Kent Branch Conference
| Published date | 01 January 1947 |
| Date | 01 January 1947 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455054700500705 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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opportunities
of
appeal.
In
the
jail
there
are
three
different
sets
of
condemned
cells
and
as
the
prisoner’s
appeals
fail,
so
he
is
moved
from
one
set
to
another
until,
upon
the
failure
of
his
third
appeal
(if
he
has
the
money
and
the
desire
to
take
his
case
so
far)
he
is
moved
into
one
of
the
two
condemned
cells
proper.
The
gallows
is
a
permanent
affair
of
metal
and
concrete
standing
in
the
open-air.
When
not
in
use
the
trap
remains
in
the
&dquo;dropped
&dquo;
position.
The
rope
is
the
only
item
which
is
not
kept
in
position
permanently.
Three
prisoners
can
be
hanged
at
a
time.
,
The
European
Section.
In
so
far
as
the
Prison
service
is
concerned
the
term &dquo; European &dquo;
is
applied
to
all
persons
irrespective
of
nationality
who
live
in
the
Western
style.
On
the
occasion
of
my
visit
there
were
eleven
such
prisoners.
Each
had
a
room
to
himself
containing,
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,
they
assist
in
the
preparation
of
their
meals
and
in
keeping
their
quarters
clean.
They
are
encouraged
to
grow
flowers
and
vegetables
as
a
hobby.
The
State
prisoner
Section.
This
section,
as
its
name
implies,
is
reserved
for
enemies
of
the
State.
At
the
time
of
my
visit
there
were
no
State
prisoners.
The
First
and
Second
Circle
prisoners
Section.
These
are
really
two
separate
sections
of
the
jail
housing
the
hardened
criminal
and
minor
offender
respectively;
they
can,
for
the
purpose
of
these
notes,
however,
be
combined
under
the
one
heading.
Various
types
of
work
are
carried
out
in
the
Jail,
making
twine,
&dquo;
dhurries
&dquo;,
metal
foundations
for
road-
work,
grinding
of
grain
by
hand,
etc.
A
certain
amount
of
work
is
allotted
to
each
prisoner
each
day,
but
it
is
up
to
the
prisoner
whether
he
works
in
spurts
resting
periodically,
or
works
steadily
all
day.
-
The
prisoners
sleep
on
mud-brick
beds
in
a
type
of
dormitory
under
the
guard of
warders.
So
far
as
could
be
seen
they
had
no
privacy
whatsoever.
Sense
of
vocation
and
understanding
of
personal
needs,
qualities
regarded
as
a
normal
part
of
social
work
in
this
country,
were
not
in
evidence.
The
absence
of
these
qualities
may
be
due
to
the
caste
system
and
religious
prejudices
which
play
such
an
important
part
in
life
in
India;
these
factors
appeared
to
be
ignored
whilst
a
person
was
undergoing
detention
but
naturally
became
operative
again
upon
a
person’s
release.
In
my
opinion
corrective
Institutions,
in
the
Punjab
at
any
rate,
should
be
situated
some
distance
from
large
towns
or
industrial
areas.
If
sites
could
be
acquired
which
contained
arable
land
and
farming
instruction
given,
a
much
more
useful
type
of
person
would
be
created.
Agriculture,
now
based
upon
primitive
custom,
could
be
developed
upon
more
scientific
lines
if
proper
instruction
were
given
in
such
Institutions.
No
doubt
attention
will
be
given
to
matters
of
this
kind
as
social
work
in
the
Punjab
progresses.
CORRESPONDENCE
Dear
Miss
Hushes,
BORSTAL
ASSOCIATION
As
fate
has
seen
fit
to
plant
our
two
Association
Head-
quarters
so
close
to
each
other
in
London,
it
occurs
to
me
that
this
proximity
may
not
be
known
to
many
probation
officers,
although
a
few
have
already
made
the
three-
minute
walk
between
2,
Hobart
Place,
and
19,
Chester
Square,
S.W.l.
We
are
always
glad
to
see
any
probation
ofncer
who
in
his
area
is
acting
as
our
Associate,
and
I
hope
that
many
will
drop
in
at
this
address
on
their
way
to
or
from
N.A.P.O.
Headquarters.
With
best
wishes
to
N.A.P.O.
for
the
coming
year.
Yours
sincerely.
H. SCOTT,
Director.
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
OF
PROBATION-
OFFICERS
.
NOTICE
IS
HEREBY
GIVEN
that
the
THIRTY-FIFTI4
ANNUAL
MEETING
AND
NATIONAL
CONFERENCE
will
be
held
at
Durham
University
on
Friday,
Saturday,
Sunday,
July
11,
12, 13, 1947.
E.
M.
HUGHES,
Secretary.
2,
Hobart
Place,
S.W.1.
November
25th,
1946.
.
KENT
BRANCH
CONFERENCE
The
Kent
Branch
Conference
is
to
be
held
in
the
Sun
Lounge,
Winter
Gardens,
Margate,
from
Friday,
March
28
to
Sunday,
March
30,
1947
The
first
address
is
to
be
given
by
the
Rt.
Hon.
the
Earl of
Feversham,
D.S.O.,
D.L.,
Miss
Margery
Fry,
J.P.,
is
to
speak
on
&dquo; The
Troublesome
Age
&dquo;,
C.
A.
Joyce,
Esq.,
on
&dquo; One
View
of
the
Failure
&dquo;,
Mark
Benney,
Esq.,
on
&dquo; Criminal
Traditions&dquo;
and
Herman
M.
DeBuy
Wenniger,
Esq.,
a
former
Dutch
proba-
tion
officers,
on
&dquo; Juvenile
Delinquency
in
Holland
during
and
after
the
German
Occupation &dquo;.
On
Saturday
evening
a
reception
is
to
be
given
by
Ald.
F.
J.
Cornford,
J.P.,
the
Mayor
of
Margate.
There
will
be
a
dance
band
with
interludes
by
a
vocalist
and
light entertainer.
The
inclusive
charge
for
the
week-end
to
members
of
N.A.P.O.
is
37s.
6d.,
and
to
non-members
£ 2.
Applications
with
booking
fee of
10s.
should
be
sent
to
Mr.
C.
B.
Trusler,
2,
New
Road,
Chatham,
Kent,
not
later
than
March
14,
1947.
Please
state
whether
willing
to
share
a
bedroom.
The
fee
for
non-residents
is
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