LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Brixton jailbreak

Genre

Interview

TX Date

8 Jul 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:31

Description

Interview with Chris Train, Director-General of the Prison Service, on a jailbreak after a firearm was smuggled into Brixton Prison, the security measures which should have prevented it and the inquiry to investigate what happened. Probably referring to the escape of IRA suspects Nessan Quinlivan and Pearse McAuley. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Christopher Train

Keywords

Prisons; Terrorists; IRA; Smuggling; Security measures; Prison officers; Prisoners; Firearms; Escapes; Security breaches; Prison services; Pearse McAuley; Nessan Quinlivan

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