Kier seals HMP Glasgow super prison job at £684m

The Scottish Government has signed a £684m contract with Kier to build a new super-prison to replace Scotland’s most notorious prison, HMP Barlinnie.
Kier started remediation and enabling works back in October 2023 at the new site for the 1,344-capacity replacement prison to be called HMP Glasgow.
But rampant construction inflation saw the original £400m budget for land and construction soar halting progress to full construction.The delayed project is now expected to cost &poun