The Blantyre House Prison Affair - Murtagh, Tom
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Tom Murtagh OBE was a governor at The Maze Prison and Armagh Prison, Northern Ireland before becoming Area Manager - one of the highest ranks in HM Prison Service - for Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Building on a fine record and long experience he set out to raise standards in all the prisons under his charge, only to be demonised by a Parliamentary Home Affairs Committee in 'The Blantyre House Prison Affair'. In this autobiographical account, he tells his side of the story: the background, key facts, matters of intelligence that were confidential at the time, and about how the events led to his…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Tom Murtagh OBE was a governor at The Maze Prison and Armagh Prison, Northern Ireland before becoming Area Manager - one of the highest ranks in HM Prison Service - for Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Building on a fine record and long experience he set out to raise standards in all the prisons under his charge, only to be demonised by a Parliamentary Home Affairs Committee in 'The Blantyre House Prison Affair'. In this autobiographical account, he tells his side of the story: the background, key facts, matters of intelligence that were confidential at the time, and about how the events led to his vilification as his strategically-informed messages and voice were ignored.
Autorenporträt
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.