Scotland’s “Most Violent” Jail Exposed in Shocking Cell Videos Inmates at the privately operated HMP Addiewell are openly filming chaos from inside their cells, capturing disturbing scenes of prisoners seemingly high on Spice and intoxicated on homemade “jail hooch.” The raw footage reveals a grim reality of unchecked mayhem behind bars at Scotland’s notorious facility, raising fresh alarm over drugs, violence, and control in one of the country’s most troubled prisons.
Prisoners at privately run HMP Addiewell post videos from their cells, showing men apparently out of their nut on Spice and drunk on “jail hooch”
Inmates at Scotland’s most violent jail are posting TikTok videos of cellblock parties to boast about their “easy time” inside.
The clips from privately run HMP Addiewell show prisoners guzzling “jail hooch” and others stupefied after taking mind-altering Spice.
In shocking footage passed on to the Daily Record, another video shows an inmate getting his head shaved while unconscious.
He also has tissue stuffed up his nose, which is set on fire by another man.
Videos from inside Addiewell Prison showing some prisoners partying and apparently taking drugs
Another con in a cell video appears to be under the influence while being dragged along the floor as other prisoners look on and laugh.
There were calls last night for a crackdown on lags at Addiewell by management at the privately-run jail.
The videos were still viewable yesterday on Tik-Tok, where an account hosting the content has almost 700 followers.
The footage makes clear that illegal mobile phones are being used freely at the jail.
Videos from inside Addiewell Prison showing prisoners partying and taking drugs
One source at the jail – who highlighted the videos – said: “The videos show utter contempt for the jail management and the regime. Addiewell is being treated like a holiday camp.
“Prisoners have the freedom of the place to apparently brew up hooch and there is also clearly a supply line for Class A drugs, like Spice, which has wreaked havoc in jails up and down the UK.
“It’s no wonder that Addiewell is seen to be the most violent and dangerous prison in Scotland.”
The TikTok account features drill music and has dozens of groups of prisoners partying in cells.
Hashtags on the videos include “whosaysjailwizhard”.
One video shows an incoherent man being dragged out a cell by others and having his hair shaved by another inmate. The same man was seen smoking what looked like drugs with the video captioned ‘Spice’
Videos from inside Addiewell Prison
In another he has a tissue put up his nose before it is lit by a lighter as it then goes on fire. The video is captioned ‘don’t get caught lackin, no infront ay the boys, with the hashtags ‘legal’ and ‘spice head’.
Other videos show several cons posing for the camera shouting “who said hmp was hard?”
Captions include “easy days’”and “party 24-7”, as the lads party gets out of hand.
One video shows the recent Old Firm match between Celtic and Rangers playing in a cell.
Images of Celtic flags draped over landings can also be seen.
That video uses the captions: captioned ‘Addiewell’ ‘Auldfirm’ and ‘party 24_7’ ‘empty hall’.
In another video a bottle showing a yellow coloured substance has been captioned ‘Vodie’ and another shows another throwing bacon out of a window.
Prisoners appear to be left to their own devices and prison officers are nowhere to be seen in the footage.
The TikTok videos referred to the drug Spice, which is rife in prisons
Addiewell is run by private facilities management company Sodexo who have the contract to operate the jail on behalf of the Scottish Prison Service until 2033.