CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9] — Page 720

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As ever funds are available a new wing of the prison should be constructed". If this greater extent of building is carried out gradually there ought to be no necessity for having recourse to a loan.

The site of the present prison is, I understand beyond question the proper position for the police station and the magistrates courts, and in connexion with them it is necessary to have a certain amount of prison accommodation for prisoners under remand, awaiting trial etc. Eventually, permanent provision might also be made here for short sentenced prisoners and debtors (if imprisonment for debt be continued), and "except for the latter the separate system might be adopted throughout converting the present building into a house of detention containing a certain number of cells for debtors and cells for 150 prisoners - say accommodation for 250 in all." The radiating blocks in the rear and the outbuildings in the front might be cleared away, and, if funds are available, the courts and police station might be improved.

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As ever funds are available a new wing of the prison should be constructed". If this greater extent of building is carried out gradually there ought to be no necessity for having recourse to a loan. The site of the present prison is, I understand beyond question the proper position for the police station and the magistrates courts, and in connexion with them it is necessary to have a certain amount of prison accommodation for prisoners under remand, awaiting trial etc. Eventually, permanent provision might also be made here for short sentenced prisoners and debtors (if imprisonment for debt be continued), and "except for the latter the separate system might be adopted throughout converting the present building into a house of detention containing a certain number of cells for debtors and cells for 150 prisoners - say accommodation for 250 in all." The radiating blocks in the rear and the outbuildings in the front might be cleared away, and, if funds are available, the courts and police station might be improved. Page 720Page 721
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as ever

funds are available prison

a wing of t

the

new

Should be constructed".

If this greateret furecis of britton the building is thews gradually completed there ought to be no

for having

.5. The site

recaude

of

necessity

to a loan.

the present

prison is, I understand beyond question the proper position for the police station for the portion station and

to

the magistrates cants, and

in connexion with them it

is necessary

amount

to have a certain

of prison for prisoners under remand, awaiting trial etc.

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on this site

here

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might also be made tore for short sentenced prisoners

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should

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a certain numberof for debtors

boards and calls for 150

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prisoners - Say

accommodation

for 250 im all." The radiating blocks in the rear and the outbuildings in the front might be

• and, if fonds

cleared

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away.

are available, the counts and

police statim might

improved

be

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