Scotland: Henry John Burnett, 21, on 15 August 1963 in Craiginches Prison, Aberdeen, for the murder of seaman Thomas Guyan.

* 1963, 15 August: Henry Burnett, aged 21, at Craiginches Prison in Aberdeen for the murder of seaman Thomas Guyan, the last hanging in Scotland.

As Scottish Secretary, he presided over the last execution in Scotland when Henry John Burnett was hanged at Craiginches Prison in Aberdeen on the morning of 15 August 1963 by the hangman Harry Allen for the murder of merchant seaman Thomas Guyan.

HM Prison Dartmoor is a Category C men's prison, located in Princetown, high on Dartmoor in the English county of Devon.

* 1981 – Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike in HM Prison Maze.

* Portland ( HM Prison ), a prison for male young offenders on the Isle of Portland

* Perth ( HM Prison ), a Scottish prison

Photograph of prisoners at the Dartmoor ( HM Prison ) | Dartmoor Prison tied together carrying a cart out the gates, circa 1900.

:* Rochester ( HM Prison ), a Young Offenders Institution in Rochester

* May 5 – Bobby Sands, Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer and elected member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, dies aged 27 while on hunger strike in HM Prison Maze.

* January 28 – Derek Bentley is executed for murder in HM Prison Wandsworth.

* Birmingham ( HM Prison ), prison in Birmingham, England, also known as Winson Green Prison

Prisoners convicted of scheduled offences after 1 March 1976 were housed in the eight new " H-Blocks " that had been constructed at Long Kesh, now officially HM Prison Maze.

The old HM Prison in Road Town.

* Kingston ( HM Prison ), prison in Portsmouth, England

* Albany ( HM Prison ), a Category B men's prison on the Isle of Wight

* Bedford ( HM Prison ), a local prison serving Bedford and north Bedfordshire

* HM Prison Bendigo

HM Prison Shepton Mallet, which was built in 1610, is located close to the town centre, adjacent to the parish church.

HM Prison Durham is also located close to the city centre.

HM Prison Sale was completed in 1887 and it operated for 110 years until it was replaced by a private Fulham Correctional Centre.

* Norwich ( HM Prison ), a prison of adult males and young offenders in Norwich, England

There are two prisons in Islington, a men's prison, HM Prison Pentonville and a women's prison HMP Holloway, which in the early 20th century was used to hold many suffragettes.

At the western end is HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs, built between 1875 and 1891 by convict labour.

The site is now occupied by the prison High Down ( HM Prison ).