Consisting of three detached Buildings surrounded by a stone wall, recently completed at the N.E. and S.W. angles, accompanied by a Ground Plan of two watch towers in which Constables live, and overlook the Sail compound. Debtors' Prison is outside of the above walls, being a portion of a house formerly occupied as a police station.
That of the Superintendent of Police generally, and of the Jailer immediately. The prisons are visited once a week by the Chief Magistrate and Assistant Magistrates.
One Jailer and two Turnkeys. The former resides in a portion of that Building which forms the Debtors' Prison, and the latter within the Prison Walls. The prisoners are also guarded by a force of Police Constables consisting of One Sergeant and six Privates-Europeans. Three Privates-Indians. One Private-Chinese.
Number of Classes: simple imprisonment, men waiting at Supreme Court, and solitary confinement. Divisions or wards: five. Day and cooking rooms and airing yards are used; solitary cells when required.
Fourteen sleeping cells, which are calculated to contain two prisoners each (nine cells) and five six prisoners each. None are below ground.
European Prisoners receive weekly: Bread 17 lbs, with vegetables & sugar. Meat 104 Catties. Fish 14 Catties of fish & Tails of large fish 3 times a day, with a proportion of firewood for cooking. Weekly cost for Europeans being about $1.63 per man. For colored prisoners: $0.80. Clothing is not contracted for, but is purchased as required. Bedding is supplied under same circumstances; it consists generally of one cotton quilt and two blankets, costing $3.40. Then a hard mat and blanket for others, costing $1.
The cost of Chinese Clothing is about $1 a year per man.
Chinese labor till dusk with intervals for meals. Europeans do not labor at hard labor. Hours of exercise: from 8 AM to 1 P.M. in the Verandah.
Employed in cooking on the Public works, and as many as are required to clean the prison, cook the meals and perform other necessary duties about the prison premises.
None. All labor is on account of Government.
Have not been furnished with the Colonial Act.
Not prohibited. May be visited or supplied with these articles at discretion of the Jailer, and after inspection by him.
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QUESTIONS,
ANSWERS.
are suited
1. General description of the Prison: Commmer Inc. Consisting of three detached
whether Common Gaol, House of Buildings surrounded by a stone was Correction, or otherwise?
all, recently (To to completed. at the. 3.E. and D. W. angles. sccompanied by a Ground Plan of twr watch towers wi which Constables live, and
overlook the Sail kompound. Debtors' Friem is ontside of the above walls.
building, being a portion of a house farmerly occupied as a perlonté saitence
the Buildings, &c.)
2. Under whose jurisdiction and
super-
and i a
very
insects.re-
That of the Sixing of generally, and of intendence; and what measures are the failer immediately. The prisons, adopted for securing the Visitation of a visited once a wick by the Chief
the Prison by the Local Magistrates arīd
or other authorities? (A Copy of the Rules and Regulations to be forwarded with the Return.)
Assistant Magistrates
3. Number of Officers, and how ap- One Sailer and two Turnbry's. The former pointed? Do all the Officers reside insides in a portion of that Building which the Prison! Are Female Prisoners now forms the Debtors' Prism, and the tim
latter within the Rison Walls. The attended by Female Officers ex-
prisors also guarded by a force of clusively!
Police Constables consisting of
4. Number of Classes, Divisions, or{
Wards, Day-rooms, Work-rooms, and Airing-yards (with reference to Plan); and whether the same can be extended
or increased?
One Sergeant and six Privates-Everopeans. Three Privates-
Indians. Chinese.
One Private
yang mal
The Imple prisoners.
and attended to by the sailer himely exclusively Number of Glasses 4.2.0. chain,
simple imprisonment, mew
auriting. at Supreme Court, and solitary confinement. Divisions or cards five. Day and cooking
diring yards me, which is sufficiently large for all purposes.
Rend. kaNE (
ad
are used
solitary alls when required.
5. Number of Sleeping-cells, Solitary Fourteen sleeping cells, which
́or Dark-cells, &c.; and if any are
below-ground
THE SO
Nine of these are calculated to contain two
each, and five six snew each. None are below ground.
QUESTIONS
ANSWERS.
average
6. Dietary or Weekly Allowance, and European Prisoners receive weekly
Weekly Cost per head for the dif. Any the. Begetables & the suger
Ithe oz. Saft 17% off, with ferent descriptions of Prisoners and proportion of firsicons for cooking, opið half under what system and control the dua hier receive weekly
a finend
month. "Shape per man n Food, Medicine, and Clothing for the Pic 104 Catties. Fish 14 Tools n inflow Prisoners is contracted for, or other of fish & Tails of Argetimes aday, with a
poportion of Freword for cooking. wise provided?
Wanly cost for buropeans being for the
of the glad Liz.sh sharly. Zo. do. for colored prisoners de bloc
othing is not contracted for, but is purchand as requéri?. Mc dreines ari fumised by the Colmist Saga
suit and of bulopian's about $132. Bedding is supplix under dame circumstancel it consists Janurally of one cotton quilt and tie blankets, costing $3.40 Then burdheant, and a mat need blanket for 0, bosting $1. During the last year clothing has been requited to be purchased.
7. Allowance of Clothing and Bedding, The get of Chinese Clothing is about $1 a
and Cost hread!
per
8. Hours of Labour and Exercise? Chinias labor till duck with intervals for meals.
Europeans do not laber at boredanty
Hard Labonr?
Hours of exercise- from 8 AM to 1 P. M. in the
Verandah.
9. Description of Employment and Employed in cooking on the Public ponds, and
as many as are required to clean the prison, cook the meals and perform other necessary duties about the prison premised.
10. Amount of Earnings, and how ap. None. All labor is on account of
plied; in what proportion to the Pri- Government
soners, to the Officers, or to the fund
for the maintenance of the Prison!
11. Whether the Classification directed Have not been furnished with
the Colonial art.
by the Colonial Act has been observed:
if not, for what "reasons; and what measures have been taken to remedy this defect?
12. Are convicted Prisoners prohibited
from receiving Visits, or Letters, or any articles of Food or Clothing from
their Relatives or Friends: if not,
under what restrictions?
Not frohibited. May be visited or dufifilied with these articles at discretion of the Jailer, and after inspection by him.
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