Trial of Hull prison officers

Title

Trial of Hull prison officers

Genre

News report

TX Date

3 Apr 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:01:27

Description

Paul Davies reports on the trial of twelve prison officers accused of conducting revenge attacks on prisoners following the 1976 Hull Prison riots, and of former Assistant Governor, William McComb (referred to elsewhere as Douglas McComb) for neglect of duty in failing to stop the attacks.

Contributors

Paul Davies

Keywords

Prisons; Violence; Riots; Trials; Prison officers; Prisoners; Hull Prison; William? McComb; Douglas? McComb

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