Tweet
Legislators to rekindle debate on hanging 
Thursday, 04 October 2007 
Another conscience vote by legislators on the issue of hanging is on the cards.
Nearly 30 years after the historic conscience debate raged in Parliament on the death penalty, word has emerged that the [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]Jamaica[/COLOR][/COLOR] Labour Party administration plans to go that route again.
The first debate took place in 1978.
For years that issue continued to grab public attention with private individuals and [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]civic[/COLOR][/COLOR] organisations joining the debate.
After visiting the gallows at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, State Minister in the National [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]Security[/COLOR][/COLOR] Ministry, Senator Arthur Williams, said the issue will be dealt with as a conscience vote in parliament soon.
"So long as it is the law of the [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]land[/COLOR][/COLOR] that hanging should take place, under this government it is going to take place. There is going to be a conscience vote in parliament very shortly in which every single member of the House and the [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]Senate[/COLOR][/COLOR] will have the opportunity to make a conscience vote on the issue of hanging and when that is over, whatever that result is we will abide by the law of the land," said Mr. Williams.
Meanwhile Head of the Correctional Services Department, Major Richard Reese told the RJR [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]News[/COLOR][/COLOR] Centre the gallows will be ready if required.
Thursday, 04 October 2007 Another conscience vote by legislators on the issue of hanging is on the cards. Nearly 30 years after the historic conscience debate raged in Parliament on the death penalty, word has emerged that the [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]Jamaica[/COLOR][/COLOR] Labour Party administration plans to go that route again.
The first debate took place in 1978.
For years that issue continued to grab public attention with private individuals and [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]civic[/COLOR][/COLOR] organisations joining the debate.
After visiting the gallows at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, State Minister in the National [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]Security[/COLOR][/COLOR] Ministry, Senator Arthur Williams, said the issue will be dealt with as a conscience vote in parliament soon.
"So long as it is the law of the [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]land[/COLOR][/COLOR] that hanging should take place, under this government it is going to take place. There is going to be a conscience vote in parliament very shortly in which every single member of the House and the [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]Senate[/COLOR][/COLOR] will have the opportunity to make a conscience vote on the issue of hanging and when that is over, whatever that result is we will abide by the law of the land," said Mr. Williams.
Meanwhile Head of the Correctional Services Department, Major Richard Reese told the RJR [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]News[/COLOR][/COLOR] Centre the gallows will be ready if required.