HM Prison Maze (previously Long Kesh Detention Centre, and known colloquially as the Maze or H-Blocks) was a prison and internment camp in Northern Ireland that was used to house …

The Maze Prison escape (known to Irish republicans as the Great Escape) took place on 25 September 1983 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. HM Prison Maze (also known as Long …

Most of the 125 prisoners were engaged in recreational activities, moving comparatively freely within each wing. Twenty-four prisoners employed as orderlies were cleaning up and …

The Maze and Long Kesh overview map was supplied to PMA during filming in 2007. This map was used by the prison staff for an overview of the entire site. The map shows both the cages …

Sep 25, 2024 · THE Maze Prison was Europe’s most escape-proof jail. It consisted of eight ‘H’ blocks each surrounded by concrete walls and connected by large hydraulic gates. They were …

Sep 25, 2015 · Here are eight things you need to know about the Maze Prison escape. 1. It involved serious planning. At 2.30pm on the day of the escape, three prisoners using …

Maze prison, prison located 10 miles (16 km) west of Belfast, N.Ire., that was a symbolic centre of the struggle between unionists and nationalists during the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland in the …

Sep 11, 2022 · Ten years ago this week, the Stormont Executive established an arms-length public body dedicated to redeveloping the notorious former Maze prison site. A £300million …

The London government launched a vast “securitization” plan, authorizing British soldiers to imprison without trial anyone who opposed the British occupation of Northern Ireland. To …

Apr 4, 2016 · It was Her Majesty’s Prison Maze, or more commonly known as “The Maze.” And it became the scene of one of the most daring, well-executed prison escapes in twentieth …