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96 results found for '"Prison officers"' in Keywords.
T. Dan Smith on prison reform (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Holness interviews former Labour politician T. Dan Smith on the need for prison reform, after he is released from prison on corruption charges.
Action postponed over prison officers dispute (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Arthur Powell, prison officers union leader at Winson Green prison, on the postponement of possible industrial action over pay. Male interviewer not identified.
Prison officers’ dispute (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Eric Heffer MP, on the prison officers’ work to rule at Walton Prison.
Prison officers’ dispute (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Vivien Stern, Director, National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO) about suspension of prison officers in the current dispute. Male interviewer not identified.
Prison reform (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview about treatment of prisoners. Female speaker not identified.
Thatcher and BBC visit Northern Ireland (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
2 linked clips on Northern Ireland.1. Report back on BBC journalists filming an IRA publicity stunt in the village of Carrickmore, leading to calls for tighter rules on the coverage of the Troubles. Male...
Governor on prisoner protests at Walton (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
The Governor of Walton Prison, William Driscoll, on action taken by prisoners in reaction to prison officers’ strikes. He says eleven prisoners have barricaded themselves into a cell. He will shortly have...
Rooftop protest at Peterhead Prison (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with spokesman for Scottish prison officers about rooftop protests by prisoners against conditions at the Peterhead Prison in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Male speaker and interviewer not identified....
Clive Soley on youth detention centres (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Holness interviews Labour MP Clive Soley, about the unfairness of the detention centre scheme for young offenders in relation to prison officers.
John McVicar on drugs in UK prisons (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with former convicted armed robber and writer John McVicar on the distribution of illegal drugs within Britain’s prisons, and on the possibility of prison officers smuggling in the drugs. Male...