Jimmy Boyle fought his incarceration at Scotland's most notorious prison, but it led him to becoming a celebrated artist.

Boyle, now 80, was one of the first prisoners selected for entry to the infamous Special Unit at Barlinnie prison in Glasgow ... Boyle said: ‘Art was so far from our world.

Overcrowding is a major problem in Barlinnie and in April the 987-capacity jail had a population of 1,449. The current prison will be replaced by a new state-of-the art facility. A site next to ...

An art therapist best known for her role in rehabilitating some of Scotland's most violent prisoners has died. Joyce Laing worked in Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow from 1973, where she introduced ...

John, Yoko & Me' by Elliot Mintz, we see Lennon's take on mortality and what a palm reader told the famous couple about death ...

In 1969, John Sinclair was sentenced to 10 years in prison for giving an undercover female officer two marijuana joints.

John Lennon ... Starr. Lennon was also recognized for his solo work and activism, and he received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. He ...

Explore May Pang's candid photos of John Lennon during his 'Lost Weekend' era at a special exhibition at Higgins & Myers Fine Art Gallery in November Discover a unique perspective on Lennon's life.

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He was convicted in Taylor’s murder on Sept. 14, 2021 and was sentenced to life in prison on Nov. 5, 2021. He pleaded guilty on Jan. 10, 2023, for Perlov’s murder. He received a life sentence ...

Reaching over the table, he felt the crack as his fist connected with the governor of Barlinnie Prison’s jaw ... under the gaze of pioneering art therapist Joyce Laing.

Inside the New York Funeral Home for the Rich and Famous, from John Lennon to Ivana Trump Elton John Recalls Doing 'Mountains of Cocaine' with John Lennon, Was the 'Catalyst' for Yoko Ono ...