Ford defends prison strip search changes #BBCNolan

Nov 13, 2014, 11:42 AM

Relaxation of strip searching rules for dissident republican prisoners is on the cards at Maghaberry Prison. But the Prison Service says changes depend on threats against prison officers being lifted. Independent assessors have been reviewing progress - or the lack of it - on a 2010 agreement aimed at reducing tensions in the jail. Tara hears from Justice Minister David Ford and we also get the views of Sinn Féin's Raymond McCartney and the DUP's Paul Givan