LORD KYLSANT’S TERM

Hokitika Guardian, 21 December 1931, Page 8

LORD KYLSANT’S TERM

WHAT SECOND DIVISION MEANS. k LONDON, November 5. The failure of Lord Kylsant’s appeal against his sentence of twelve months in the second division makes one ask, “What is the second division?”' The treatment, diet and labour of second division and third division, or hard labour, prisoners are identical. The only distinction between the two is that second division prisoners do not associate with those in the third division, in which are placed prisoners who are depraved and are usually of criminal habits. the routine includes ten hours ot 'work every day—eight- hours outside the ,cJ\l and two hours in the evening inside. WORK FOR PRISONERS. The nature of the work depends on The prisoner’s physical strength and his age. Older prisoners are usual! employed in the library, laundry, or in the • pvfnters’ , 'shnp. On his arrival at Wormwood Scrubs yesterday, Lord Ivylsant was taken into the reception room and told to remove hnbney, jewellery, papers and other articles from his pockets. These'are entered in a special book and signed for by the prisoner. A suit of prison clothes is then provided. Ordinarily these clothes are taken from the shelves in the storeroom, ..hilt owing to Lord Ivylsant s great height —he 'is 6ft 7-in tall—a special suit had to be prepared. The prison garbo consists of a dark brown suit, a dark blue linen shirt with a polo collar attached, a brown inixtme tie, and dark brogue shoes of Army pattern. BREAD AND MARGARINE. Before changing the prisoner has to take a bath. He is then given a nuig ol cocoa and some bread and margarine. This is his tea. When Lord Ivylsant passed a night in ( Wormwood 'Scrubs in July he was ordered to the hospital, and he will ■spend the first week of' his sentence there on account of his age, 68. The i r ood in 'the hcispital is much better than That, provided for prisoners in- . the cells. If he is then found lit, he will perform such tasks and duties as are given to second class prisoners. His daily routine begins at 6 a.hi;, when he will have to get up, arrange his bed and scrub out his cell. Just after 7.30“ he will be given a breakfast in his cell of milkless and sugarless tea, porridge, bread and a small portion of margarine.