'I've been to prison - it's not a holiday camp. It could kick off at any moment'

'I've been to prison - it's not a holiday camp. It could kick off at any moment'

People often associate prisons in Scotland with luxury facilities. But former inmate Jim Watson argues it is anything but a holiday camp.

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