CO129-107 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [10-12] — Page 217

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INTERROGATORY X.

Is a separation, complete, or partial, in use? How is it carried out in the matters of labour, exercise, and attendance at chapel? Is silence enforced? Arc unconvicted prisoners in these respects treated like the others?

the and partially

prison

ar

Answer

supovali,

is conducted partially on the

the associated principal different classes of Criminals being Repit separate

müder

as 11

European felins work, and coercise tegutier but-

are also Rept apart

occupy separate cells at night, they

from the other prisoners at "Divine Service"

they

ard

allowed to speak at worse and exercise, but not in their cells at night.

Chinwe and Indian felons work, exercise and

sleep in

in association.

Eurquan, Chinese and Indian misdemeanauts won, concise and sleep in association, but

aut

of

course separated according to their nationality. Strict ilence is not enforced among

the prisoners in association until 8 P. M. after which spreaking is strictly forbidden

and becomes

s an

offened.

by

the

aw

Debtors have all the privileges allowed Jael Regulation and have separate wards, they also allowed to receive from their friends a reasonable quantity of cooste puerisions and one bottle of beer or Porter or a

pint of wine daily.

Unconvicted prisoners

ware not treated like

convicted prisoners they have auch treatment as specified in the Gaol Regulations attached.

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