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Prisons and Punishment in Scotland
"Prisons and their inmates are of perennial interest, hardly a day passes without an article, film or discussion on this controversial subject. Yet to date we have had no easy access to its past, so vital if we are to look at the subject in an historical perspective. In medieval Scotland the wrongdoer was confined until dealt with by execution, banishment, mutilation or public humiliation. In the 16th century the power of pit and gallows was wielded by the virtually unlimited rule of the barons. Punishment following the Reformation was less concerned with law and order than with the enforcement of a "religious" code of behaviour. During the 18th century a unified system of administration of ...
The Story of Calton Jail
Located a short distance from Edinburgh's Princes Street, the castellated design of Calton Hill Prison was often mistaken by 19th-century visitors to the city for Edinburgh Castle. Occupying a prominent site on the rocky slope of Calton Hill, the then largest jail in Scotland was constructed to replace the aging Tolbooth and soon became the region's main correction facility, housing prisoners awaiting trial and those facing execution, including murderers, political agitators, fraudsters, terrorists, and even the notorious body-snatchers Burke and Hare. For the inmates--the first of whom arrived in 1817--life inside the prison was wretched: conditions were squalid and discipline harsh, food was basic, and the cells cold. In this, the first long overdue history of the prison, Malcolm Fife tells the story of Calton Jail's from its earliest days to the present, the staff and prisoners, the escapes and executions, the crimes and punishments, and it's rebuilding and reform. Richly illustrated, it offers an absorbing insight into the Scottish criminal justice system.
The Heart of Mid-Lothian
The title of the book refers to the Old Tolbooth prison in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the time in the heart of the Scottish county of Midlothian. The historical backdrop was the event known as the Porteous riots. In 1736, a riot broke out in Edinburgh over the execution of two smugglers. The Captain of the City Guards, Captain John Porteous, ordered the soldiers to fire into the crowd, killing several people. Porteous was later killed by a lynch mob who stormed the Old Tolbooth.
The Heart of Mid
The title of the book refers to the Old Tolbooth prison in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the time in the heart of the Scottish county of Midlothian. The historical backdrop was the event known as the Porteous riots. In 1736, a riot broke out in Edinburgh over the execution of two smugglers. The Captain of the City Guards, Captain John Porteous, ordered the soldiers to fire into the crowd, killing several people. Porteous was later killed by a lynch mob who stormed the Old Tolbooth.
Dark Heart
The Old Tolbooth Jail - Edinburgh's Bastille - was for five centuries the capital's heart of darkness. The tall, turreted building blocked the High Street like a stone sentinel at the gates of Hell. In its early days, it played host to the Scottish Parliament and the Court of Session, but eventually it became the main jail of the Old Town. And it was a hellhole, the very epitome of what Scots Law called squalor carceris, a foul, dingy, plague-infested purgatory that was, nevertheless, an integral part of the history of the Old Town and the nation. Not for nothing did Sir Walter Scott dub it the Heart of Midlothian. It was home to rich and poor, noble and ignoble, master and servant. Thieves,...
