Inspectors General: twenty-fifth report on general: state of prisons of Ireland

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INSPECTORS-GENERAL OF PRISONS IN IRELAND. 
41 dresses; it is farcical to point out the few that have—it should be general, and all their own clothes should, after proper stoving, be placed in store, to be delivered to them when leaving the gaol. 
The hospital is in a very bad, and it might turn out, dangerous situation, placed as it is m the centre of the prison ; I would, therefore, recommend that a new one should be erected quite detached from the gaol, for which there is plenty of space within the walls. 
I would further suggest, that wards should be provided near the entrance gate for the recep¬ tion of male prisoners when brought into the gaol, with a bath attached. 

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3 1 —18 

State and Accommodation. 

Males. 
Pauper debtors, . 
Felons, convicted, Misdemeanants do., 
Felons untried, . 
Misdemeanants do., 

4 8 11 14 1 

Deserters, . 
Under revenue laws, . 
Summary convicted, . 
Lunatics, . 
. 

Females. 
Felons convicted, Felons untried, Misdemeanants do., 

• 4 j Lunatics, . 

8 Crown witness, . 

. 
2 J Total in gaol, 84 

In Hospital. 

Nohth District. 
County of Donegal Gaol, at Zijbrd. 

State and Accommo¬ dation. 

Males, ...... 
5 Number of Commitments during past year. 
Males, .... 
200 J Females, . 

Total, 251 

Recommitments. 
Males, .... 
34 J Females, . 

Total, 40 

Greatest number in gaol at one time. 
Males, . 
. 
• . 
93 I Females, . 

51 

22 x oiai, 

Accommodation—Males. 
Single cells, . 
Solitary cells, with yards and Punishment cells, . 
Day-rooms, Yards with privies, . 

. 
. 
75 privies, 

*. 
16 

. 
. 
6 

Rooms for debtors,. 
Large yard and privies, . 
General kitchen, Chapel, well separated, . 

6 i 1 1 Females. 
Room for mistress debtors, Single cells in old gaol, Day-rooms, 

. 
1 

. 
10 

. 
3 

Yards with privies, Laundry and yard, Drying room, . 

. 
2 

. 
1 

. 
1 For Lunatics. 
The males sleep in single cells ; have 2 day-rooms Yards with privies, ^ 

. 
Store room for male, 

2 1 

Store room for female, 

Do. 
for provisions, 

1 2 Hospital.—Male. 
Wards, "*..., 
Beds, .... 
Water-closets, 

4 

. 
10 

4 

Yard with privy, Bath room .... 
Surgery, .... 

1 1 1 Female. 
One ward and two beds in old gaol. 

Employment and Schools. 
I have already adverted to the want of instruction in trades; it is but right to state, that whenever a tradesman happens to be imprisoned, he is employed at his calling; this is very well so far as employment goes, but where is the instruction ? 
I wish to see the ignorant instructed from the commencement. 
The male prisoners are here employed at stone and bone breaking, and prison duties. 
Before the potatoes were lost a good manufacture of starch was carried on, which for the present is given up. 
The schools are upon abetter foot¬ ing: a schoolmaster attends each class one hour every day, and I have, upon examination, found considerable improvement. 
The females are employed at the usual occupation of washing, sewing, and knitting; and the Matron attempts school instruction, but can only be an attempt, as she has no assistant, and it is impossible that the female department can be attended to by one person. 

Employment and Schools.