John Nixon, ex-Offical IRA and INLA member begins this episode at the start of his second prison term in Long Kesh during which he would volunteer for the IRA/INLA Hunger Strike of 1980, led by Brendan “The Dark” Hughes.
John speaks about the horrors and trauma of years in prison, beatings and torture from the guards and his account of the hunger strike that preceded the 1981 Hunger Strike, most known for Bobby Sands death.
I asked about the effect that 53 days without food has a man’s body and mind and how John has tried to moved past everything to life a normal life post prison
Please forgive us for any parts that might overlap or be repetitive, we recorded this part over several sittings as you can tell.
00:00 2nd Prison Sentence
12:45 Staying Sane in Prison
30:50 Would John Meet With an Ex-Prison Guard
36:45 Brendan Hughes
43:00 Hunger Strikes
57:42 1980 HUNGER STRIKE
1:04:42 Selecting Hunger Strikers
1:13:35 Stages of John’s Hunger Strike (53 days)
1:29:52 Hunger Strike ENDS
1:32:42 Prison after Hunger Strike
1:41:20 Release & Life after prison
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