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XVII. W h a t provision is made for the education of
prisoners ?
In Central Prison 3 classes of one hour each are held
weekly; in District Prisons there are no schools, but
well-conducted prisoners who can read are allowed to
have religious books of their respective persuasions.
XVIII. O n what conditions are remissions of im–
prisonment granted ?
Prisoners of good behaviour and industrious in labour
sentenced to not less than two years are, if males, after
three-fourths, or, if females, after two-thirds of their
term of imprisonment has expired, recommended to the
High Commissioner for remission of their sentence, with,
or without, Ticket of Leave.
X I X . Have Coroner's Inquests been held on every
occasion of a death in prison during the past year ?
And what were tl>*» verdicts ?
The District Medical Officer certifies as to the cause
of death.- Yes. Inquest held by the Commissioner of
Nicosia (Coroner) on convict No. 4702 Salih M e h m e d
on 22nd September, 1914 ; on convict No. 4232 Mehmed
Emin on 26th September, 1914; on convict No. 4417
Philippo Georgho Komodromo on 30th December, 1914 ;
also by the Commissioner of Paphos (Coroner) on convict
No. 357 Simeo Christofi on 15th January, 1915 ; on
convict No. 499 Costi Yanni on 20th February, 1915,
and on convict No. 517 Neophyto Christodoulou on
1st March, 1915.
Verdict, natural causes.
X X . 1. W h a t was the sanitary state of the prisons
during the year ?
Central Prison, Nicosia .. .. Excellent.
Larnaca ..
Very good.
Limassol
Good.
Paphos
Good.
Kyrenia
Good.
Famagusta
Very good.
2. W h a t were the prevailing diseases
X X I . W h a t are, short!y
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the rules as to Diet ?
Extra Diet allowed to prisoners earning and
keeping 1 or 2 Badges.
Sunday ...
Tuesday ...
Friday ...
...
...
..
25 drams Olives.
i 30 drams Buljrur.
I 10 drams Olive-oil.
1 1 cup (Tnrkish) Coffee.
( 1 mug of Tea.
Rheumatism, malarial fever, diarrhoea, diseases of
the digestive and respiratory organs, influenza, dysentry,
dyspepsia, diseases of skin, syphylis, gonorhoea, consti–
pation, hernia, epilepsy, colic farnucle, chancre, septic
wound, whillow, mumps, herpes.
WEEKL V DIETAR V.
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3 days
1 dav
1 tlnv
D I E T A R Y M O . 1.
I 2;*0 drains Bread
I 2a ., Cheese
i -'50 .. Bread
< f>0 ., Fresh Vegetables
( 10 „ O U
| 250 .. Dread
< 7J" „ Cooked meat free of bone
I 50 ,. Rice before being cooked
( 250 .. Bread
< ."0
Bnlgur or Bnkla
( 10' .. Oil
DlETABY No. 2.
"1 lie same as Dietary No. 1 with the addition of 60 drams of
Bread for each couvict.
DIETADY No. 3.
Daily 2">0 d r a m s of Bread,
Cue day 40 drams olives,
next day (in drams fresh Vegetables as directed in Dietary N o . 1.
DIETABY No. i.
Punishment diet for all prisoners.
Dailv
I 200 drams Bread
) Water, Unlimited
In addition to above, fresh fruit in limited quantities may he
supplied when so ordered by the Medical Officer of tbe Prison j
ai.tu extra diet oi 4u uiauis" olives anil 40 drams raisins are
supplied once a week, i.e.. raisins ou Tuesdays and olives on
Saturdays to all long i-entence male and female prisoners during
the months when no fruit is given.