As I understand it #IslaBryson was transferred to #Barlinnie male estate segregated primarily because her offences were violence against women. She was never a threat to any women whilst incarcerated but media prefers to ignore inconvenient facts. #Sarwar is a lying opportunist with little clue.
Kirstin Anderson reading from the book
In a popular talk in the Edinburgh University Futures Institute, The Barlinnie Special Unit editor, Kirstin Anderson, took part in a joint session with poet Lady Unchained. More photos and full report available on our website.
https://loom.ly/80su9j4
#books #edbookfest #barlinnie #prison
Happy to see prison overcrowding making the media again but this, and finding that 55% of people in custody had witnessed staff abuse of prisoners, makes for concerning reading from HM Inspectorate of Prisons
#inspection #barlinnie
Why close down #Barlinnie surely it should run alongside the new prison, not enough criminals are jailed. @thesnp.bsky.social
BBC News - #Barlinnie boss: I'd struggle to survive in my own prison - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The projected cost of a new prison replacing Scotland's notorious HMP Barlinnie has more than doubled to almost £1bn.
Credit: Sky News
#News #HMP #Scotland #Barlinnie
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