LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

POA reaction to Brixton Prison breakout

Genre

Interview

TX Date

8 Jul 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:04:54

Description

Angela Rippon interviews John Bartell, chairman of the Prison Officers Association, about the escape of two IRA suspects, Pearse McAuley and Nessan Quinlivan, from Brixton maximum security jail. They were being held on terrorist charges and being escorted from a chapel service at the jail when they pulled out a gun and took prison officers hostage. They then shot and wounded a passing motorist, and hijacked his car. Bartell lays the blame for the incident on the Government for underfunding the UK prison service.

Contributors

John Bartell; Angela Rippon

Keywords

London; Trade unions; Prisons; Public finance; IRA; Brixton; Prison officers; Prisoners; Escapes; Prison services; POA; Brixton Prison; Pearse McAuley; Nessan Quinlivan

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