Glenochil manages adult male individuals who are short term prisoners, long term prisoners, life sentence prisoners and extended sentence prisoners (Order of Life Long Restrictions).
The prison has been completely rebuilt in recent years and is a large community facing prison, giving priority to Forth Valley and Fife ("FK" and "KY" postcodes). It is one of the major sites in Scotland for managing sex offenders and those with an Order of Lifelong Restriction (OLR).
Prisoners are not committed to Glenochil direct from the courts but are admitted following conviction from other local prisons around Scotland. The current design capacity is 670 and we hold on average a daily population of 660.
History-
The land was purchased from the Coal Board in the 1960s and a detention centre was subsequently built.
In the 1980s four house blocks were built housing adult male long term prisoners. The detention centre became a Young Offenders Institution which continued until the modernisation of Polmont in 2010.
Family Centre
The Front of House Area at HMP Glenochil has been re-developed to provide a Family Centre Area, this includes:
- Seating Area
- Children’s Play Area
- Kitchen Area & Breakfast Bar
- Staff Office
- Accessible W/C Facilities
Everyone working within the visitors centre will have received appropriate training to support them within their role.
The opening times for the Family Centre are:
Monday – Friday Saturday – Sunday
12:00 – 16:00 09:30 – 12:30
18:30 – 20:30 13:15 – 16:45
If you need to contact the prison, here are some useful numbers -
Main switch board 01259 760 471
Family Contact Officer 01259 767 275 (There are two FCO - one works full time and the other part time. If the office is not manned please leave a message on the answer machine and we will get back to you as soon as possible).
ICM Co-ordinator 01259 767 220 (Integrated Case Management)
If sending a letter to a prisoner, put their name, prison number and location, followed by the postal address
e.g. 123456 S Smith
H2/41
H M Prison Glenchil
King O'Muir Road
Tullibody
Clackmannanshire
FK10 3AD
Solicitors
If you are writing to your client, the Scottish Prison Service considers that it is necessary that you adopt the “double envelope” process as recommended by the Law Society. It is the experience of the Scottish Prison Service that adopting this process ensures that your client receives his or her correspondence unopened and assists in mitigating the abuse of the right to receive such correspondence in this way. If you require further information you can contact us as follows:
e-mail: gaolinfo@prisons.gov.scot
tel: 0131 330 3500
By Car from the North
· From Perth take the M90 south
· At J7 Milnathort take the A91
· Continue forward until first roundabout in village of Tillicoultry
· Take first exit and continue up hill
· At next roundabout take third exit and follow signs for HMP Glenochil.
By Car from the West
· Take the M8 to J13 Stirling and Kincardine Bridge M80.
· Leave M80 at J8 and join M876.
· Continue forward until Higgins Neuk Roundabout, take first exit and cross Clackmannanshire Bridge.
· Follow the signs for HMP Glenochil.
By Car from the East
· Take the M9 to J7 Stirling and Kincardine Bridge M876.
· Continue forward until Higgins Neuk Roundabout, take first exit and cross Clackmannanshire Bridge.
· Follow the signs for HMP Glenochil.
By Car from the South
· Join M876 and follow directions given above
There are public parking facilities, which include disabled spaces, for visitors to Glenochil. For disabled parking, drive down to the main entrance building and the disabled spaces are in front of the building and in the bottom car park.
By Bus
Several local bus companies operate from Stirling to Tullibody on a regular basis. Ask to get off at the Abercrombie Arms. As the prison is still over 1 mile away and the pavements are not good it is best to phone a local taxi and arrange for them to meet you and bring you to the prison.
Local Taxis
Alva Cabs 01259 762626
Buchan Taxis 01259 213215
Central Taxis 01259 721111
Conn Cars 01259 217406
By Rail
The prison can be accessed from Alloa and Stirling stations. Contact Scotrail on http://admin.scotrail.co.uk/enquiries for further information. From the station you can access public transport and taxis to reach the prison.
All offenders are responsible for booking their own visits and informing their visitors of the day and time of the visit. Offenders are entitled to not less than 2 hours in any period of 28 consecutive days. Each visit lasts 1 hour with a maximum of 3 adults; and a reasonable number of children.
