LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Crisis in Britain’s jails

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

22 May 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:30

Description

The chairman of the Prison Officers Association has strongly criticised the government and senior prison officials over Britain’s troubled jails. In a speech at the association’s annual conference in Portsmouth John Bartell calls for better working conditions for prison officers and blames the recent riots on management. This report from Phil Edwards.

Contributors

Phil Edwards; John Bartell

Keywords

Working conditions; Prisons; Conferences; Portsmouth; Riots; Prison officers; Prison services; Prison Officers Association

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