MURDERERS REPRIEVED
66 NOW IN PRISON. That 61 men and five women are at present in prison, in England and Wales under a commuted death sentence was revealed in a written answer by the Home Secretary to Mr Rhys Davies. They include two men who were convicted and sentenced overseas and transferred to England under the Colonial Prisoners Removal Act. On December 31, 1929, three men had served over 15 years. The number on the corresponding date in 1930 was four; in 1931, one; in 1932, one; and in 1933, none. On the dates mentioned no woman had served over 15 years and no man over 20 years.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 30 August 1934, Page 11
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