AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 June 1926, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

[Reuter Telegrams.] (Received this day at 8 a.nr.) NEW YOUK, June 26. Iv. Woodbridge, of New York, was re-elected President of the Associated Advertising Cluljs of the world, at the close of the Philadelphia Conference. The 1027 Convention will be held at Deliver, U;S. PRISON LAW: (Received this day at 9.0 n.m.) NEW YORK, 'dime 28. The unusual '.phenomenon of hundreds of criminals now facing trial, changing their plea of not guilty to guilty or voluntarily offering confessions, has occurred here during the past fortnight, as a result of impending changes in the parole system, under'which convicts will he allowed only very little time off for good behaviour. Sing Sing, America’s most noted gaol, has within the last three days been filled to overflowing, the occupants now numbering 1561, the largest number in ten years, and it is expected to reach 1800 before the middle of next week. The capacity of the cells is only 1540. The parole system under the new law will keep the offender gaoled for a year, while previously lie would have served only three months, if well behaved, while a man with ten years’ sentence will be compelled to servo eight yearn and four months, while previously he would have been released after five years for good behaviour. The new system becomes effective on Wednesday.