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At least eight inmates were released from Scotland's largest prison HMP Barlinnie earlier. Some got into waiting vehicles while others walked down the road together from the Glasgow prison.

He explained: “The main difference is at a Victorian prison, the transactional tasks take up all the time. "In Barlinnie, it takes an hour and a half for a meal in one house block.