Dumfries (HM Prison)

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Dumfries Prison services the courts of Dumfries and Galloway. The establishment serves as a local community prison that holds adult and under 21 male and female prisoners (segregated) who are remanded in custody for trial and those convicted but remanded for reports. Female prisoners from the Dumfries catchment area sentenced to 1 year or less remain in Dumfries while those serving over 1 year will normally transfer to Cornton Vale. Adult male prisoners from the Dumfries catchment area with sentences of up to 4 years will be retained in Dumfries.