Correspondence
| Author | H. Scott |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455054700500704 |
| Date | 01 January 1947 |
| Published date | 01 January 1947 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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opportunities of appeal.
In the jail there are three
CORRESPONDENCE
different sets of condemned cells and as the prisoner’s
appeals fail,
Dear Miss Hushes,
so he is moved from one set to another until,
upon the failure of his third appeal (if he has the money
BORSTAL ASSOCIATION
and the desire to take his case so far) he is moved into
As fate has seen fit to plant our two Association Head-
one of the two condemned cells proper.
quarters so close to each other in London, it occurs to me
The gallows is a permanent affair of metal and concrete
that this proximity may not be known to many probation
standing in the open-air.
When not in use the trap
officers, although a few have already made the three-
minute walk between
remains in the &dquo;dropped &dquo; position. The
2, Hobart Place, and 19, Chester
rope is the only
Square, S.W.l.
item which is not kept in position permanently. Three
We are always glad to see any probation ofncer who in
prisoners can be hanged at a time.
,
his area is acting as our Associate, and I hope that many
The European Section. In so far as the Prison service
will drop in at this address on their way to or from
is concerned the term &dquo; European &dquo; is applied to all
N.A.P.O. Headquarters.
persons irrespective of nationality who live in the Western
With best wishes to N.A.P.O. for the coming year.
Yours
style. On the occasion of
sincerely.
my
visit there were eleven such
H. SCOTT,
prisoners.
Each had a room to himself containing,
Director.
amongst other things, a metal bed, table, chair, etc. The
prisoners mess together in a dining room and also have
a communal sitting room in which is a small library.
These prisoners work only within their own section,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROBATION-
they assist in the preparation of their meals and in
OFFICERS
keeping their quarters clean. They are encouraged to
.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
grow flowers and vegetables as a hobby.
The State prisoner Section. This section,
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