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The Barlinnie Story: Riots, Death, Retribution and Redemption in Scotland's Infamous Prison by Robert Jeffrey is a true crime available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Barlinnie Story: Riots, Death, Retribution and Redemption in Scotland's Infamous Prison about?
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 Spec
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- Author
- Robert Jeffrey
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing Limited
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781845023737
- Category
- true crime
- Subjects
- True Crime, Crime, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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