Hostage on the roof : my Peterhead prison story
Stuart, Jackie2017
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Former prison officer Jackie Stuart recounts a terrifying experience during his 25 years of service at Scotland's toughest jail. Held hostage for 5 days by desperate inmates, he was finally rescued by an elite SAS squad who brought his ordeal to an end during a clinically efficient and dramatic operation in the early morning darkness.
Main title:
Hostage on the roof : my Peterhead prison story / Jackie Stuart.
Author:
Stuart, Jackie, author
Imprint:
Peterhead : STAMP Media Publishing, 2017.
Collation:
133 pages, 14 pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm.
Contents:
Introduction - - My early days - - HMP Peterhead - my new career - - No picnic at Peterhead - - The lighter side - - The serious 1980s at Peterhead - - My turn comes around - - The situation worsens - - The siege continues - - A sudden end - - The aftermath - - My final years at HMP Peterhead - - Retiral - - Return.
ISBN:
9781999769703
Dewey class:
920
Local class:
F5 STU365.94124
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2436025