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| status = Operational
| status = Operational
| classification =
| classification =
| capacity = 692 (February 2009)
| capacity = 500
| population = 493<ref>{{Cite report |title=HMP KILMARNOCK FULL INSPECTION |date=October-November 2021 |url=https://www.prisonsinspectoratescotland.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publication_files/HMIPS%20-%20Report%20on%20Full%20Inspection%20of%20HMP%20Kilmarnock%20-%20Oct%2021.pdf |author=[[His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland]]}}</ref>
| population_as_of = October 2021
| opened = 1999
| opened = 1999
| closed =
| closed =
| managed_by = [[Serco]]
| managed_by = [[Scottish Prison Service]]
| director = Craig Thomson
| governor = Craig Thomson
}}
}}


'''[[Scottish Prison Service|HM Prison]] Kilmarnock''' is a [[prison]] in Bowhouse, [[Hurlford]] near [[Kilmarnock]], [[East Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]]. It is situated {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} south-east of [[Hurlford]] on the [[Mauchline]] Road. Its location means it is locally known as ''Bowhouse Prison''.
'''[[Scottish Prison Service|HM Prison]] Kilmarnock''' is a [[prison]] in Bowhouse, [[Hurlford]] near [[Kilmarnock]], [[East Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]]. It is situated {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} south-east of [[Hurlford]] on the [[Mauchline]] Road. Its location means it is locally known as ''Bowhouse Prison''.


The prison was opened 25 March 1999 by Premier Prison Services and is privately run by [[Serco]] (who acquired Premier in 2002<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0307-1235| last = Moore| first = Malcolm| title = Serco locks on to prisons manager| newspaper = The Daily Telegraph| accessdate = 2019-04-26| date = 2002-06-05| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2764608/Serco-locks-on-to-prisons-manager.html}}</ref>) on behalf of the [[Scottish Prison Service]]; the first of its kind in Scotland.
The prison was opened 25 March 1999 by Premier Prison Services and was privately run by [[Serco]] (who acquired Premier in 2002<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0307-1235| last = Moore| first = Malcolm| title = Serco locks on to prisons manager| newspaper = The Daily Telegraph| accessdate = 2019-04-26| date = 2002-06-05| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2764608/Serco-locks-on-to-prisons-manager.html}}</ref>) until the expiry of their contract in March 2024 at which point the [[Scottish Prison Service]] took over direct management of the prison.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunn |first=Ross |date=2024-03-19 |title=HMP Kilmarnock goes public after being taken over by Scottish Prison Service |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/hmp-kilmarnock-goes-public-after-32391106 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}</ref>

The prison is operated to a contract between [[Serco]] and the [[Scottish Prison Service]].<ref name="SPS" /><ref name="Contract" /> This contract has a system of 44 performance measures,<ref name="Contract">{{cite web |url=http://www.sps.gov.uk/Publications/Publication4.aspx |title=Kilmarnock |access-date=2011-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322182645/http://www.sps.gov.uk/Publications/Publication4.aspx |archive-date=2012-03-22 }}</ref> ranging from ensuring that prisoner's visitors are not unduly delayed on entrance to checking that appropriate levels of purposeful activities are provided to inmates. On 17 March 2024 the operating contract ends and prison will be operated by the Scottish Prison Service


In 2005 the [[BBC]] program [[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]] uncovered several failings in the operational running of the prison, resulting in the prison carrying out internal investigations.
In 2005 the [[BBC]] program [[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]] uncovered several failings in the operational running of the prison, resulting in the prison carrying out internal investigations.


The prison has a design capacity of 500 places and holds short-term, long-term and remand male adults.<ref>{{Cite web |title=
The prison holds short-term, long-term and remand male adults. The contract with the SPS means that HMP Kilmarnock currently holds on average 500 inmates.<ref name="SPS">{{cite web |url=http://www.sps.gov.uk/Prisons/Kilmarnock/kilmarnock.aspx |title=Kilmarnock Prison |access-date=2011-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809111427/http://www.sps.gov.uk/Prisons/Kilmarnock/kilmarnock.aspx |archive-date=2011-08-09 }}</ref>
HMP Kilmarnock |url=https://www.sps.gov.uk/prisons/kilmarnock |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.sps.gov.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref>
[[File:HM Prison Kilmarnock from the air (geograph 7117369).jpg|thumb|Aerial view of HMP Kilmarnock in 2022]]
[[File:HM Prison Kilmarnock from the air (geograph 7117369).jpg|thumb|Aerial view of HMP Kilmarnock in 2022]]


Revision as of 23:36, 27 March 2024

HMP Kilmarnock
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LocationKilmarnock, East Ayrshire
StatusOperational
Capacity500
Population493[1] (as of October 2021)
Opened1999
Managed byScottish Prison Service
GovernorCraig Thomson

HM Prison Kilmarnock is a prison in Bowhouse, Hurlford near Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Hurlford on the Mauchline Road. Its location means it is locally known as Bowhouse Prison.

The prison was opened 25 March 1999 by Premier Prison Services and was privately run by Serco (who acquired Premier in 2002[2]) until the expiry of their contract in March 2024 at which point the Scottish Prison Service took over direct management of the prison.[3]

In 2005 the BBC program Panorama uncovered several failings in the operational running of the prison, resulting in the prison carrying out internal investigations.

The prison has a design capacity of 500 places and holds short-term, long-term and remand male adults.[4]

Aerial view of HMP Kilmarnock in 2022

References

  1. ^ His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (October–November 2021). HMP KILMARNOCK FULL INSPECTION (PDF) (Report).
  2. ^ Moore, Malcolm (5 June 2002). "Serco locks on to prisons manager". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. ^ Dunn, Ross (19 March 2024). "HMP Kilmarnock goes public after being taken over by Scottish Prison Service". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ "HMP Kilmarnock". www.sps.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

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