LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

NCCL on prison grievance procedure

Genre

Interview

TX Date

5 Apr 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:42

Description

Following the criminal convictions of a number of Hull prison officers, Peter Thornton of the National Council for Civil Liberties comments on the present unsatisfactory internal grievance procedure whereby a prisoner’s complaint to the governor about a prison officer may result in a charge. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Peter Thornton

Keywords

Prisons; National Council for Civil Liberties; Civil and political rights; Prisoners; Complaints (public services); Hull Prison

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