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Barlbook Done some bird in Bar this is the place for you Barlinnie was designed by Major General T.B.

Collinson, architect and engineer to the Scottish Prison Department, and it was built in the then rural area of Riddrie adjacent to the Monkland Canal (now the route of the M8 Motorway), first opening with the commissioning of A hall in July 1882. Barlinnie prison consists of 5 accommodation halls: A, B, C, D, and E, that were built in stages between 1882 and 1897, with each holding approximately

200 inmates. There was a major extension to the perimeter in 1967 to create an industrial compound. From 1973 till 1994, the world-famous "Special Unit" placed emphasis on rehabilitation, the best known success story being that of reformed Glasgow gangster Jimmy Boyle.

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