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Parkhurst prisoners recaptured

Title
Parkhurst prisoners recaptured
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
9 Jan 1995
Year of production
1995
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Duration
00:02:49
Description
Clive Hunton reports on the capture of three prisoners Andrew Roger, Keith Rose and Matthew Williams who had escaped from Parkhurst prison on the Isle of Wight and the political fallout from the escape with calls for resignation of Home Secretary Michael Howard and Prisons Director-General Derek Lewis. Assistant Chief Constable of Hampshire Police, Peter Linden Jones on the capture; also comment from Chief Constable John Hoddinott; Conservative MP for Isle of Wight, Barry Field; and former governor of Maidstone Prison, the Reverend Peter Timms.
Contributors
Clive Hunton; Barry Field; Peter Linden Jones; Peter Timms; John Hoddinott
Keywords
Prisons; Isle of Wight; Prisoners; Escapes; Resignation (political); Security breaches; Michael Howard; Parkhurst Prison; Jack Straw; Keith Rose; Matthew Williams; Derek Lewis; Andrew Roger

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