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Barlinnie Story

This title deals with riots death retribution and redemption in Scotlands infamous prison. Barlinnie is one of the most notorious prisons in the world and for a hundred years it has held Glasgows toughest and most violent men swept up from the city streets. Ten men died on its gallows in the infamous Hanging Shed including serial killer Peter Manuel. It has sparked rooftop protests and cell block riots and been home to godfathers of crime like Arthur Thompson Snr and Walter Norval. Barlinnie was also the scene of one of the most controversial experiments in penal history the Special Unit where the likes of Jimmy Boyle and Hugh Collins were at the centre of a fierce battle between those who see prison as retribution and those who regard it as a step on the road to redemption even for the
most evil killers. Paul Ferris T C Campbell and gangleaders galore have languished behind its grim walls and a hundred years on Barlinnie still makes headlines.
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This title deals with riots death retribution & redemption in Scotlands infamous prison. Barlinnie is one of the most notorious prisons in the world & for a hundred years it has held Glasgows toughest & most violent men swept up from the city streets. Ten men died on its gallows in the infamous Hanging Shed including serial killer Peter Manuel. It has sparked rooftop protests & cell block riots & been home to godfathers of crime like Arthur Thompson Snr & Walter Norval. Barlinnie was also the scene of one of the most controversial experiments in penal history the Special Unit where the likes of Jimmy Boyle & Hugh Collins were at the centre of a fierce battle between those who see prison as retribution & those who regard it as a step on the road to redemption even for the most evil killers. Paul Ferris T C Campbell & gangleaders galore have languished behind its grim walls & a hundred years on Barlinnie still makes headlines.

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