Transcript HMP Edinburgh

Background
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The building of the prison started on 31st of July 1914 with the first prisoner
being received in 1919.
Edinburgh receives prisoners from the courts in Edinburgh, the Lothian's and
the Borders. The prison holds adult male and under-21 prisoners who are on
remand and also convicted prisoners serving under four years. Long-term
prisoners and Young Offenders when sentenced are held at Edinburgh awaiting
transfer to their prison of allocation. Edinburgh also provides a national facility
for prisoners at the pre-release stage of their sentence.
The design capacity of the prison is 872 with the count of prisoners as of the
12th of January 2009 being 795. The largest number that the prison has held is
913 in September 2008.
It is a publicly funded prison.
Accommodation
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There are four main Residential Halls: Glenesk, Hermiston, Ingliston
and Ratho. The most recent, Ratho, opened in December 2008. The
oldest, Glenesk.
Remand prisoners are held in Glenesk; convicted prisoners serving
short sentences are held in Hermiston; long-term convicted prisoners
and prisoners on protection are held in Ingliston; and Ratho holds
prisoners who are local “top end” nearing the end of a sentence and
those who require addictions support.
Government recently speant £120 million on modernising the prison.
Programmes
• Opportunities in health and sports include: Badminton,
Basketball, Circuit Training, Hockey, Light Circuit Training,
Over 50s, Soccer, Soft Tennis, Volleyball, Weight Loss
Programme and Weight Training
• Opportunities in education include: Art, Basic Education,
Computer Studies, Crafts, Creative Writing, English, Key Skills,
Languages, Maths, Music and Open University
• Vocational training: Bricklaying, Catering, Forklift Driving,
Gardening, Industrial Cleaning, Laundry, Motor Craft, Painting
& Decorating, Plastering, Plumbing, Sports Studies, Tiling,
Waste Management and Woodcrafts
Rehabilitation
• The prison offers many offence focused courses
aimed at addictions such as, Alcohol Awareness,
Cognitive Self-Change Programme, Drug Action for
Change, SOTP, Substance Misuse and Violence
Prevention.
• There are also programmes for resettlement. These
are Job Club and Job Centre Plus.
• There are two pre-release programmes available:
Restart and Living Skills.
• Prison Report: “Overall, there is a structured
approach to preparing prisoners for their return to
the community”
News Stories
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/edinburgh/2010/oct/08/edinburghsaughton-prison-library-award
• http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/scottishprisons/Six-drugsseizures-made-at.5096075.jp
• http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3223704/Tobinhoaxers-vile-jail-rant.html
• http://news.scotsman.com/news/Man-jailed-for-throwingheroin.6611092.jp
• http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/10/27/serialkiller-peter-tobin-put-into-lockdown-in-prison-after-temper-tantrum86908-22661659/
Sources
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HMP Edinburgh Prison Report
Inside Time Prison Profile
HMP Edinburgh – Wikipedia
British Prisons - Edinburgh