Derek Lewis on sacking

Title

Derek Lewis on sacking

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

17 Oct 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:00:24

Description

Interview with former Head of the Prison Service, Derek Lewis, who says he refused to resign, as he didn’t believe he should have been made a scapegoat, following the breakout from Parkhurst and Whitemoor prisons in 1/95. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

Derek Lewis

Keywords

Prisons; Isle of Wight; Security; Escapes; Dismissal from employment; Michael Howard; Parkhurst Prison; Learmont Report; Home Office; Derek Lewis; Whitemoor Prison; Prison Service

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