Risley to be closed after riots

Title

Risley to be closed after riots

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

25 Jul 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:14

Description

Bernadette Moore looks at the findings of a report into conditions at Risley Remand Centre near Warrington in Cheshire after disturbances in 05/89. The report recommends the men’s remand wing be closed. Ian Boon, prison governor, admits the centre had failed in its objectives, but Graham Harrison, Prison Officers Association, refutes the allegations. originally from Piccadilly Radio.

Contributors

Piccadilly Radio; Bernadette Moore; Graham Harrison; Ian Boon

Keywords

Reports; Prisons; Warrington; Risley remand centre; Cheshire

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