The Barlinnie Special Unit Teens25 INSPIRATIONAL & INSIGHTFUL: Follow Sydney

INSPIRATIONAL & INSIGHTFUL: Follow Sydney as she reflects on her own journey from buried traumas and poor body image to acceptance

asking what of our past can we shrug off and what is fixed forever

bestselling author of the Songs of Chaos series‘Bloody

the incense and rituals of the Eastern OrthodoxChurch and the high walls and towers of the city of Constantinople

The Barlinnie Special Unit Teens25 INSPIRATIONAL & INSIGHTFUL: Follow SydneyFifty years ago, a small unit in HM Prison Barlinnie, Glasgow, became a radical experiment whose approach polarised opinion. It encouraged shared decision making between prisoners and staff, allowed greater access to families and enabled prisoners to explore creative activities. Through the support of visiting artists, and the voices of the prisoners themselves, notably the sculptor Jimmy Boyle (author of A Sense of Freedom), its impact challenged