HMP Noranside

HM Prison Noranside
Noranside Pictured in March 2006
LocationNoranside, Scotland
StatusAbandoned
Capacity140
Population135
Opened1966 (1966)
Closed2011 (2011)
Managed byScottish Prison Service
CityNoranside
CountyAngus
Postal codeDD8 3QU
CountryScotland

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". August 2, 2011 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  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.


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