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Q. 9.-If the prisoners are employed beyond the walls of the gaol state- 1. On what kind of work they are so employed ?—Yes. On the roads. 2. How are they supervised ?-By taskmasters.
3. How many escapes of prisoners, while being employed beyond the gnol, have taken place during each of the last three years?—1870, 3; 1871, 2; 1872, 8.
4. How the profits of their labour are accounted for ?-Transmitted Inspector of prisons and paid into the Treasury by him.
to the
Q. 10. What is the total annual cost of the prison ?—A. 4641. 5s. 4fd. Q. 11. What is the annual amount of the prisoners' earnings ?-4. 3531, 16s. 8d. Q. 12. What are the number of hours allotted for sleep? And if sleep is in association are the dormitories lighted? and how often are they patrolled during the night ?—4. 10 hours long days, 11 hours short days. Sleep in association. Not lighted. Patrolled every 2 hours.
Q. 13. What were the number and nature of punishments inflicted for offences committed in prison ?-4. None.
Q. 14. Is there a Chaplain ?—A. No.
Q. 15. Are religous services regularly performed ?-A. Yes, by the Rev. A. Baillie and Superintendent.
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 -1. Yes.
Q. 17.-What provision is made for the education of the prisoners ?—4. None.
Q. 18. On what conditions are remissions of imprisonment granted ?—4. None have been granted.
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: 1 dysentery, 1 diarrhoea, 1 chronic dysentery, 1 sun stroke, 1 phthisis.
Name and Nature of the
Prisons, whether "Common Goal," "Penitentiary," &o.
RETURN for the Prison of St. Mary, for 1871-72.
Number Committed Number of those
for Drbt,
Want of Bail, and
Punishment.
Committed
who have been previously Con-
Total Number of Persons Committed
from Oct. 1, 1871, to Sept. 30, 1872.
For Debt.
For safe Custody ti!
Trial, or for want of Security.
Penal Imprisonment.
parposes of For |
Once,
St. Mary's District Prison
239
victed.
Twice.
Number of Persons Committed to Penal Imprisonment,* including "Prnal Servitude" (if that term is used in the Colony to describe any Punishment).
Thrice or more.
For Five Years or
more.
more, but less than For One Year or
For more than Three months, and lexa Five Years
than One Year.
For Three Months
or less.
The Daily Average Number in
Hospital during the Year 1871-72. The Number of Admissions to
The Daily Average on the Sick List.
The Number of Deaths during 1671-2.
85
239! 16
5
14
24
201
47
11 2.1 1
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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 ?-A.
Q. 8.-What kind of labour other than penal labour is in use?-4. Working on roads, sugar estates, in the field, quarrying and breaking stones, washing, picking coir, mending clothes, cooking by the invalids and women.
Q. 9.-If the prisoners are employed beyond the walls of the gaol state-
1. On what kind of work they are so employed.-Working on roads, on sugar estates, field work, carrying out materials from quarry to road, quarrying and breaking stones.
2. How they are supervised ?-By officers of the prison.
3. How many escapes of prisoners, while being employed beyond the gaol have taken place during each of the last three years.-1870, three; 1871, two; 1872. one.
4. How the profits of their labour are accounted for.-Lodged in the Treasury to the credit of the Prison Department.
Q. 10. What is the total annual cost of the prison ?-4. 5221. 4s. 1d.
Q. 11-What is the annual amount of the prisoners' carnings -A. 2351. 178. 2d.
Q. 12. What are the number of hours allotted for sleep? And if sleep is in association are the dormitories lighted? and how often are they patrolled during the night. Long days 10 hours; short days 11 hours; dormitories not liglited; patrolled twice at night by officers.
Q. 13.-What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed in prison ?-A. One by Magistrate for violence, or 21 days' bread and water, solitary. Fifty-three punished by confinement in separate cells; Diet, bread and water for time not exceeding three days.
Q. 14. Is there a Chaplain -4. No Chaplain.
Q. 15.-Are religous services regularly performed ?-A. The Rector performs
service every Sunday morning.
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. They are allowed free access, but not apprized except when requested by prisoners.
Q. 17. What provision is made for the education of the prisoners?-4. None, Q. 18.—On what conditions are remissions of imprisonment granted A. None have been granted.
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 . Coroner's inquests have been held; verdicts, died from natural causes.
By" Penal Imprisonment" is meant imprisonment inflicted as a substantive panishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court of Justice, as distinguished from imprisonment for safe custody, &c.
Name and Nature of the
Prisons, whether "Common Gaol,' "Penitentiary," &c.
Questions and Answers.
RETURN for the Prison of Morant Bay, for 1871-72.
Total Number of Persons Committed
Number Committed Number of tho
for Deht,
Committed who have been previously Con. victed.
Want of Bail, and Punishment.
Number of Persons Committed to Penal Imprisonment,⚫ including "Penal Servitude" (if that term is used in the Colony to describe any Punishment).
And
Q. 1.-If the prison is on the separate system is the separation complete ? if not, what is the separation enforced by day and night respectively. Not on separate system, except the males and females are kept separate.
Q. 2.-If not on the separate system, what provision is there for the supervision
of the prisoners while in association F-4. Officers are on duty day and night.
Q. 3.-How many cells are there; and how many associated wards P-A. Six cells; four 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 A. 377.
of
Q. 5.-How are the prisoners classified —4. First class prisoners, on alternative payment of fine, without hard labour; 2nd class prisoners, to hard labour.
6. Q.-Is penal labor-that is labour by treadmill, crank, or shot-drill-in force ? -A. Not in force, but is about being introduced.
• See note at foot of previous Table.
Morant Bay Short Term
Prison
329
93
236 133 115
12
236 15
115
* By "Penal Imprisonment" is meant imprisonment inflicted as a substantive 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. Separation
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