§ Sir WILLIAM COLLINSasked the Home Secretary whether he will consider the desirability of appointing a matron or lady superintendent as head of the female staff at the female convict prison at Aylesbury?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThere is a chief matron at the head of the female staff at Aylesbury Prison, under the general control of the medical head of the establishment. The comparatively few women in custody under sentence of penal servitude would not justify a reversion to the old rank of lady superintendent, and the directors are satisfied that the present system of control works well, and in the best interests of the prisoners.