23/03/2015
Twenty-five years after the Strangeways riot, the programme talks to the key players behind Britain's biggest ever prison disturbance.
Twenty-five years after the Strangeways riot, Inside Out talks to the key players of Britain's biggest ever prison disturbance and hears calls for a new inquiry into the state of our prisons. With next-day deliveries now the norm, Dianne Oxberry investigates whether businesses and north west roads can cope with our expectations of wanting everything tomorrow.
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Strangeways prison riots
The riot at Strangeways in Manchester 25 years ago was the longest running disturbance in the British prison service's history.
Today, the prison population is double what it was at the time of the Strangeways riots in 1990, and overcrowding is a problem again.
Lord Woolf, who headed the inquiry into the riots,聽said a new inquiry into the state of Britain's prisons is needed.聽
Strangeways riot 25 years on
The Strangeways riot was the longest in British penal history and dramatically changed the way UK prisons were run.聽
Twenty-five years on, four people at the centre of the siege explain their part in the drawn-out drama.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Dianne Oxberry |
| Executive Producer | Deborah Van Bishop |
Broadcast
- Mon 23 Mar 2015 19:30大象传媒 One North West