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Questions.
XHIL What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri- soners undergoing imprisonment ?
Answers.
The number of prisoners repor.ed during the year was 1.971; they were punished in the manner detailed below, viz. :—
174 with Rice atul Water 1 day.
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XIV. Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chap. lains of nay and what religious persuasions?
XV. Are religious services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and if any, what religious persuasion ?
XVI. Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to prisoners of their own persuasion, and are they apprised when prisoners of their respective persuasions enter the Prison?
XVII. What provision is made for the education of prisoners?
XVIII. On what conditions is remission of im- prisonment grantel?
XIX. Have Coroner's inquests been held on every occasion of a death in Prism during the past year, and what were the verdicts ?
XX. 1. What was the sanitary state of the Prison
during the year 19027
2. What were the provailing disenses ?
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1.971
No. 3 Seate-Dietary Punishment.
Whipping awarded by the Assistant Superintend-
ent (Birch).
Whipping awarded by the Assistant Superintend
ent and a Justice of the Peace (Cat o' nine tails).
Protestant, and Roman Catholic Chaplains are appointed.
Religions services were held for the Church of Englund prisoners every Sunday.
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a service for both European and Chinese prisoners of that persuasion.
A religious service is also held regularly every Sunday morning for the benefit of Chinese prisoners by native clergymen belonging to St. Stephen's Church. Attendance voluntary,
They are allowed free access to the Prison at such hours as do not interfere with the discipline of the Prison. Intimation is immediately sent to any Minister or Priest, if at any time a prisoner expresses a desire to see him.
Noue: but all are supplied with religious and other useful books.
Every prisoner under a first sentence of imprisonment with hard labour for two years or upwards may caru remission of sentence by industry accompanied by good conduct.
The maximum remission obtainable by male and female prisoners is and of the sentence respectively. Prisoners undergoing a second sentence of imprison- ment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed the privilege of earning any remission of their sentence during the first year of such serand sentence; but if their conduct and industry during the first year be approved of by the Assistant Superintendent of the Prison they are allowed the privilege of earning a remission of part in the case of a male prisoner, and in the case of a Tomalo prisoner & part of the remainder of their sentence on the same terms as prisoners under a first scurenee.
Prisoners sentenced a third time or oftener to impri- sonment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed to earn any remission of scntence.
Others have hail portions of their sentences remitted on mestical grounds, &c.
Yes, during the year there were 9 denths, unmely :-
6 Natural causes nud 3 Exeental.
Good.
Malarial Fevers.
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