Cost to replace notorious Scots prison with state-of-the-art super-jail soars to £400m

The bill to replace Scotland’s most notorious prison with a state-of-the-art super-jail has soared to £400million – four times the original cost. Scottish Government ministers had initially pencilled in £100million to replace Barlinnie with the new purpose-built HMP Glasgow.

But the Sunday Mail has uncovered documents which show the most up-to-date figure has soared way beyond that and suggest it could be higher still.

According to the Scottish Government’s infrastructure plan up to 2025-26, the £400million cost of HMP Glasgow will be “updated following full business case and procurement”.