Prison officers acquitted of Barry Prosser killing
- Title
- Prison officers acquitted of Barry Prosser killing
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 20 Mar 1982
- Year of production
- 1982
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- Duration
- 00:03:26
- Description
- Report on the acquittal verdict in the trial of prison officers Melvin Jackson, Eric Smith and Howard Price, charged with the murder of Barry Prosser after he was beaten to death in his cell at Winson Green Prison. Speaking are: solicitors for the defendents (not identified); Prosser’s sister Jean Webb. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Jean Webb
- Keywords
- Deaths; Homicide; Birmingham; Murder trials; Trials; Barry Prosser; Prison officers; Prisoners; Prison services; Verdicts; Winson Green Prison; Eric Smith; Howard Price; Melvyn Jackson
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LBC/IRN, "Prison officers acquitted of Barry Prosser killing". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0006100100010 (Accessed 28 Apr 2025)