The ENTIRE HISTORY of the Scottish Prison System - HMP Low Moss

About this episode

This episode explores the unique and controversial history of HMP Low Moss, from its origins as a wartime RAF base to its current state-of-the-art facilities.

From a wartime RAF base tae a modern prison, HMP Low Moss has one of the strangest histories in Scotland’s jail system. Once used as a temporary camp and later reopened as a proper prison, it became known for escapes, overcrowding and controversy before being rebuilt in 2012. Today it stands as a state‑of‑the‑art jail, but its past tells a story of improvisation, scandal and survival.

People in this episode

Host: Hawaii Fivo

Topics covered

• Scottish prison system
• HMP Low Moss
• history of prisons
• overcrowding
• escapes
• prison reform

Keywords

• Scottish prison history
• HMP Low Moss
• prison escapes
• overcrowding
• prison reform
• Scotland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RAF

Places: HMP Low Moss, Scotland

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