Overcrowded conditions at Brixton Prison

Title

Overcrowded conditions at Brixton Prison

Genre

News report; Interview; Special

TX Date

17 Feb 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:06:35

Description

Report on the overcrowded conditions at 180 year-old Brixton remand prison in south London, where two or three prisoners, including convicted criminals, are now having to share cells. Includes actuality of the prison visit and interviews with Training Principal Officer John Denyer and unidentified male prisoner. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

John Denyer

Keywords

London; Prisons; Living conditions; Prisoners; Brixton Prison

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