Robert Jeffrey, author of the bestselling "Barlinnie Story" and
other true crime books, now tells the remarkable story of the
infamous Peterhead Prison in Scotland's far north-east. Built in
the 1880s as part of an ambitious humanitarian plan to use convict
labour to construct a 'harbour of refuge' on the town's wild,
storm-battered coast, it became what some call Scotland's gulag. A
cold and brutal place, it has held down the years some of
Scotland's most violent criminals and most infamous prisoners,
convicted of the most heinous of crimes. In the early days,
convicts were controlled by men as hard as their charges. The
wardens carried swords and were quick to use them if necessary. And
when convict labour was used to build the harbour, they worked with
rifles trained on them at all times. Peterhead's wardens were
clearly not to be crossed. Throughout the history of the prison,
riots and breakouts have made headlines, with the SAS involved in
restoring order at one point. Peterhead also had the reputation of
being so secure that escape was impossible, with the notable
exception of Johnny Ramensky, the safeblower turned war hero who
went back to his criminal ways and spent more than forty years of
his life in prison, many of them in Peterhead. He became the first
inmate to escape and repeated the exercise four more times, often
for his own satisfaction and amusement, each time being recaptured
after a short taste of freedom. "Peterhead - Scotland's Toughest
Prison" tells the remarkable inside story of a truly grim
institution with a fearsome reputation.
General
| Imprint: |
Black And White Publishing
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
October 2013 |
| First published: |
December 2013 |
| Authors: |
Robert Jeffrey
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| Dimensions: |
233 x 235 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-84502-538-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-84502-538-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781845025380 |
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