MR. MOREELLI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to statements made by some of the women suffragists now imprisoned in Holloway to the effect that the prison life of the first division for those who do not pay for extra accommodation is little, if at all, better than that of ordinary prisoners; that the cells are situated in an old part of the prison, very dark and damp, and worse, if anything, than the ordinary prison cells; and whether the time has now come when these ladies can be altogether released.
§ *MR. GLADSTONEThe prison life of the ladies now in Holloway differs from that of ordinary prisoners. They enjoy frequent visits from their friends, they are allowed books, newspapers, and writing materials freely; they can carry on their professional work as far as possible, and they are exempted from prison work if they so wish. The cells in which they are located are of the same age as those in which they were located when in the second division. These cells are neither dark nor damp, and the prisoners themselves do not complain of them.