The drama unfolded 25 years after one of Scotland’s worst-ever prison riots. In October 1987, inmates took over Peterhead’s D-wing, holding 56-year-old prison officer Jackie Stuart hostage.

It was as if a trouble-making virus was spreading from one prison to another. Peterhead, where there was ... They seized control of D Block and worked out their hatred of the prison and their ...

Thirty years ago this week, 50 inmates took control of D-hall at Peterhead Prison and took two warders ... and taken on to the roof of the cell block, 90ft above the ground, by his captors.

In May 1988, he was jailed for another 12 years at the High Court in Peterhead ... prison officer, was beaten, stripped, chained, and led like a dog across the 90ft high rooftop of the jail's D ...

Victorian Peterhead ... prison's most notorious chapter came on September 28, 1987 when 50 prisoners, sick of their conditions, took 56-year-old warder Jackie Stuart hostage and control of Block D.

Scotland's watchdog has issued another scathing report on Peterhead Prison. Chief Inspector of Prisons Andrew McLellan said conditions for some prisoners were "as bad as ever". His report criticises ...

Thirty years ago this week, 50 inmates took control of D-hall at Peterhead Prison and took two warders ... and taken on to the roof of the cell block, 90ft above the ground, by his captors.