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Written Answer To Question
Thursday, 8th November, 1951
Prisons (Punishments And Offences)
Mr. Benson
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give a list of offences and punishments for the week ended 23rd September,
| OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING 23RD SEPTEMBER,1951 | ||||||||||
| Prison | Offences | |||||||||
| Disobeying the order | Idleness, or refusing to work | Using improper language | Leaving appointed place without permission | Damaging prison property | Commiting a nuisance | Possessing an unauthorised article | Giving or receiving an unauthorized article | Offending against good order and discipline | Total number of offences | |
| Local Prison (south) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 |
| Local Prison (north) | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| Central Prison No. 1 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Central Prison No. 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 16 |
| Prison | Punishments | |||||||||||
| cellular confinement | Diet | Removal to penal grade | Reduction im stage | Forfeiture of remission or postponement of release | Forfeiture of earnings | Forfeiture of smoking | Forfeiture of right to purchase from canteen | Forfeiture of privilege of association | Forfeiture of all privileges | Not punished | ||
| No. 1 | No. 2 | |||||||||||
| Local Prison (south) | 20 | 20 | 3 | — | 21 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Local Prison (north) | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Central Prison No. 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| Central Prison No. 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
1951, in two central prisons and two local prisons, one in the north of England and one in the south.
Sir D. Maxwell Fyfe
The following table gives the information asked for: