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On 25 September 1983, the Maze saw the biggest prison escape in British peacetime history. Thirty-eight prisoners hijacked a prison meals lorry and smashed their way out. During the breakout, four prison officers were stabbed, including one, James Ferris, who died of a heart attack.
HM Prison Maze (also known as Long Kesh) was a maximum security prison considered to be one of the most escape-proof prisons in Europe. It held prisoners suspected of taking part in armed paramilitary campaigns during the Troubles, with separate wings for loyalists and for republicans.
Sep 27, 2024 · 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 late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Sep 12, 2011 · As politically stability and ceasefires increased, the demise of HM Prison Maze was written into the heart of the Good Friday Agreement. By 2000 all prisoners had left, but what happened to...
Dec 8, 2021 · Learn how 38 IRA prisoners broke out of the 'escape-proof' Maze prison in Northern Ireland, using guns, knives and disguises. The jailbreak turned deadly as the inmates clashed with guards and fled on foot.
Sep 25, 2024 · The Irish Republican Army (IRA) organized the escape of 38 prisoners from Maze Prison in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, which took place on September 25, 1983. Maze Prison was seen by many as...
Her Majesty’s Prison Maze. A high security prison outside Belfast. Said to be the most secure prison in Europe, possibly even the world. The prisoners are all either Republican or Loyalist...
