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

00:06:33

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 a cell. 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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