Proceedings of the grand juries, magistrates, and other noblemen and gentlemen, of the county of Glocester, on designing & executing a general reform in the construction and regulation of the prisons for the said county ... / by Sir G. O. Paul.

  • Paul, George Onesiphorus, Sir, 1746-1820.
Date:
1808
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Proceedings of the grand juries, magistrates, and other noblemen and gentlemen, of the county of Glocester, on designing & executing a general reform in the construction and regulation of the prisons for the said county ... / by Sir G. O. Paul. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    er’s fhop for garden feeds, and his kitchen. On the firft dory is a room about 16 by i f, for men; one corner of it is parted off for a bed-room, called the Cub, eight feet by five. On the fecond ftory is a larger i*oom for women. The whole out of repair; and the court not fecure enough to let the prifoners have the ufe of it. Felons are occafionallv allowed two- pence a day; nothing to any others. No employ- ment. Keeper’s falary, 13I.; he pays rent, 12I. “ Winchcomb. In this Bridewell, prifoners were formerly kept altogether in the cellar. Now they are in the garrets; men in one, women in another; each about 14. feet fquare; roof and floors meet; eight feet high to the ridge in the middle. A clofe-glazcd window in each ; no chimney. Prifoners always con- fined to their rooms. Court not fecure. The county have never expended any tiling upon the houfe for many years; and the whole is quite out cf repair. It was the freehold of the keeper, who was upwards of fourfeore : His falary per receipts 12.1. 10s. in faiff, 12.1. Fees, 13s. 4d.; Notable. Licence for Beer; Claufe againft fpirituous liquors not hung up. Allowance, if charged with felony, three-penny-worth of bread a day. No ftraw. 1 he prelent keeper fajd, that, ‘ he fhould be obliged to put irons on all the prifoners to fecure them.” From the above ftatement we mud obferve, that in the County Gaol the keeper has no permanent emolument. His profits arife from felling ale within the