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Women Behind the Wire

Date:

02/1984

REF:

NIPC/PER/BOX1(89)

Scope and Content:

Magazine titled Strip Searches in Armagh Jail: Women Behind the Wire, issue 2. Produced by the London Armagh Group. Contents include a speech to the Camden Women's Committee titled, "Why People in Britain Must Protest"; an introduction to the London Armagh Group; "Don't let them break you love," - a prisoner's account; The Official Response from the Northern Ireland Office; "A Matter of Security? - Armagh compared to English and Welsh prisons"; A History of Armagh Jail; "No let up in repression"; "British Justice: the Emergency Legislation and the Informer System"; Sexual Harassment; and "The Essence of Armagh". Features a template for a letter of protest to the Prime Minister, and suggested reading list.

Collection:

Northern Ireland Political Collection, Periodicals,

Copyright Holder:

London Armagh Group

Persons:

Joanne O'Brien, Mairead Farrell

Keywords:

Prisoners, Repression, Sexual Harassment, Strip-Searching

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