Shotts Prison

Shotts Prison Information, Contact Details & Address
Shotts Prison

Shotts Prison

HMP Shotts holds adult males who are serving a long- term rulings, and has a capacity of 553. The new prison was erected in 2012, and also has the National Integration Centre within its boundaries. This installation, which holds around 60 convicts, aims to help prepare malefactors for life in a mainstream prison. The original prison structure was constructed in 1978. Still, simply relate to the chart on this runner, If you ’d like to find out how to get to HMP Shotts.

Tel: 01501 824000 

Capacity: 553

Cantil Road, Shotts, Lanarkshire ML7 4LE

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Shotts Prison Address:

Cantil Road, Shotts, Lanarkshire ML7 4LE

Shotts Prison Contact Details
Shotts Prison Telephone Number: 01501 824000

Shotts Prison

Shotts Prison

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How to book a visit at Shotts Prison?

You can book your visit by telephone. There is no online booking service available.

Visiting times:

Visiting hours are complex. For more information, click here, and see the right side of the page.

You will not be admitted if you are more than half an hour late.

Booking line: 01501 824000
Monday-Friday  08.30-12.00  13.00-20.45
Saturday-Sunday  08.00-16.45

How to get to Shotts Prison – Shotts Prison Directions

HMP Shotts is a maximum-security prison near Shotts, North Lanarkshire. Shotts is almost halfway between Glasgow and Edinburgh. (21 and 29 miles respectively). Opened in 1978, the prison has capacity to hold 538 inmates.

To Book A Shotts Prison Visit You Must:

All visitors are required to arrive 15 minutes prior to the visit starting.  Any person who arrives after the visit has started will not be permitted entry.

For all visits to Low Moss, visitors are required to bring photographic ID and proof of address (dated within the past 3 months).  The only forms of photographic ID that will be accepted are:

  • Valid Passport
  • Valid Photographic
  • Driving Licence (full or provisional)
  • Citizen Card
  • Senior Citizens Bus Pass Travel Card (issued by Scottish Government)

The only forms of proof of address that will be accepted are:

  • Utility bill
  • Council tax bill
  • Benefit book
  • Bank statement
  • other letter from official source

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GET HELP WITH Shotts Prison VISIT COSTS

You can get help covering the costs of visiting someone in prison if you meet the following criteria:

  • Income Support
  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • Employment and Support Allowance
  • Universal Credit
  • Tax credits
  • Pension Credit

You might be able to get help covering the travel costs, meals and accommodation. CLICK HERE TO GET HELP WITH PRISON VISIT COSTS cc