Irish prisoners in England
- Title
- Irish prisoners in England
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 29 Jan 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:03:56
- Description
- Margaret Shiels reports on a Transfer of Prisoners Group report suggesting more Irish prisoners in England should be sent to prisons in Northern Ireland or Ireland to be nearer their families. Includes Gerry Conlon, one of the Guildford Four recently released, on how difficult it was for his family to visit him and the strain it puts on relationships. For Update programme.
- Contributors
- Margaret Shiels; Gerry Conlon
- Keywords
- Reports; Northern Ireland; Ireland; UK; Prisons; Rights of prisoners; England; Family; Prisoners; Guildford Four; Update (radio programme); Prison administration
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