HM Prison Aberdeen

HM Prison Aberdeen (formerly known as Craiginches) was a medium-security prison, located in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The prison was managed by the Scottish Prison Service. Known as one of the most overcrowded prisons in Scotland, it had a design capacity of 155 and was contracted to hold up to 230 prisoners. However, on the first day of an inspection in January 2009 it held 264 prisoners. In 2014, it was closed in favour of the new HMP Grampian and the site was redeveloped as a housing estate.^[1]

HMP Aberdeen

Coordinates	57°7′58.2″N 2°5′38″W
Status	Demolished
Capacity	155
Opened	1890 (1890)
Closed	11 January 2014 (2014-01-11)
Former name	Craiginches
Managed by	Scottish Prison Service
Street address	Grampian Place
City	Aberdeen
Postal code	AB11 8FN
Country	Scotland
Website	Official website (archived 2013)
Notable prisoners
Henry John Burnett

Henry John Burnett, the last man to be executed in Scotland, was hanged inside the prison on 15 August 1963.^[2][3]

See also

• List of prisons in the United Kingdom