Peterhead: The Inside Story of Scotland's Toughest Prison

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Peterhead Prison has housed some of the most notorious criminals in Scottish penal history. Down the years it earned the nickname The Hate Factory and made headline news decade after decade with dramatic escapes, hostage taking and rooftop riots. Join Robert Jeffrey, author of Peterhead: The Inside Story of Scotland’s Toughest Prison, as he tells the remarkable story of the infamous Peterhead Prison in Scotland’s far north-east – a truly grim institution with a fearsome reputation.