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State Prisons and prerogatives clash in debate over visits
In a heated session, MPs argued whether the secretary of state could bar visits to state prisoners under habeas corpus constraints. Proponents warned against empowering a general mandate to seal access, while opponents stressed magistrates must inspect prisons to prevent abuses. The division kept the motion alive as discussions shifted to broader rights and procedural safeguards.
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Pitton
Flarney- General
Vlas Waqa
Tille
Home Department
Lord Coke
Gease
Romilly
Secretary of State
Schitar
Bragham
Wight
Castercnph
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W. Wynne
Haslemere
F. Burdett
Bankes
Meare