PREVENTION OF CRIMES.
» A BRITISH MEASURE. By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. (Received December 9, 8.20 a.m.) LONDON, Bth December. In the House of Commons, the Prevention of Crimes Bill was read a third time. The measure embodies a provision for preventive detention. A court is empowered to sentence for that purpose, the minimum being five years and the maximum ten years, but the Home Secretary is empowered to shorten sentences. '
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 137, 9 December 1908, Page 7
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