HM Prison Noranside

HM Prison Noranside
Noranside Pictured in March 2006
Location
  • Noranside, Scotland
StatusAbandoned
Capacity140
Population135
Opened1966 (1966)
Closed2011 (2011)
Managed byScottish Prison Service

HM Prison Noranside (24 miles or 39 kilometres north of Dundee off the A90) was a low-security prison, located in Noranside, Scotland. The prison was managed by the Scottish Prison Service. It had a design capacity of up to 140 prisoners. surprisingly a small number for the size of the prison. It was merged with HMP Castle Huntly on 30 October 2011.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Noranside open prison in Angus to close in October". BBC News. August 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Extended home leave for prisoners". May 4, 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Noranside Open Prison to close by the end of October". Daily Record. August 2, 2011.