Michael Howard on privatising prisons

Title

Michael Howard on privatising prisons

Genre

Interview

TX Date

2 Sep 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:57

Description

Political editor Peter Murphy interviews Home Secretary Michael Howard on the decision to privatise some of Britain’s prisons, how they will choose the prisons, security fears, the criticism of the private sector’s involvement and making profit out of punishment.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; Michael Howard

Keywords

Prisons; Prison reform; Privatization; Security; Prisoners; Prison administration

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