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bestselling author of the Songs of Chaos series‘Bloody

where he lived from 1952 until his death in 2013

asking what of our past can we shrug off and what is fixed forever

The Barlinnie Special Unit Teens25 the incense and rituals ofFifty years ago, a small unit in HM Prison Barlinnie, Glasgow, became a radical experiment whose approach polarised opinion. It encouraged shared decision making between prisoners and staff, allowed greater access to families and enabled prisoners to explore creative activities. Through the support of visiting artists, and the voices of the prisoners themselves, notably the sculptor Jimmy Boyle (author of A Sense of Freedom), its impact challenged