Tayside’s SPS hub
HMP Perth stands on Edinburgh Road (PH2 8AD), a short walk from Perth city centre. SPS uses it as a men’s prison with local reception work and longer-term places for some sentenced men — the exact mix shifts with population management.
Men from Dundee, Perth, and Stirling sheriff court areas often appear here before classification sends them to Shotts, Glenochil, or a smaller local.
Location enquiries
Scotland has no public inmate database. SPS handles family and legal enquiries under Scottish rules. GOV.UK Find a prisoner does not cover HMP Perth.
If court was yesterday in Dundee, allow reception time before you treat a missing phone call as a transfer to another prison.
Visits at Perth
Visit booking, visitor lists, and ID rules follow SPS national standards with local application at Perth. Confirm everything on sps.gov.uk for HMP Perth immediately before travel.
The visit hall can be busy when several courts feed the same week. Book as early as SPS allows rather than assuming a walk-in slot.
Reaching Edinburgh Road
Perth railway station is on the main Edinburgh–Inverness line; Edinburgh Road is reachable on foot or by local taxi from the station. From Dundee, the A90 then Perth inner ring is the usual drive.
Highland families sometimes confuse Perth with HMP Inverness — check the establishment name on any SPS or legal letter.
Questions about HMP Perth
- Is Perth a high-security prison?
- It is not Scotland’s dedicated high-security site (that role is associated with establishments such as Shotts). Check SPS’s current description for Perth’s security level and population.
- Can I get visit times from CurrentPrisonList?
- We point you to SPS. Session times are operational data that change; only sps.gov.uk should set your calendar.