CALL PRISONER SUPPORT at 079 14 79 57 37 to find out if your friend is on remand

The police detain people and can hold them for a limited time in a police station. Then they are brought to court for a hearing. The magistrate (low level judge) either decides to release them without charges or decides to charge them. If the latter is the case s/he can either decide to give bail (which means they get released under special restrictions until their trial) or to keep people on remand, which means that people are brought to prisons and held there until their trial.

At the moment different prisons in Scotland are used for helding protestors on remand.

If you know that your friend is being held on remand, there are different things you can do to support her/him:

Write letters, visit her/him (normally once per day), get money in so s/he can buy stuff inside the prison and make phonecalls…

Every prison has different rules and regulations on that. Following you find specific information for the different prisons.

Official information about the different prisons in Scotland: http://www.sps.gov.uk/establishments

EDINBURGH

Men arrested on Monday are being held on remand at HMP Edinburgh (some may be at HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow)

HMP Edinburgh Saughton 33 Stenhouse Rd EH11 3LN

Tel: (0044) 0131 444 3000 or 3113

STIRLING

Women arrested on Monday are being held on remand at HMP Cornton Vale in Stirling.

HM Prison Cornton Vale Cornton Road Stirling FK9 5NU Tel:(01786) 832591 Fax:(01786) 833597

PERTH

We have information that people arrested on the blockades on wednesday have been taken to HMP Perth

HM Prison Perth 3 Edinburgh Road Perth PH2 8AT Tel:(01738) 622293 Fax:(01738) 630545

GLASGOW

HM Prison Barlinnie Glasgow G33 2QX Tel:(0141) 770 2000 Fax:(0141) 770 2060

Getting there HMP Barlinnie is located in the north east of Glasgow near junction 12 of the M8 motorway. It is also a short bus journey from the city centre and is serviced by a number of buses including the Numbers 36, 38, 39, and 39A.

HOW DO I BOOK A REMAND VISIT? To book a remand visit please phone 0141 770 4393. This allows you to book a visit 3 days in advance. The entitlements are one 30-minute visit Monday to Friday and an additional visit at the weekend on a Saturday or Sunday also lasting 30 minutes.

The booking line is open Monday to Friday from 09.00-20.30hrs.