The Latest Breaking News from HMP Castle Huntly

Raymond McCourt: Convicted murderer flees open prison as public warned not to approach

Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing from HMP Castle Huntly near Dundee on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

Police launch manhunt after convicted murderer flees open prison in Scotland

Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing from HMP Castle Huntly in Dundee at 5.30pm on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2025

Police hunt convicted killer missing from Scottish prison

Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing from HMP Castle Huntly.

Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2025

Scots drug baron on the run after prison escape 'was warned his life was in danger'

Underworld sources say Seam McGovern was handed a “threat to life” notice – commonly known as an Osman letter – a matter of days before he vanished from HMP Castle Huntly.

Daily Record · Jun 15, 2023

Frantic search underway to trace escaped Scots prisoner as public warned not to approach

Sean McGovern, 39, absconded from HMP Castle Huntly last night and has not been seen or heard from since.

Daily Record · Jun 12, 2023

Edinburgh locals warned 'stay away' as gangster with links to capital escapes jail

The 39-year-old escaped from HMP Castle Huntly on Sunday where he was serving a sentence for dealing heroin and firing a shotgun outside an Edinburgh pub in 2008

Edinburgh Live · Jun 12, 2023

Scots prison bosses told to make more use of open prison or shut it down

Watchdogs say Castle Huntly needs to be better used - or its style of rehabilitation spread to other prisons.

Daily Record · Dec 22, 2022

Clydebank man jailed for stabbing own son to death two decades ago dies in prison

Edward Simpson, 55, a prisoner at HMP Castle Huntly, died on March 18. The Scottish Prison Service has confirmed that a Fatal Accident Inquiry will be carried out in due course.

Glasgow Live · Mar 26, 2022

Scots murderer who killed own son after stabbing him in chest dies behind bars

Edward Simpson had been serving a sentence at HMP Castle Huntly near Perth where he was found dead on Friday, March 18.

Daily Record · Mar 23, 2022

Missing prisoner returned to prison after being found in Paisley

Police in Renfrewshire confirmed John Paul Lynch had been returned to HMP Castle Huntly in Dundee after being spotted by a member of the public.

Daily Record · Mar 7, 2022