IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

A place called Armagh

Socialist Challenge No. 24, 1 December 1977 · p. 10 of the scan · 455 words

The scan: sc-n24-dec-1-1977.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 10 of the scan

THE PLIGHT of male concentration camp has Socialist Challenge.

offences and a simultaneous "criminal" status for political offences.

longer interview which Socialist Woman.

Protesters are beld in continuous solary. They receive one half hour exercise period in the BOTRE ABUL BUaISEnI they have to use these to clean out their cells. So they never get TC AIr The cells are small and all the WILONS So CENE women have to sit up in blankels for warmth all day. One woman CICTECB graine headaches. To get to the icilet they have to ring a beil and lo come and accompany them down. Recently one woman has mau suam dogs sct da pa waue Request prisoners in been regularly featured in Yet over the last few months there has been an increasing number of women sentenced for political deterioration conditions inside the women's prison in Armagh. These women are, as the men in Long Kesh, refusing to accept ANN DUFFY, from the Short Strand area of Belfast describes conditions. Her comments are taken from will be appearing shortly in being accompanied down to the toilets.

The cells of the remand prison very low crilings. are just concrete slahs. The food 3 asru. Cue nignt 1 was so bac that even the murse refused to les us eat it.

SICA CIRO WOUCI DRIRM ar the moment. One who is over monchs pregnant is same conditions as the rest of the protestors. She receives no extra exercise, nor is her diet any different.

The other woman months pregnant. They Kesh WEIEWEH -The winklaw:

making her take hor baths every tbem. She asked me to stay with her one night and I agreed. But the screw suve me some sort of were medicine before 1 went in and I Just conked put. want anyone giving ber advice As for modical Tacilities, the are Riven natai check one a woek. But they ane never examined. If they have any complaiats they are given VHUTO They don't want the bother of i baby being born in Armagh LastiercaKn mierroRatlOo centre, women, like men, are TNA MEE O TEUSE TEAK Woman face. Many rugted in Castlereagh They don't be whole thine.

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