The Maze Prison: A Hidden Story of Chaos, Anarchy and Politics - Couverture souple

Murtagh OBE, Tom

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1909976504 ISBN 13 : 9781909976504

Editeur : Waterside Press, 2018

Synopsis

The Maze Prison shows how an establishment built to hold those involved in terrorism, atrocities, murder and allied crimes became a pawn in the partisan conflict that was Northern Ireland. There followed a breakdown of norms, values and control as the last of these shifted from Governors to Ministers, outside officials and even prisoners. This led to the (often random) killing of prison officers and countless allegations, denials and obfuscations, as Prison Rules came into conflict with claims to be treated as prisoners-of-war or be given Special Category status. A social document par excellence, this stark slant on The Troubles and Peace Process cuts through the propaganda and base politics to reveal the truth about the H-Blocks, hunger-strikes, escapes and power struggles. Based on actual records and personal accounts, it challenges myths and legends to warn how easily a community can descend into what the author calls anomie. An invaluable record of 'One of the most dangerous prisons in the world'.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Tom Murtagh OBE hails from the Republic of Ireland where he received his early education before moving to London to pursue higher education and join HM Prison Service (HMPS). He ended his almost 40-year career in prisons as an Area Manager for HMPS, having been a Governor of several establishments in both HMPS and the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS). This included being Deputy Governor of The Maze and its Head of Security during The Troubles. He is the chair of the Northern Ireland Retired Prison Officers' Fellowship.

Phillip Wheatley CB was Director General of the National Offender Management Service for England and Wales (2008 to 2010) and, immediately before this, Director General of HM Prison Service (from 2003); and is also a former Non-Executive Director of the Northern Ireland Prison Service. A pupil at Leeds Grammar School, he read law at Sheffield University then, uniquely for a future leader of the service, worked as a prison officer in several establishments before being appointed Governor of Hull Prison in 1986. He was an Area Manager for HMPS before moving to Prison Service Headquarters in 1992. Latterly he has worked as a consultant in the private prisons sector.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Waterside Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1909976504
• ISBN 13: 9781909976504
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 832
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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