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Inside 'The Big Hoose'. The reality of life behind the bars of Scotland's infamous prison. As it finally closes its doors, staff and inmates reflect on a violent, chaotic history.
2024
After 142 years, HMP Barlinnie is closing its doors. The prison is Scotland’s largest jail and houses over 1,400 inmates in five gigantic Victorian halls.
Inmate Jamie relapses with the temptation of illegal drugs. Darren calls in the chaplain to help him with self-harm attempts and suicide.
Albanian drug dealer Robert fights deportation while desperately hoping to be returned to his son. Violent offender John searches for a new start to try and beat his alcohol addiction.
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Jamie Lee
Narrator
2026
Inmate JP overdoses and is rushed to hospital, Norrie is suicidal, and RJ tries to reject violence for the first time.
Long-term addict Bobby heads to rehab, Billy fights for recognition that he has really changed, while Alan is released and heads back to his old ways on Glasgow's streets.
White Collar Convicts: Life on the Inside
2015
After 18 months behind bars, Sean returns to his community in Cambuslang, where he struggles to manage his ADHD, battles with addiction and faces a court case for armed robbery. Self-styled vigilante Frankie lives by his own brutal code of 'jail justice', which sees him attacking sex offenders, while violent offender and drug user Owen attempts to rebuild his life on the outside, until his violent past catches up with him.
