 August 1963. p. 5. ISSN   0140-0460.

External links

• Scottish Prison Service, Aberdeen
• 2004 HM Inspectorate of Prisons Report
• 2009 HM Inspectorate of Prisons Report