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26%OFFRobert Jeffrey - Barlinnie Story: Riots, Death, Retribution and Redemption in Scotland's Infamous Prison - 9781845022679 - V9781845022679
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Barlinnie Story: Riots, Death, Retribution and Redemption in Scotland's Infamous Prison

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Description for Barlinnie Story: Riots, Death, Retribution and Redemption in Scotland's Infamous Prison Paperback. 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. It has sparked rooftop protests and cell block riots, and been home to godfathers of crime. This title deals with riots, death, retribution and redemption in this prison. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384. 256 pages, illustrations. 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. It has sparked rooftop protests and cell block riots, and been home to godfathers of crime. This title deals with riots, death, retribution and redemption in this prison. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BTC; JKVP1. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight: 378.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Black and White pub.
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845022679
SKU
V9781845022679
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5

About Robert Jeffrey
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.

Reviews for Barlinnie Story: Riots, Death, Retribution and Redemption in Scotland's Infamous Prison
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

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