Maze Prison conditions

Title

Maze Prison conditions

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:01:51

Description

Eamonn Mallie interviews Major Smith of the Salvation Army on the poor conditions within the H-block of Maze Prison in Belfast compared to conditions inside other prisons in the country. The interview takes place against the background of a hunger strike by Republican prisoners at the prison. Poor quality audio.

Contributors

Eamonn Mallie; Major Smith

Keywords

Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Political protests; Prisons; Living conditions; Republicanism; Maze Prison; Hunger; Prisoners; Belfast

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