Edinburgh (HM Prison)
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Edinburgh Prison is located in the West Side of Edinburgh
on the main A71
, in an area known as Stenhouse
, and although never been named such is frequently known colloquially as Saughton. The prison is situated in a predominantly residential area and has good transport and road links to the city centre, which provides good access both for local courts and visitors to the prison. The building of the prison started on 31st of July 1914 with the first prisoner being received in 1919. The prison currently consists of four halls; Glenesk, Hermiston, Ingliston and Ratho.
Edinburgh receives prisoners from the courts in Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders. The prison holds adult male and under-21 prisoners who are on remand and also convicted prisoners serving under four years. The prison also holds a female population in its Ratho hall. 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.
- Murderer of Angelika Kluk and Vicky Hamilton.
Kenny Richey
- Served 21 years on death row, and spent 6 months at HMP Edinburgh before being found not guilty of Serious Assault to permanent disfigurement and was released on 8 March 2009.
Jamie Bain - who killed boxer Alex Mckinnon
in a pub in Edinburgh with a shotgun, he received a life sentence with a minimum term of 25 years in 2007.
Cameron Corsie - The son of World champion bowler Richard Corsie
. Known as the "baby faced" Fraudster, who has defrauded hundreds of people throughout the UK, he received an 8-month sentence in June 2010 and 6 months in December 2008 for £50,000 net total of fraud. He has now also been sentenced for a further two years for a series of further scams equating to a value of £37,000
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
on the main A71
A71 road
The A71 is a major road in Scotland linking Edinburgh with Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. It adjoins the Livingston Bypass A899.It runs south west from Edinburgh for approximately 70 miles, through Saughton, Wilkieston and south of Livingston, Whitburn and Wishaw, then by way of the Garrion Bridge,...
, in an area known as Stenhouse
Stenhouse
Stenhouse is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the West of the City Centre, adjacent to Whitson and Saughton Mains and close to Broomhouse and Sighthill...
, and although never been named such is frequently known colloquially as Saughton. The prison is situated in a predominantly residential area and has good transport and road links to the city centre, which provides good access both for local courts and visitors to the prison. The building of the prison started on 31st of July 1914 with the first prisoner being received in 1919. The prison currently consists of four halls; Glenesk, Hermiston, Ingliston and Ratho.
Edinburgh receives prisoners from the courts in Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders. The prison holds adult male and under-21 prisoners who are on remand and also convicted prisoners serving under four years. The prison also holds a female population in its Ratho hall. 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.
Healthcare
Healthcare is currently provided through prison service employed nursing staff. A GP service is provided through Medacs; also providing an on call service. Lloyds Pharmacy currently supplies medication through daily deliveries (Mon-Sat). As of 1st November prison healthcare in all SPS prisons will be provided by the NHS.Notable Inmates
Peter TobinPeter Tobin
Peter Britton Tobin is a convicted Scottish serial killer and sex offender now serving a sentence of life imprisonment for the murders of three young women....
- Murderer of Angelika Kluk and Vicky Hamilton.
Kenny Richey
Kenny Richey
Kenneth "Kenny" Thomas Richey is a British-US dual citizen, born to a Scottish mother and American father, who was raised in Scotland but moved to Ohio, United States to join his father in late 1982....
- Served 21 years on death row, and spent 6 months at HMP Edinburgh before being found not guilty of Serious Assault to permanent disfigurement and was released on 8 March 2009.
Jamie Bain - who killed boxer Alex Mckinnon
Alex McKinnon
Robert Alexander McKinnon was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 5 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans and Chicago Black Hawks in the 1920s.After serving his country for two years during World War I, McKinnon joined the Sudbury...
in a pub in Edinburgh with a shotgun, he received a life sentence with a minimum term of 25 years in 2007.
Cameron Corsie - The son of World champion bowler Richard Corsie
Richard Corsie
Richard Corsie MBE is a Scottish bowls player, widely considered to be among the best bowls players of all time. Corsie won the World Indoor Singles bowls championship 3 times during his career and the Commonwealth Gold Medal in 1994 beating his long time nemesis and friend Tony Allcock in the...
. Known as the "baby faced" Fraudster, who has defrauded hundreds of people throughout the UK, he received an 8-month sentence in June 2010 and 6 months in December 2008 for £50,000 net total of fraud. He has now also been sentenced for a further two years for a series of further scams equating to a value of £37,000