Solicitor on Strangeways Prison riot

Title

Solicitor on Strangeways Prison riot

Genre

Interview

TX Date

6 Apr 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:35

Description

Solicitor Franklin Sinclair on the reported fatalities, injuries and damage resulting from the two-day riot at Strangeways Prison, Manchester, in which some of his clients have been implicated. Includes speculation over prisoners being beaten and murdered while the riot progressed. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Franklin Sinclair

Keywords

Injuries; Prisons; Homicide; Manchester; Riots; Sieges; Prisoners; Solicitors; Strangeways Prison

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