HC Deb 14 March 1913 vol 50 cc582-3W
Mr. FLAVIN

asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland the average monthly number of convicted prisoners confined in the Cork Male Prison for the years 1910, 1911, and 1912, and also the average number of prisoners which could be accommodated in the Cork Male Prison during the same periods?

Mr. BIRRELL

presented the following Return, showing the average monthly number of convicted prisoners in custody in Cork Male Prison during the years 1910, 1911, and 1912:—

Month. 1910. 1911. 1912.
January … 128.32 109.93 133.80
February … 113.50 98.30 109.89
March … 108.32 84.49 93.45
April … 111.53 106.77 91.20
May … 107.10 127.32 101.61
June … 110.54 130.17 105.03
July … 153.29 123.71 118.32
August … 136.31 119.15 105.65
September … 138.13 123.58 109.30
October … 124.42 123.94 105.82
November … 125.60 117.43 109.70
December … 110.91 116.78 120.39
The total number of such prisoners that could have been accommodated in the prison during the same period was 259.

Mr. FLAVIN

asked the Chief Secretary the average monthly number of convicted prisoners confined in the Cork Female Prison during the years 1910, 1911, and 1912; and will he state the total number of female prisoners which could be accommodated at any one time in the Cork Female Prison?

Mr. BIRRELL

Return showing the average monthly number of convicted prisoners in custody in Cork Female Prison during the years 1910, 1911, and 1912:—

Month. 1910. 1911. 1912.
January … 39.2 27.7 21.9
February … 43.7 29.3 27.6
March … 33.9 22.8 24.4
April … 39.0 38.4 28.9
May … 35.9 42.5 43.9
June … 44.3 39.7 38.7
July … 53.4 46.1 42.0
August … 48.1 45.1 38.3
September … 39.4 47.6 38.9
October … 44.5 39.7 40.2
November … 38.3 34.7 33.8
December … 26.2 27.5 34.0
The total number of female prisoners that could have been accommodated in the prison during the same period was 153.