The makers behind a BBC Barlinnie Prison documentary are on the hunt for inmates who experienced the 'slopping out' practice. Friel Kean Films are hoping to cover the many stories from the infamous ...

“Barlinnie Prison destroyed me, but it also made me a better person,” Boyle, now 80, told the documentary. “Every cell they put me in to, I broke up, I tore down and I got another sentence.

Barlinnie Prison destroyed me, ... Speaking in a BBC documentary on Barlinnie which begins this week, he said: ‘I was 22 and, to me, it was a death sentence.

A man killed himself after watching a Ross Kemp documentary on Barlinnie prison because he was terrified of being sent there, a sheriff has ruled. Sign up to the daily Crime UK newsletter.

A THUG who is set to feature in a BBC documentary about life in Barlinnie prison has been jailed for 17 months. Andrew Cunningham, 36, subjected his ex-girlfriend to a vicious campaign of abuse at … ...

In Your Area; Lanarkshire Live; Domestic violence; Scots domestic abuse survivor slams justice delay while abuser films Barlinnie TV documentary Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that Andrew Cunningham ...

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that Andrew Cunningham missed his appointment with a social worker because he was filming a BBC TV documentary about Barlinnie prison.

He is a former Barlinnie inmate who says the prison is to thank for turning his life around. At one stage Jordan Robertson was going nowhere fast, caught up in a spiral of petty crime and drugs ...

“Barlinnie Prison destroyed me, but it also made me a better person,” Boyle, now 80, told the documentary. “Every cell they put me in to, I broke up, I tore down and I got another sentence.

Jimmy Boyle saw his opportunity. Reaching over the table, he felt the crack as his fist connected with the governor of Barlinnie Prison’s jaw. Within moments, the guards were on top of him ...