- Inmates preparing Meal
Medical offices frequently inspected food storage and kitchen. Prisoners who worked in the kitchen were required to have body check before they started the job.
- The last day’s Menu for Inmates before Decommission
The last day’s menu for inmates before the closing of Victoria Prison in 2005.
- Four Choices of Diets in Victoria Prison
Four different diets were provided in Victoria Prison including Asian, European, Indian and vegetarian diets. Inmates could choose preferred diet according to their dining habits, religious beliefs and health conditions.
- Standardised Food Ration
All diets were measured and weighted before they were issued to prisoners to ensure uniformity and correctness. The standard Chinese diet at Victoria Prison supplied 3000 calories a day.
- Meals Designed by Dietitian
The meals for inmates were determined by dietitians to ensure adequate calories and nutrition values were provided.
- Inmates Eating
Inmates having their meal at D Hall.
- Female Inmates Eating
Female Prisoners having meal in the Lower Compound.
- Clothing for Prisoners
In early days, prison clothing was only provided to the prisoners who did not have any clothing or those who worked on the road.
- Details on Prison Clothing
Prison clothing and bedding changed over time. The report in 1863 stated the details on prison clothes.
- Prison Uniform in 1866
Photo by William Pryor Floyd (British, active 1860s-1874) shows the prison uniform with the print of Victoria Gaol and the regulation arrow.