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Kingston. Honourable Colonial Secretary,
Acting Inspector-General.
Enclosure in No. 6.
THE ACTING INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF PRISONS to the COLONIAL SECRETARY,
(No. 315)
SIR,
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than in prisons.. order of Courts; I am not aware if any of the latter class have been inflicted elsewhere The return includes floggings inflicted in the prisons both for prison offences and by
of your letter
I HAVE the honour to forward herewith the return called for in the 2nd paragraph
many strokes in each case.
S.S. Cir. 25/5/97 No. 6743 inflicted in prisons during each of the last six years, for what offences and with, how
the despatch from the Secretary of State. do not differ materially from those mentioned in the Model Prison rules accompanying Section 46 of Law 18 of 1882, and in Section 6 of Appendix I. of the Prison Rules, and 2. The prison offences for which corporal punishment may be inflicted are shown in
dated 10th instant, showing the number of floggings
Inspector-General of Prisons Office, 22nd July 1897.
I have, &c.
GEO. A. Douglas,
RETURN SHOWING the Nr
Floggings for Prison 01
TR of CORPORAL PUNISHMENTS INFLICTED in the PRISONS of the COLONY during the last six years.
ordered by Inspector-General of Prisons Visiting Justices and confirmed by the Governor.
Floggings ordered by Courts (not for Prison Offences) inflicted in Prisons.
No. of lashes
Years.
in each
Insubordination.
саве.
Assaulting Warders and
Fellow Prisoners,
No. of lashes
in each
cage.
Persistent Malingering.
No. of
R
lashes
in each
case.
1891-92
720,15,15,20,
3
24, 36, 24
10, 15, 10
1892-93
4
12, 12, 15, 25
5
24, 36, 24, 36,
2
24, 24
36
1893-94
20, 24, 15
7
24, 36, 24, 36,
36, 24, 24
1894-95
1
25
1895-96
1896-97
Destroying Prison Property.
No. of
lashes
in each
case.
Attempting to Escape.
No. of
lashes
in each
case.
36, 24, 18, 24,
5 24,12,24, 1
24
12
18, 24
3
24, 24, 24
7
36,36,24,36,
36, 12, 36
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Mutinous Conduct.
No. of
lashes
in each
case.
Total.
Practising Obeak.
10
IT
10
-
No. of lashes
in each case.
No. of lashes
in each case.
15
16 10, 18, 15, 18,
Larceny.
|
Wounding.
Total.
Grand Total.
26
20, 15, 12, 18,
10, 18, 15, 18,
36, 36, 36, 36
12
5 36, 20, 12, 36.
5
17
12
30,36, 36, 84
20, 9, 18, 12
4
12
7
615, 8, 12, 5, 18,
1 12
25
32
PUBLIC, RECORD OFFICE
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