HM Prison Inverness

HMP Inverness

Location	Inverness, Highland
Status	Operational
Opened	1902
Managed by	Scottish Prison Service

HM Prison Inverness, also known as Porterfield Prison, is located in the Crown area of Inverness, Scotland, and serves the courts of the Highlands and Islands. It covers all the courts in the Western Isles as well as courts from Fort William, Wick and Elgin. A small local prison, it deals with inmates serving up to 4 years, with female prisoners serving up to 2 years. Its capacity is 103 prisoners and as of 2016, on account of this capacity being insufficient, Scottish Prison Service intends to build a new prison near Milton of Leys.^[1]

References

↑ "Sluagh mòr aig coinneimh phrìosain". BBC News. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016. (Scottish Gaelic)

Prisons in Scotland

Active	Addiewell Barlinnie Castle Huntly Cornton Vale Dumfries Edinburgh Glenochil Grampian Greenock Inverness Kilmarnock Low Moss Perth Polmont Shotts

Defunct	Aberdeen Bass Rock Calton Gaol Duke Street (Glasgow) Inveraray Jail Jedburgh Castle Noranside Peterhead Stonehaven Tolbooth The Tolbooth (Aberdeen) Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh

Bodies	Scottish Prison Service Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland

Coordinates: 57°28′28″N 4°13′17″W / 57.47444°N 4.22139°W / 57.47444; -4.22139 Address: HMP Porterfield, Duffy Drive, Inverness, Highland, IV2 3HH

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