Security in British prisons

Title
Security in British prisons
Genre
Interview
TX Date
23 Sep 1994
Year of production
1994
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Duration
00:03:59
Description
Home Secretary, Michael Howard is facing increasing pressure to resign after semtex was found at Whitemoor maximum security prison in Cambridgeshire just two weeks after an attempted IRA jailbreak. An inquiry is currently under way, but David Evans, General Secretary of the Prison Officers Association, says he is not surprised in the least by this latest scandal, and holds Michael Howard accountable. Male interviewer not identified.
Contributors
David Evans
Keywords
Government; UK; Prisons; IRA; Security; Prisoners; Escapes; Cabinet ministers; Explosives; Cambridgeshire; Michael Howard; Home Office; Whitemoor Prison

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