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Illustrated Police News Botched execution 1883 Durham So, last week we covered the build up to the 1868 Capital Punishment Act and covered a brief history of changes in the application and administration of execution nationally and in the North East. This week we will turn to the experience of execution behind the prison walls (post 1868) in the North East of England. Just before we do though, here’s something a bit more cheery. I often forget with my study just how depressing and shocking the subject can be to an outsider. I am not claiming to have become desensitised to it, but when I give a talk I realise after about ten minutes that some people in the room are going green. Luckily, I have passed that stage. So, by way of light relief here’s a brilliant sketch that relates loosely to the subject. In between the last blog and this one my comedy group performed at the Glasgow Comedy Festival’s fringe (Chunkstival) and so I’ve been in a comic frame of mind this week and I suddenly re...