Lindholme prison break - Eleven prisoners escape

Title

Lindholme prison break - Eleven prisoners escape

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 Aug 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:37

Description

Riots at Lindholme Prison in Doncaster are believed to have been started to cover a prison break in which eleven men escaped. So far, one has been recaptured. Interview with Chief Superintendent Michael Thomas conducted by unidentified male. Broadcast on Radio Hallam.

Contributors

Radio Hallam; Michael Thomas

Keywords

UK; Great Britain; Prisons; Yorkshire; Riots; England; Prisoners; Escapes; Lindholme Prison; Doncaster

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