HM Prison Polmont
Her Majesty's Young Offenders Institution Polmont is the largest of its kind in Scotland.
Polmont (Scottish Gaelic: Poll-Mhonadh) is a village in the Falkirk council area of Central Scotland. It lies towards the east of the town of Falkirk, north of the Union Canal, which runs adjacent to the village.
Population: 20,069
Latitude: 55° 59' 25.80" N
Longitude: -3° 42' 26.53" W
Her Majesty's Young Offenders Institution Polmont is the largest of its kind in Scotland.
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