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Inspectors criticise Scottish Prison Service for ‘disappointing underuse’ of open jail

Inspectors have criticised the “disappointing underuse” of a prison they held as one which should be seen as a “flagship establishment” of the prison service in Scotland. HMP Castle Huntly, the only open prison north of the border, was praised by ...

22 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Scotland

Police in fresh plea to trace absconded prisoner

Police are re-appealing for information as they search for a prisoner who absconded from HMP Castle Huntly. Sean McGovern, 39, was reported missing from the open prison near Dundee at 10pm on Sunday. Police have urged members the public not to ...

16 Jun 2023 at 16:11

Scotland

Man charged after police seize £15,000 of cannabis from Huntly address

A 23-year-old man has been charged in connection with alleged drugs offences after police seized cannabis with an estimated street value of £15,000 from a property in Aberdeenshire. Officers acting under warrant found the class B drug at an ...

12 Nov 2024 at 19:28

Scotland

Police hunt prisoner missing from open jail

Police are urging people not to approach a convicted prisoner who has gone missing from an open jail as efforts to trace him continue. Martin Jackson, 33, was reported to police as missing from HMP Castle Huntly at around 6.30pm on ...

30 Aug 2024 at 12:13

Scotland

Pedestrian, 76, killed in collision with car

A pedestrian has died in a collision with a car in Aberdeenshire. The incident involving a blue Ford Fiesta and the 76-year-old man happened on the A96 Huntly to Inverurie road near Colpy at around 7.15am on Friday. Emergency ...

21 Feb 2025 at 16:32

Convicted murderer missing from open prison traced

A convicted murderer who went missing from an open prison has been traced. Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing at 5.30pm on Tuesday after he failed to return to HMP Castle Huntly near Dundee. Police said officers ...

25 Apr 2025 at 09:50

Scotland

Search continues for missing prisoner last seen in Ayrshire town

A prisoner who failed to return to HMP Castle Huntly from an approved visit earlier this week was last seen getting off a bus in an Ayrshire town, police have said. James Fitzpatrick was reported missing to police on ...

02 Jan 2026 at 16:45

Scotland

Public warned not to approach missing prisoner as ‘extensive’ search continues

The public have been warned not to approach a prisoner who failed to return to HMP Castle Huntly from an approved visit. James Fitzpatrick was reported missing to police on Tuesday December 30 after failing to turn ...

01 Jan 2026 at 15:59

Scotland

Rail services face disruption after maintenance train derails

Some train services in northern Scotland have been disrupted after a track maintenance train derailed. The “low speed” derailment happened overnight between Huntly and Insch in Aberdeenshire leaving the line ...

17 Mar 2026 at 11:40

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