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If the imprisonment was for less than two years, he said, the
original order would merely be suspended during it.
The bill also provides that inmates who are considered to be a
bad influence may be transferred to a prison by order of the Governor
without the court appearance now necessary.
Finally, it enables the transfer of a prisoner who is a drug
addict from a prison to a treatment centre during the last 18 months of
his sentence, also by order of the Governor.
Mr. Lloyd explained that this provision was designed to cover
cases in which both the individual's and the public interest would be best served.
by a period of suitable treatment immediately before release.
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