Central News East: 03.04.1989: Gartree Drugs

Summary

Alan Thompson reports on claims by the Board of Visitors at Gartree Prison in Leicestershire that drug taking is rife.

Year:

1989

Duration:

0:00:40

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

Last week it was announced that the prison will become a Category B jail from 1992 following the escape of two prisoners by helicopter in 1987. Today the Board of Visitors have released a report into drug taking at the prison. We see library aerials and establishing shots of Gartree Prison.


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