HM Prison Perth

HMP Perth
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LocationPerth, Perth and Kinross
StatusOperational
Security classCategory A
Capacity670+
Opened1840 (184 years ago) (1840)
Managed byScottish Prison Service
GovernorAndrew Hodge

HM Prison Perth is a prison in Perth, Scotland, which houses remand, short term, long term and life adult male prisoners (those prisoners serving under four years). It was originally constructed to hold French prisoners captured during the Napoleonic Wars, and is the oldest working prison in Scotland.