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Questions.
XVIII. O n what conditions are remissions of im–
prisonment granted .
Answers.
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
Governor for remission of their sentence, with, or
without, Ticket of Leave.
X I X . Have Coroner's Inquests been held on every
occaaiou of a death in prison during the past year ?
and whut were the results ?
The District Medical Officer certifies as to the cause
of death.
A n inquest was held on every occasion by the Com–
missioner (Coroner) of the District on convicts w h o died
of any causes other than execution, viz.:—on
Convict Yiacoumi Stephani, who died in the General
Hospital, Nicosia, on 4th September, 1927.
Verdict, natural death.
The following executions took place:—-*
(1) Convict Antoni Christofi. at the Limassoi
Prison, on 12th July. 1927 ;
(2) Convict Antoni Rodostheni. (3) Convict Pana-
yoti Rodostheni. and (4) Female Convict Myro-
fora Constandi, at the Paphos Prison, on 19th
July, 1927.
N o inquests were held, but the Medical Officer
certified in each case that death was due to
disloc t ion of the cervical vertebrae.
X X . I. W h a t was the sanitary state of the prisons
during the year •
2 W h a t were the prevailing diseases 1
Central Prison, Nicosia .. .. Very good.
Larnaca
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Limassoi
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Paphos
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Kyrenia
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Famagusta
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Rheumatism, malarial fever, diarrhoea, diseases of the
digestive and respiratory system, influenza, dysentery,
dyspepsia, diseases of skin, syphilis, constipation,
hernia, colic, anosmia, bronchial catarrh, debility.
X X I . What are, shortly, the rules as to Diet f
Extra Diet allowed to pris-uiers earn in-.' and
keeping 1 or - Badges.
Sunday ...
Tuesday
Fridaj ...
25 drams Olives.
30 drams Uul^ur,
10 drams Olive-oil.
1 cup (Turkish) Coffee.
1 mug of Tea.
WEEKLY DIETARY
dav.s
DIETA..-Y No.
250 drams Bread
25
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3 davH
1 dav
1 dilT
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Cheese
250 ,. Bread
r»0 „ Fresh Vegetables
10 ,. Oil
250 „ Bread
75 ., Cooked meat free of bone
50 ., Bice before being coolced
250 „ Bread
50 ., Ruiijur or Bakla
! 10 .. Oil
DlET.W'.Y No. 2.
The name :.s Dietary N'o. 1 with the addition of 50 drams of
Bread for each convict.
D I E T A R T No. 3.
Daily 250 drama of Bread.
Ono day 40 tirams olives.
aext day t>0 drams fresh Vegetables as directed in Dietary No.
DIETART No. 4.
Punishment diet for all prisoners.
rv.:i„ j 200 drams Bread
uau
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| Water, Unlimited
In addition to above, fresh fruit in limited quantities m a y he
supplied when so ordered by the Medical Officer of the Prison ;
aiso extra diet of 4i» tirams olives and 40 drams raisins are
supplied once a w**ek. i.e., raisins on Tuesdays and olives on
Sacuniav* to all long sentence male and female prisoners daring
the months when no fruit is given.