The Barlinnie Story by Robert Jeffrey

The Barlinnie Story by Robert Jeffrey

Barlinnie is one of the most notorious prisons in the world and for a hundred years it has held Glasgow's 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. This is its fascinating, turbulent story.

Bleak, brooding and brutal.. Barlinnie Prison has cast a grim shadow across Glasgow for 127 years. Robert Jeffreys new book lifts the lid on the dark secrets of Barhell". * Daily Record *

Robert Jeffrey is a long-serving Glasgow journalist and the former managing editor of the Herald group of newspapers. His many best-sellers include Glasgow's Hard Men, Blood on the Streets, Glasgow's Godfather and Crimes Past.

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ISBN 13	9781845022679
ISBN 10	184502267X
Title	The Barlinnie Story
Author	Robert Jeffrey
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bonnier Books Ltd
Year published	2009-10-06
Number of pages	256
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