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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