HMP Grampian receives first inmates
March 3 2014
Designed by Holmes Miller and Skanska the £85m ‘titan’ jail in Peterhead will house a maximum of 500 prisoners from all categories and age groups, making it unique in the UK.
Conceived as a ‘community facing’ jail the facility incorporates a number of specialist units designed to curb re-offending such as a telephone marketing centre with segregation achieved via acarefully considered circulation routes.
HMP Grampian replaces the existing HMP Peterhead and HMP Aberdeen, both of which are being sold for redevelopment.
Circulation routes are carefully considered to segregate prisoners during day-to-day operations
HMP Grampian occupies part of the existing HMP Peterhead estate, which dates back to 1888
The new jail will welcome prisoners from across the north east
Work on the scheme has been underway since 2012
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3 Comments
#1 Posted by Jimmy on 3 Mar 2014 at 16:08 PM
Looks nicer than most of the schools & hospitals built in the last 10 years...
#2 Posted by JM on 3 Mar 2014 at 21:30 PM
Prison? Looks more like a modern office
#3 Posted by big bert on 5 Mar 2014 at 14:33 PM
VERY nice - if you are homeless and unemployed this must look like heaven. 3 meals a day, single room with ensuite and TV - and it is free too!
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