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Kirsty McKenzie

Glasgow banter at HMP Barlinnie vital during darkest days of pandemic

Prison bosses have credited a biweekly radio programme for helping to get prisoners at HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow through the pandemic.

Rev Jill Clancy stepped in to take over the Barbed Wireless radio station as Covid-19 struck and strict lockdown protocols banned the inmates from leaving their cells in a bid to curtail the spread of the virus.

Dubbing herself DJ Jolly Jilly, the minister recorded, edited and broadcast an hour long programme - consisting of music, quizzes and Thought for the Day.

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