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Pamela Hazel was appointed in 1975 by the Northern Ireland Office as a teacher working in the Juvenile Remand Unit in Crumlin Road Gaol and then in the Young Offenders Centre Hydebank Wood. In 1984 she became Education Officer for Armagh Gaol where she also taught English Literature. In 1985 Armagh Gaol closed and the women’s prison moved to Maghaberry where Pamela continued as Education Officer. In the late 1980s she went to the Maze and Long Kesh Prison as Education Officer for the Compounds section. She later returned as Education Officer to both Maghaberry Male and Female Prisons before moving to be Education Officer in the Young Off...enders Centre Hydebank Wood.
Pamela Hazel was appointed in 1975 by the Northern Ireland Office as a teacher working in the Juvenile Remand Unit in Crumlin Road Gaol and then in the Young Offenders Centre Hydebank Wood. In 1984 she became Education Officer for Armagh Gaol where she also taught English Literature. In 1985 Armagh Gaol closed and the women’s prison moved to Maghaberry where Pamela continued as Education Officer. In the late 1980s she went to the Maze and Long Kesh Prison as Education Officer for the Compounds section. She later returned as Education Officer to both Maghaberry Male and Female Prisons before moving to be Education Officer in the Young Off...enders Centre Hydebank Wood.
| Title: | What do you remember about the graduation? |
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| Description: | Pamela Hazel Education Officer in Maghaberry Prison in the 1990s reflects on her memories of attending an Open University graduation ceremony in Belfast which two Republican women Open University graduates from Maghaberry had been given parole to attend. She describes it as a wonderful occasion with a sense of real achievement and how while others may disagree the work of educators in prison was a force for good. | Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | Contact the OU Archive prior to any re-use. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Contributor: | Pamela Hazel |
| Duration: | 00:01:47 |
| Master programe code and title: | Pamela Hazel Interview |
| Master programme start time: | 00:29:11 |
| Master programme end time: | 00:31:25 |
| Master programme production number: | 097_O_01 |
| Available to public: | yes |
