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  1. John McVicar on drugs in UK prisons (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with former convicted armed robber and writer John McVicar on the distribution of illegal drugs within Britain’s prisons, and on the possibility of prison officers smuggling in the drugs. Male...

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  2. Kilroy-Silk on prisons after visits (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Peter Allen interviews Robert Kilroy-Silk, Labour MP and Chairman of the Parliamentary Group on Penal Affairs, about a visit by members of the committee to view conditions in London prisons.

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  3. Fookes on overcrowding in prison (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Conservative MP Janet Fookes on overcrowding in Britain’s prisons and the benefits of weekend prisons. Fookes argues that there needs to be a change in the fines system and that anyone who is dangerous...

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  4. Irish MP on UK prisons (1995)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Irish MP Joe Costello who discusses prison conditions in Britain whilst on a visit to prisons holding Irish convicts. He claims this issue should be brought up in the Northern Ireland peace...

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  5. Stephen Tumim on prison report (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, Judge Stephen Tumim, about his report on the state of the UK’s prisons. He wants to see proper sanitation installed and inmates given useful...

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  6. Prisons out of control (1995)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on the position of the Home Secretary Michael Howard after a series of escapes, riots and suicides in prisons across the country. Dominic Waghorn reports. Speakers are Michael Howard on BBC Radio...

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  7. Tranquillizers prescribed in prisons (1979)

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    Interview

    Interview on the prescription of tranquillizers in prisons to enable prisoners to cope with the stresses of incarceration, and to control the violent or the mentally ill. Recommends a reduction in prison...

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  8. Holloway Prison conditions (1995)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Vox pop

    Brian Ging reports on criticisms of conditions in Holloway Prison in North London, following an unannounced inspection by new Chief Inspector of Prisons, Sir David Ramsbottom, and his team of monitors. He...

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  9. Overcrowding in prisons (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with probation officer Glynys Thornton on the need to reduce the prison population. Female interviewer not identified.

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  10. Chief Inspector of Prisons condemns Brixton conditions (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, Judge Stephen Tumim condemns conditions in London’s Brixton Prison. He says it urgently needs redevelopment, and links conditions there to the number of suicides...

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