6
Q. 17. What provision is made for the education of the prisoners 2-4. None during the year 1871-72. A schoolmaster was appointed on 12th October, 1872.
Q. 18. On what conditions are remissions of imprisonment granted ?—A. Prisoners tried and convicted for the first time of offences other than unnatural crimes are, pro- vided their conduct during imprisonment is good, entitled by law and with the approval of the Governor to a remission of one-eighth part of their sentence. Other remissions are granted at the discretion of the Governor, under special conditions.
Q. 19.-Have coroner's inquests been held on every occasion of a death in prison during the past year? and what were the verdicts PA. Yes: 1, disease of heart; 2, typhoid fever; 3, apoplexy; 4, dysentery; 5, disease of kidney and heart; 6, discase of heart; 7, typhoid fever; 8, consumption; 9, dysentery.
RETURN for the Middlesex and Surrey County Gaol, for 1871-72.
Name and Nature of the
Prisons, whether *Common Gaol," **Penitentiary," &c.
Number Committed Number of those
for Debt,
Want of Bail, and
Punishment.
Committed
|
who have been
previously Con-
victed.
Number of Persons Committed
to Penal Imprisonment,"
Including " Penal Servitude"
(if that term is used in the
Colony to describe any
Punishment).
Total Number of Persons Committed
in 1872.
For Debt.
For safe Custody till `rial, or for want of Security.
Penal Imprisonment,
For purposes of
Once.
Twice.
Thrice or more.
For Five Years or
more.
more, but less than
For more than Three
For Three Months
For One Your
Months, and less
than One Year.
Five Years.
or less.
The Daily Average Number in Prison.
Hospital during the Year 1871-72.
The Number of Admissions to
The Daily Average on the Sick List.
The Number of Deaths during 1872.
Middlesex and Surrey County,
Grol
| 277
6
265
G
30
14
11
3
3
20
153
3
Nil
By Penal laprisonment" is meant imprisonment inflicted as a substantive punishment lo pursuance of a sentence of a Court of Justice, as distinguished from imprisonment for safe custody, &c.
3. How many escapes of prisoners, while being employed beyond the gaol, have taken place during each of the last three years.
4. How the profits of their labour is accounted for ?---There are no profils. Q. 10. What is the total annual cost of the prison ?--A. 5061. 6s. 1d.
Q. 11.-What is the annual amount of the prisoners' earnings ?-A. Nil.
Q. 12. What are the number of the hours allotted for sleep? And if sleep is in association are the dormitories lighted? and how often are they patrolled during the night ?-A. They sleep at pleasure day and night, not being liable to labour. Sleep in associated dormitories not lighted, but lights in yard. Officers patrol hourly.
Q. 13. What were the number and the nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed in prison PA. 36 punished by confinement in separate cells, 7 of which on a diet of bread and water.
Q. 14. Is there a Chaplain ?-A. No.
Q. 15.-Arc religious services regularly performed ?-d. No.
Q. 16.-Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free access
to prisoners of their own persuasion? and are they apprized when prisoners of their respective persuasions enter the prison ?-A. Yes.
Q. 17.-What provision is made for the education of the prisoners ?-A. None.
Q. 18. On what conditions are remissions of imprisonment granted ?-d. Remis- sions are only granted by the Governor.
Q. 19. Have coroner's inquests been held on every occasion of a death in prison during the past year ? and what were the verdicts ? A. Yes: but only once, and that was on the body of John Edward Thomas, who was executed within the walls of the prison for murder.
Name and Nature of the
Prisons, whether "Common Gaol," "Penitentiary," &c.
RETURN for the Prison of St. Catherine, for 1871-72.
Number Committed Number of those
Committed for Debt,
Want of Bail, and Punishment.
who have been previously Con- victed,
Numberof Persons Committed
to Penal Imprisonment," including “Penal Servitude" (if that term is used in the Colony to describe any Punishment).
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Questions and Answers.
Q. 1. If the prison is on the separate system, is the separation complete? And if not, what is the separation enforced by day and night respectively? A. It is not on the separate system; but separation by night and day is carried out in every particular, so far as practicable.
Q. 2.-If not on the separate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in association ?-A. Officers are on duty by day and night; at night with lanterns.
Q. 3. How many cells are there; and how many associated wards ?-A. Three cells. Eighteen associated wards.
Q. 4. Taking the average* number of prisoners in gaol, how many cubic feet of space are there for each prisoner during the hours of sleep?-4. 864.
Q. 5. How are the prisoners classified ?-4. Debtors. Prisoners for trial or for want of security. Prisoners under sentence, misdemeauants, and condemned criminals.
Q. 6. Is penal labour-that is labour by treadmill, crank, or shot-drill-in force? A. No.
Q. 7.-If so, during what periods of imprisonment, in respect of what classes of prisoners, and during how many hours, is such penal labour enforced?
In stating hours of treadwheel labour, give first, the total time on and off at the wheel, &c; secondly, the length of spells and intervals of rest?
Q. 8.-What kind of labour other than penal labour is in use A. No labour except cleaning the prison.
Q. 9.-If the prisoners are employed beyond the walls of the gaol state-4. Not so
employed.
1. On what kind of work they are so employed.
2. How they are supervised.
• See note at foot of previous Table,
St.
Catherine's District
Prison
762 3
759 63 24
43
18 114 627 1204,016 11
1
• By Penal Imprisonment" is meant imprisonment inflicted as a substantivo punishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court
of Justice, as distinguished from imprisonment for safe custody, &c.
Questions and Answers.
Q. 1.-If the prison is on the separate system, is the separation complete?
And
if not, what is the separation enforced by day and night respectively?-A. The prison is not on the separate system, except that the separation between niales and females is complete.
Q. 2.-If not on the separate system what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in association ?-d. Officers supervise the prisoners day and night.
0. 3.-How many cells are there, and how many associated wards P-A. 4 cells; 5 associated wards and hospital.
Q. 1. Taking the average* number of prisoners in gaol, how many cubic feet of space are there for each prisoner during the hours of sleep?-4. 400 cubic feet.
Q. 5.-How are the prisoners classified ?—4. First class misdemeanants without hard labour, and second class with hard labour.
Q. 6. Is penal labour-that is labour by treadmill, crank, or shot-drill-in force? -Shot-drill alone in force.
• See note at foot of previous Table.