Inside the Maze: The Untold Story of the Northern Ireland Prison Service
, by Ryder, Chris
- ISBN: 9780413752505 | 041375250X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/1/2002
With its infamous H blocks, its inmates, riots, escapes and hunger strikes, the Maze prison was, until its closure in July 2000, among the most potent symbols of the Northern Ireland conflict. Inside the Maze investigates the true story of the notorius prison and the men it was charged with containing - among them Gerry Adams, Bobby Sands and 'King Rat' Billy Wright.
Chris Ryder, one of Northern Ireland's foremost journalists, interviews the key players, both Loyalist and Republican, from the prison's troubled past. He also hears the testimony of the prison's officers, too often overlooked, who bore the responsibility of controlling the Maze - 28 were murdered during the prison's lifetime. Yet despite this grim history, Ryder reveals, later years turned the Maze from a focus of violence into an arena for reconciliation, as some of Northern Ireland's most hardened terrorists became the driving force behind a new hope for peace.
Chris Ryder, one of Northern Ireland's foremost journalists, interviews the key players, both Loyalist and Republican, from the prison's troubled past. He also hears the testimony of the prison's officers, too often overlooked, who bore the responsibility of controlling the Maze - 28 were murdered during the prison's lifetime. Yet despite this grim history, Ryder reveals, later years turned the Maze from a focus of violence into an arena for reconciliation, as some of Northern Ireland's most hardened terrorists became the driving force behind a new hope for peace.
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