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Table B. —Showing Releases and Discharges, etc., effected each Month for 1928.

Offenders Probation Act, 1920. During the year sixteen applications for discharge from probation were considered by the Board, and of this number fifteen were granted. Table C. —Reformative-detention Cases dealt with by the Board, from January, 1911, to December, 1928. Total number sentenced to reformative detention .. .. .. .. .. 3 366 Released and discharged on recommendation of Board . . .. .. 2,436 Discharged from reformatories on completion of full sentence .. .. . . 534 Total number released .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,970 Of whom there were —• Returned to reformatories for non-compliance with conditions of release .. 87 Committed to reformatories for further offences whilst on probation .. 176 Sentenced for offences committed after discharge or expiry of period of probation .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 428 Total number returned and recommitted .. .. .. 091 Absconded and not traced .. .. :. .. .. .. 26 Died .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Left Dominion to return to former domiciles .. .. .. .. 52 Known to have been killed in action whilst on active service .. " .. 3 Returned to Weraroa . . .. . . .. .. .. 1 Transferred to Rotoroa Inebriates Institution .. .. .. .. 2 Transferred to mental hospitals .. .. .. .. .. 3 Transferred to Mount Magdala Home .. .. .. .. .. ] Transferred to Salvation Army Home .. .. .. .. . . 1 Reporting on probation at 31st December, 1928 .. .. .. 41 Number who have not offended since their discharge or expiration of period of probation, and presumably doing well .. .. . . .. 2 143 — 2,279 2,970 Of the total number released after undergoing reformative detention 23-25 per cent, have been returned to prison either for non-compliance with conditions of release or for committing further offences, 2-63 per cent, have left the Dominion or absconded, 0-57 per cent, have died or been transferred to mental hospitals, &c., and 73-55 per cent, have not further offended. Table I). —Habitual Criminals dealt with by the Board from January, 1911, to December, 1928. Total number declared habitual criminals .. .. .. .. .. . _ 455 Of whom there were released on recommendation of Board .. .. .... 403 Of whom there were — Returned to prison for non-compliance with conditions of release . . .. 46 Committed to prison for further offences .. .. . . .. 144 Sentenced for offences committed after their discharge from prison or from probation . . .. . . .. .. ~ .. 42 Total number returned . . .. .. .. .. 232 Absconded and not traced . . . . .. .. .. .. 30 Died . . . . .. .. .. . . . 14 Left. Dominion to return to former domiciles . . . . . . .. 51 Transferred to mental hospital. . . . . . . . . . 1 Transferred to consumptive sanatorium .. . . .. 1 Reporting on probation at 31st December, 1928 .. .. .. 20 Number who have not offended, as far as known, since their discharge from probation, and presumably doing well .. .. .. 54 171 403

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