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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

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