Publication - FOI/EIR release
Closure of one or more of Scotland's prisons: FOI release
- Published:
- 23 Nov 2017
FOI reference: FOI/17/02793
Date received: 16 November 2017
Date responded: 21 November 2017
Information requested
You asked for information regarding any plans that have been made for the closure of one or more of Scotland's prisons in the event of significant reductions in the prison population.
Response
The answer to your question is the Scottish Government does not have any plans for the closure of any of Scotland's prisons in the event of significant reductions in the prison population.
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Contact
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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG