Chief Inspector of Prisons condemns Brixton conditions

Title

Chief Inspector of Prisons condemns Brixton conditions

Genre

Interview

TX Date

14 Dec 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:00

Description

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, Judge Stephen Tumim condemns conditions in London’s Brixton Prison. He says it urgently needs redevelopment, and links conditions there to the number of suicides - thirteen over two years. Julie Sedgwick reports.

Contributors

Stephen Tumim; Julie Sedgwick

Keywords

Death; Suicide; London; UK; Prisons; Living conditions; England; Imprisonment; Brixton; Family; Prisoners; Prison services; Prison visitors

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