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HM Prison Addiewell
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Background
HMP Addiewell is a Private prison located near to the village of Addiewell in West Lothian, Scotland. HMP Addiewell is operated by Sodexo Justice Services and contracted to the Scottish Prison Service.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
2008
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Sodexo Justice ServicesPopulation held
Male
Opened
2008
Region
West Lothian
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
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Data completeness
28%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 (Q5635125)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Addiewell. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-addiewell
Chicago
"HM Prison Addiewell." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-addiewell.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hm-prison-addiewell,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {HM Prison Addiewell},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-addiewell},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}