HMP Peterhead

HMP Peterhead

HMP Peterhead is a prison near the town of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Peterhead prison was built in August 1888, and was designed to hold 208 prisoners. [Scraton, P., Sim, J. & Skidmore, P. (1991) "Prisons Under Protest", Buckingham: Open University Press] Occupancy averaged at around 350 however, until peaking at 455 in 1911. [Scraton, P., Sim, J. & Skidmore, P. (1991) "Prisons Under Protest", Buckingham: Open University Press] Additional buildings were completed in 1909, 1960 and 1962, bringing capacity up to 362. [Scraton, P., Sim, J. & Skidmore, P. (1991) "Prisons Under Protest", Buckingham: Open University Press]

Peterhead has a history of poor conditions for prisoners, being referred to as "Scotland's gulag, a prison of no hope". [Scraton, P., Sim, J. & Skidmore, P. (1991) "Prisons Under Protest", Buckingham: Open University Press pg.14] A recent prison inspection reported that electricity had only just been made available in all the cells and slopping out still continues at the prison. [ [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/06/24104813/48148 HM INSPECTORATE OF PRISONS HMP PETERHEAD INSPECTION: 30-31 MARCH 2005] - Retrieved 31/08/07]

HMP Peterhead also now houses a specialist centre for sex offenders. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1885029.stm Peterhead Prison: Granite fortress] - Retrieved 31/08/07]

Talks on replacing the current prison with a new one began in 2006. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4839522.stm "New Peterhead prison is favoured"] - BBC News] They were revived in November 2006. [ [http://www.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=149664&command=displayContent&sourceNode=149490&contentPK=19073013&folderPk=85696&pNodeId=149221 "New jail could be built on existing site, says Salmond"] - This is North Scotland.co.uk] [ [http://www.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=149664&command=displayContent&sourceNode=149490&contentPK=19749930&folderPk=85696&pNodeId=149221 "Superjail Cannot Come Soon Enough" - ThisisNorth Scotland.co.uk, Feb 2008 ] ]

1980s disturbances

A series of disturbances and rooftop protests at the then-century-old HMP Peterhead in November 1988, led to a series of meetings called by drug user charity Gateway Exchange. [Scraton, P., Sim, J. & Skidmore, P. (1991) "Prisons Under Protest", Buckingham: Open University Press, pg.1]

Notable inmates

*Neil O'Boyle, Irish Republican [ [http://g21.net/irish83.htm G21.net] ]
*John Maclean, radical Socialist, sentenced to five years for sedition (campaigning against World War I)
*Johnny Ramensky, safe-cracker and World War II commando
*Peter Tobin, serial sex offender and convicted murderer

References

External links

* [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/06/24104813/48148 HM INSPECTORATE OF PRISONS HMP PETERHEAD INSPECTION: 30-31 MARCH 2005]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3708235.stm Peterhead Prison 'as bad as ever' - bbc.co.uk]


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