VOLUNTARY PRISONER.
A man who has never been convicted is occupying one of the cells at Walton prison, Liverpool. All the 700 prisoners know he is there, and are waiting their turn to pay him a visit. This volunteer prisoner spends nine hours every day in his cell with its barred windows, heavy doors and bare white-washed walls. He hears the daily tread of the prisoners along the railed corridor above him and below him, but will not abandon his self-imposed stay, which he regards as a great public service. "This man has adopted the role of a prisoner in order to be a living link between the real prisoners and the outer world, and he has made his cell the headquarters as an agent of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society," said Mr. Cyril Clancy, organising secretary of the society in the north-western area. "Permission for this daily residence in the prison was granted by the authorities, having regard to the value of the work done by the society in the last 60 years.".
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 309, 31 December 1931, Page 5
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