Escape from Maze Prison

Title

Escape from Maze Prison

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

27 Sep 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:07

Description

Report on the mass breakout of political prisoners from the Maze Prison, with information about murdered prison guard James Ferris who was stabbed as the prisoners escaped. Speakers are Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Jim Prior; Prisons Minister, Nicholas Scott; unidentified male Families Minister. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

James Prior; Nicholas Scott

Keywords

Deaths; Politics; Government; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; British; Prisons; Sinn Fein; Maze Prison; Prison officers; Prisoners; Escapes; James Ferris

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