CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848 — Page 140

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recommendations:-

6. The kitchen between Jails B and C to be converted into a Board wash-house or store-room of Trade. E17

7. As a kitchen, it is too small and most inconveniently placed, being against the wall of Jail D.

At the south end of each verandah of both floors a space to be divided off and converted into privies and wash houses, to be supplied with water and soil pipes as in Jail D. The same to be used as wash-houses also.

8. The Lower panels of all the doors to be taken out and strong iron bars substituted as before recommended with steeiling panel.

9. Each cell to be provided with a leaden or wooden utensil lined with lead for the use of the prisoners on arrival. The same to be cleansed after prisoners are allowed access to the privies, which ought to be twice at least in the course of the day.

The Board found this building in the occupation of prisoners who were waiting their trial for felony and misdemeanors. The cells are not provided with conveniences or water. The cells on the ground floor having been built for the solitary confinement of prisoners are not adapted for more than one or two prisoners. They at present contain a greater number than they were intended to do; the consequence is that the ventilation is insufficient. The following additions and improvements are recommended by the Board, viz :-

10. On the South end an addition of twelve rooms to be made to the building, one on the upper and the other on the lower floor; this addition to be in the shape of a tower, each room to contain a set of privies, and to be available as it Sur... ices

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recommendations:- 6. The kitchen between Jails B and C to be converted into a Board wash-house or store-room of Trade. E17 7. As a kitchen, it is too small and most inconveniently placed, being against the wall of Jail D. At the south end of each verandah of both floors a space to be divided off and converted into privies and wash houses, to be supplied with water and soil pipes as in Jail D. The same to be used as wash-houses also. 8. The Lower panels of all the doors to be taken out and strong iron bars substituted as before recommended with steeiling panel. 9. Each cell to be provided with a leaden or wooden utensil lined with lead for the use of the prisoners on arrival. The same to be cleansed after prisoners are allowed access to the privies, which ought to be twice at least in the course of the day. The Board found this building in the occupation of prisoners who were waiting their trial for felony and misdemeanors. The cells are not provided with conveniences or water. The cells on the ground floor having been built for the solitary confinement of prisoners are not adapted for more than one or two prisoners. They at present contain a greater number than they were intended to do; the consequence is that the ventilation is insufficient. The following additions and improvements are recommended by the Board, viz :- 10. On the South end an addition of twelve rooms to be made to the building, one on the upper and the other on the lower floor; this addition to be in the shape of a tower, each room to contain a set of privies, and to be available as it Sur... ices
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6.

recommendations:-

6. The kitchen between Jails and В to

be converted into

A

Boart

wash-house

or

store-room

of

Trad

E17

7.

As a kitchen, it is too small and most_n

inconveniently placed, being against the wall of Gail D.

At the south end of each verandah of

toth floors a space to be...

Jail B. on.

divided

off

and converted into privies and wash houses, to be supplied with water and.

as in Jail D. The same to be

soil pipes

iwed as

wash - houses also.

8. The Lower panels of all the doors to be

9.

taken out and

as before

strong iron baw substituted

recommended with

steding panel.

Each cell to be provided with a leaden or wooden utensil lined with lead for the

use

of the prisoners

on arv

| same to be cleansed after

prisoners

are

use

allowed access

emergency.

The

when the

to the prèvies,

which ought to be livice at least in the

:

Jail C.

Course

of the day.

7.

138

The Board found this building in the

occupation of prisoners who their trial for felony

The cell's

are

-conveniencies

are

waiting

and misdemeanors.__

not provided with

or water. The cells on the

s are

ground floor having been built for the solitary confinement of prisoners not adapted for more than the most two prisoners. They .

one or

at

at

present contain a greater number than

intended to do; the

they

evere

consequence is that the ventilation is insufficient. The following additions and improvements

the Board, viz :-

are recommended by

10. On the South end an addition of teve

rooms to be

the

made to the

the bree

building

one on

cepper and the other on the lower floor; this addition to be in the shape

of a

tower, each

room

to contain

a

set of privies, and to be available as

it

Sur

ices

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