Willie Whitelaw on prison overcrowding

Title

Willie Whitelaw on prison overcrowding

Genre

Interview

TX Date

15 Jul 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:01:23

Description

Barry Jordan interviews Home Secretary, William Whitelaw on allegations of overcrowding and poor conditions in Britain’s prisons. The interview follows Whitelaw’s speech at the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO) Conference.

Contributors

William Whitelaw; Barry Jordan

Keywords

Government; Internal politics; Prisons; NACRO; Living conditions; Speeches; Prisoners

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