Agents must phone the prison on 01259 767282 . All agents are required to give 24hrs notice of any visits or amendments to visit bookings. Agents must produce a valid Law Society of Scotland ID card
Below is a list of identification requirements at Glenochil, including facilities and what you can expect coming to the prison
To gain access to the prison for the purpose of visiting, you must have two forms of identification, one of which must be photographic ID. Entry to the prison will not be permitted without acceptable identification.
The following examples shall be accepted as suitable for photographic ID purposes:
· Valid Passport
· Photographic Driving Licence
· Citizen/Validate UK Card
· Senior Citizens Bus Pass
· Workplace photo ID card
· Photographic Bank Card
· Other official photo ID i.e. membership card
The following examples shall be accepted as suitable for proof of address provided it is less than 3 months old:
· Utility bill
· Council tax bill
· Benefit book
· Bank statement
· Other letter from official source
On arrival at HMP Glenochil for a visit
Everyone attending the prison for a visit must book in at least 30 minutes before the visit session starts. This is to allow sufficient time to process your details.
On entering the main door of the prison there is a front desk staffed by prison officers. The staff will log you on to the system and you will require your identification. You can deposit any money for offenders PPC at this point. You may also take a small amount of cash with you for purchases in the visit room. You will not be allowed to take in a purse or wallet. All other items will need to be placed in a locker. Lockers are available which take a £1 coin or a shopping trolley token.
If you have a baby with you, you can take essentials such as a change of nappy, baby wipes and baby bottle with milk – no baby food is permitted. The baby items must be left with the desk officer in the visit room, but you can access them when you need to.
Once the booking-in process has been completed you will then walk to the right-hand side of the desk, through a metal detector and a metal turn-style into a secure waiting area where there are toilets, hot/cold drinks and baby changing facilities. There will be staff in this area to help and offer guidance. There is a lift for those who are not able to use the stairs.
At times, there may be the SPS Dog Unit operating at the visits – it’s nothing to worry about and you will be given instructions by the staff. If you have any concerns at all – please talk to a member of staff.
Staff will conduct a rubdown search, you will be taken up to the visits room. Staff will advise you of where you are sitting and you will be asked to take a number for the canteen. Numbers will be called up in strict numerical order by staff. At the end of the session visitors will leave first and then offenders will be asked to exit.
There is a children’s play area which is unsupervised and visitors must ensure that children are kept under control at all times. The canteen is run privately and is open during most visit sessions.
Family Centre
The opening times for the Family Centre are:
Monday – Friday Saturday – Sunday
12:00 – 16:00 09:30 – 12:30
18:30 – 20:30 13:15 – 16:45
Legal Visits by Video Link
Click here for information on the Scottish Legal Aid Board web site for solicitors looking to register for and use video link technology to conduct meetings with their clients in custody.
Handing in Property
Please note limitations are currently in place regarding the receipt of property and cash payments. For more information, please see our Covid-19 Information Hub.
Visitors cannot simply choose to bring in property for someone in custody. Offenders will complete the relevant form (pro forma) and these can be handed out during a visit. Visitors handing in property require photographic identification and evidence of their home address, as described for visiting identification. Staff will issue a receipt for the property.
Posting in Property
You can post in property for offenders, but the offender must have completed the pro forma prior to the items arriving. Mark the parcel for the offender’s attention. To ensure the parcel arrives safely, you can send it recorded delivery (cost incurred at the post office).
Handing in money
Please note limitations are currently in place regarding the receipt of property and cash payments. For more information, please see our Covid-19 Information Hub.
You may deposit money for a offender at the front desk. You must provide the offender's full name and prison number. A receipt will be issued to you. (If you are unsure, please ask a member of staff)
Cheques will be accepted with the appropriate bank card, made out to the SPS (will take 5 working days to clear).
Posting in money
You can post money in to an offender for their PPC, however we would strongly recommend using the online banking service or recorded/special delivery (costs incurred at the post office) when posting cash or you can post a cheque or postal order (again there is a cost incurred at the post office for the order) in. Both of these should be made payable to the Scottish Prison Service, but please note the offenders details on the back of the order or cheque.