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HM Prison Aberdeen
MediumClosed 1800Low
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Background
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.
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Capacity
230
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1890
Closed 1800
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Scottish Prison ServicePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1890
Region
Aberdeen City
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
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Compared to other facilities in United Kingdom
583 peersCapacity (beds)this: 230 · peers avg: 578 (60%)
Data completeness
34%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q114066859)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Aberdeen. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-aberdeen
Chicago
"HM Prison Aberdeen." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-aberdeen.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hm-prison-aberdeen,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {HM Prison Aberdeen},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-aberdeen},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}