Recreational Facilities

HC Deb 13 February 1947 vol 433 cc90-2W

108. Mrs. Ayrton Gould

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the expenditure during 1946 for Holloway prison, on the upkeep of the gardens, flowers for the prison and hospital wards, hire of films for the prisoners and other entertainments, materials for needlework and other classes, wall newspapers and radio sets.

Mr. Ede

Provision in respect of most of these items has been made in the main by private benefaction, and the only public expenditure was £15 on garden tools, £5 5s. od. in connection with entertainments, £13 1s. 4d for purchase of materials for needlework and other classes, and £4 4s. 1d. for radio licence fee and renewal of parts.

109. Mrs. Ayrton Gould

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners in Holloway prison are now attending weekly classes and how many have no opportunity of leaving their cells for recreational purposes after 4.30 p.m.; how many books can be obtained weekly by each patient in the prison hospital, and what games and other recreational facilities are provided for the hospital patients

Mr. Ede

The daily average number of prisoners at Holloway who attend evening classes or recreation is 165. The only prisoners ineligible to attend are those serving sentences of three months or under, of whom there are 89, and any prisoners who may be under punishment.

NUMBER OF PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF NON-INDICTABLE OFFENCES*—1938–1945.
							Males	Females	Total
1938	…	…	…	…	…	…	647,749	61,270	709,019
1939	…	…	…	…	…	…	508,573	49,252	557,825
1940	…	…	…	…	…	…	339,948	41,514	381,462
1941	…	…	…	…	…	…	367,671	49,395	417,066
1942	…	…	…	…	…	…	305,607	48,762	354,369
1943	…	…	…	…	…	…	228,846	49,286	278,132
1944	…	…	…	…	…	…	205,835	50,030	255,865
1945	…	…	…	…	…	…	248,990	48,448	297,438
* Not including offences against Defence Regulations.

II. INDICTABLE OFFENCES
Persons found guilty1938–45 divided into sea and age groups
(a)Violence against the person.
	Under 17	17–21	21–30	30 and over	Total	Total
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.
1938	110	6	147	16	448	61	650	145	1,355	228	1,583
1939	134	2	160	24	514	49	689	136	1,497	211	1,708
1940	136	5	173	18	323	56	613	121	1,245	200	1,445
1941	174	2	218	19	381	70	598	127	1,371	218	1,589
1942	123	1	211	14	446	75	583	169	1,363	259	1,622
1943	174	6	221	30	472	126	607	210	1,474	372	1,846
1944	172	4	260	26	468	134	606	228	1,506	392	1,898
1945	235	9	306	33	661	661	788	284	1,990	469	2,459

(b) Sexual Offences.
	Under 17	17–21	21–30	30 and over	Total.	Total
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.
1938	472	3	351	3	445	33	961	53	2,229	92	2,321
1939	495	—	311	2	436	32	893	45	2,135	79	2,214
1940	463	2	259	2	322	33	874	32	1,918	69	1,987
1941	539	1	302	8	497	62	1,025	66	2,373	137	2,510
1942	501	2	342	11	609	101	1,297	108	2,749	222	2,971
1943	620	1	354	16	620	129	1,512	140	3,106	286	3,392
1944	594	—	353	7	586	119	1,307	112	2,840	238	3,078
1945	633	3	363	10	599	121	1,374	125	2,969	259	3,228

Each hospital patient is allowed three books weekly and table games, such as draughts, and jig-saw and playing cards are allowed, in addition there is a Physical training class, and certain patients are encouraged to make baby clothes.