Peterhead Prison riot ended

Title

Peterhead Prison riot ended

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

5 Oct 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:00:39

Description

Report by Andy Stenton from Peterhead on the breaking of the Peterhead Prison riot by an armed squad releasing prison warder Jackie Stewart who had been held hostage. David Beveridge, Scottish Office spokesman refuses to give details to the press for security reasons.

Contributors

Andy Stenton; David Beveridge

Keywords

Prisons; Riots; Peterhead Prison; Hostages; Prison officers; Peterhead; Jackie Stewart

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