Wormwood Scrubs sex offenders unit criticised

Title

Wormwood Scrubs sex offenders unit criticised

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

13 Sep 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:29

Description

Margaret Shiels reports on an article in The Independent newspaper which claims a special prison unit for sex offenders at Wormwood Scrubs is running out of control and placing staff in a dangerous and volatile situation. The report also says staff have described the unit as a highly dangerous place to work emotionally and physically. Includes interviews with Bill Beaumont, Probation Officers Union; Jim Perris, prison governor; Dr Maurice White; speech by Jennifer Pearce at the Social and Liberal Democrats conference in Brighton.

Contributors

Margaret Shiels; Bill Beaumont; Jim Perris; Maurice White; Jennifer Pearce

Keywords

London; Newspapers; Working conditions; Prisons; Prisoners; Rape; Sexual offences; Probation; Sexual violence; Social welfare; Wormwood Scrubs; The Independent

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