HC Deb 01 August 1956 vol 557 cc147-8W
Mr. J. Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies by whom the sentences of solitary confinement imposed upon the twenty-one female prisoners referred to in the letter addressed to Miss Fletcher by the Commandant of Kamiti Prison on 12th May, 1955, were imposed; whether they were recorded as aggravated, as more serious, or as repeated offences; and what evidence was brought and what consideration prompted the person hearing the case to deal with it under Section 86 of the Prison Ordinance rather than under Section 85.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

I am asking the Governor for this information and I will write to the hon. Member.

Mr. J. Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many days solitary confinement were imposed and what were the dates on which the twenty-one female prisoners referred to in the letter addressed to Miss Fletcher by the Commandant of Kamiti Prison on 12th May, 1955, were undergoing solitary confinement; and whether he is satisfied that the provisions of Section 86 of the Prison Ordinance were carried out.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

I am asking the Governor for this information and I will write to the hon. Member.

Mr. J. Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the sentences of solitary confinement imposed upon the twenty-one female prisoners referred to in the letter addressed to Miss Fletcher by the Commandant of Kamiti Prison on 12th May, 1955, were served with or without penal diet; and, if served with penal diet, what were the dates on which penal diet was imposed.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

I am asking the Governor for this information and I will write to the hon. Member.

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