24 February 1956: A written reply in the Commons reveals there are two vacancies for executioners,though the death penalty is under reviewThere are two vacancies for executioners in this country. In a parliamentary written reply to Mr Montgomery Hyde (C. Belfast N.) the Home Secretary says that the Prison Commissioners’ list contains six persons qualified to act as executioners or assistant executioners. There are usually eight and “two appointments are pending.”
The rest of the Home Secretary’s statement gives information on the duties, training, and other details approximately executioners. He says that any person may apply to be an executioner,and when there is a emptiness applicants are given an interview and a medical examination. Continue reading...
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