§ Miss LAWRENCEasked the Home Secretary whether he has licensed ward F, of Holloway prison, as a Borstal institution; and whether he can inform the House as to what facilities for exercise and instruction will be provided, and in what manner the treatment of these girls will differ from the treatment of women convicts?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANYes; this portion of Holloway prison is for the accommodation of girls who have been trained at Aylesbury but who, after being released on licence, have had their licences revoked for misconduct. Occasionally also a girl who while at Aylesbury persistently misconducts herself, or exerts a bad influence, will be transferred there. These measures have been taken in order that the training of the main body of inmates at Aylesbury may not he prejudiced by the presence among them of those who fail to respond. The treatment of the girls at Holloway will be on the same lines as at Aylesbury, so far as the building and surroundings will allow. Classes in physical training and general education will be taken by qualified teachers. The general routine will be that of the penal grade of a Borstal institution.