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Craiginches: Life in Aberdeen´s Prison
Bryan Glennie
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Description for Craiginches: Life in Aberdeen´s Prison
Paperback. A unique insight into prison life in Craiginches, showing both the difficulties and dangers that were a part of everyday life and the rewarding side of the job when inmates gave something positive back to society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BTC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
CRAIGINCHES – Life in Aberdeen's Prison is the story of this forbidding place from its early days to its recent closure, told by former prison officer Bryan Glennie. Having lived and breathed the life of the prison up to his retirement, this is the real inside story of rooftop riots, botched escapes, drugs being smuggled, prisoners brewing beer in dung heaps and the prison's only hanging, as well as dramatic tales of deployment to Peterhead when the SAS stormed D wing.
Craiginches had another side too, with visits from Princess Anne, Robbie Shepherd, Charlie Nicholas, Evelyn Glennie and many more ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785301216
SKU
V9781785301216
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Bryan Glennie
Former prison officer Bryan Glennie spent much of his career within the imposing Victorian walls of Craiginches Prison. Having lived and breathed the life of the prison up to his retirement, his account of the prison and prison life is both fascinating and well informed.
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