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HM Prison Polmont
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Background
His Majesty's Young Offenders Institution Polmont is the largest young offender's institution in Scotland. It is located in the village of Reddingmuirhead. HMP Polmont first opened as a borstal in 1911 in the buildings of the former Blairlodge Academy. The Academy had been forced to close in 1908 due to financial difficulties and a subsequent outbreak of an infectious disease, and the Prison Commissioners bought the site in 1911. As of January 2024, HMP Polmont is no longer exclusively a young offenders institution; short-term, low-supervision adult males can now be transferred there and housed within the facility.
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Facility profile
Operator
Scottish Prison ServicePopulation held
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Region
Falkirk
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- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5635247)
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Polmont. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-polmont
Chicago
"HM Prison Polmont." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-polmont.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hm-prison-polmont,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {HM Prison Polmont},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-polmont},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}