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Table A. Table showing Particulars, for each Prison, of Prisoners at Beginning and End of Year, and received and discharged during Year 1940.

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I _. 3 b fills I in I f if f i I a i I gfl . I «f i III o i ; si s s i I =1 si 1 i I I I" I i s « i I 1 ! II I I I IE §i § l | 5 5 g I e J r_ i_ | s - _a i r £ *_ _p s i I _ g 5 (a) In prison at beginning of year :— Undergoing — m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. Simple imprisonment, hard labour — Under three months .. .. .. 32 1 .. .. 1 3 .. 2 .. 1 .... 1 2 .. 19 .. 3 .. 3 72 2 74 Three months and under one year .. .. .. 5 40 1 2 .. 7 5 .. 2 .. 27 3 .. 13 14 .. 4 .. 23 .. 22 .. 1 163 6 169 One year and upwards .. .. .. .. 3 83 2 23 .. 2 2 ., 37 .. 29 .. .. 1 .... 10 .. 38 24 .. 2 .. 22 .. 9 281 6 287 Detention as habitual criminals .. .. 17 2 .. 4 2 .. 3 28 .. 28 Reformative detention .. .. .. 12 5 16 .. 4 16 .. 12 .. .. 4 .... 11 .. 47 23 .. 1 .. 11 .. 2 155 9 16.4 Detention in Borstal institution .. .. 3 115 1 15 35 154 15 169 Total criminals in prison .. .. .. 8 187 9 41 .. 14 .. 115 .. 10 .. 59 .. 80 .. .. 6 .. 15 24 .. 98 .. 35 .. 61 .. 11 .. 78 .. 36 .. 4 853 38 891 For trial or on remand .. .. .. 20 3 .. 1 4 2 3 6 39 .. 39 Total in prison for criminal offences .. .. 8 207 9 41 .. 14 .. 115 .. 13 .. 60 .. 84 .. .. 6 .. 15 24 .. 98 .. 35 .. 61 .. 13 .. 81 .. 36 .. 10 892 38 930 Debtors .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 4 .. 4 Total persons in prison .. .. .. . . 8 209 9 41 .. 14 .. 115 .. 13 .. 60 .. 84 .. .. 6 .. 15 24 .. 98 .. 35 .. 61 .. 13 .. 82 .. 36 .. 11 896 38 934 (b) Received during the year :— Sentenced to— Simple imprisonment, hard labour — Under three months .. .. .. .. ..13 718 10 .... 19 61 2 25 .. 192 .... 22 6 28 .. 438 267 8 35 ..1,789 551,844 Three months and under one year .. .. . . 6 159 8 12 4 .. 63 .. .. 2 1 5 1 165 1 .. 54 1 .. .. 472 10 482 One year and upw ards " .. .. 45 1 .. .. 3 4 . . 1 .. 24 1 1 .. 46 10 135 1 136 Hard labour, reformative detention, and declared habitual criminal Hard labour and reformative detention .. 17 2 1 2 2 1 25.. 25 Hard labour and flogging .. .. Reformative detention only .. .. .. .. 2 43 6 .. .. 2 3 1 .. 10 !. 2 ...... . 2 '.. 31 14 106 10 116 Reformative detention and declared habitual criminal | ' !. 1 1.. 1 Hard labour and detention in Borstal institution 1 1.. 1 Detention in Borstal institution .. .. .. .. 1 21 1 79 3 11 8 12 15 14 1 155 11 166 Hard labour and declared habitual criminal 1 1 2.. 2 Detention as habitual criminal .. .. . 1 ... 1 X Death • • • • •■ .. .. '. ' i 'it " !' " " !! !! !!!!!! it ■ • it Detained until the pleasure of the Minister of Justice is known Under conviction for sentence .. .. 9 1 1 5 .... 1 1 23 5 1.. .. 45 2 47 Total new'prisoners received .. .. .. 221,015 18 .... 35 .. 79 .. 84 2 32 .. 307 .... 27 .. 8 .. .. 8 .. 12 38 1 722 .. 1 .. 365 11 35 ..2,733 892,822 On remand or for trial .. .. .. .. .. 8 194 17 .... 12 29 2 25 .. 74 .. . . 7 20 3 95 92 5 .. .. 541 42 583 , Total •• .. .. .... 301,209 35 .... 47 .. 79 .. 113 4 57 .. 381 .... 34 .. 8 .. .. 8 .. 12 58 4 817 .. 1 .. 457 16 35 ..3,2741313,405 Debtors ... .. .. .. 25 4 9 .. 19 .. 6 .. .. 2 11 1 29 63 .. 12 .. 178 3 181 Lunatics .. .. .. .. j j 3 g !0 .. 10 Total new persons received .. .. .. 301,235 35 .... 51 .. 79 .. 123 4 76 .. 387 .... 36 .. 8 .. .. 8 .. 12 69 5 849 .. 1 .. 525 16 47 ..3,4621343,596 On transfer or in transitu .. .. .. .. .. 6 75 2 27 .. 15 1 47 .. 77 .. 24 .. 87 .. .. 6 .. 3 22 .. 83 .. 26 .. 55 .. 30 1 87 .. 221 .. 130 2 1 ..1,007 21 1,028 Grand totals .. . ■ .. 361,310 37 27 .. 66 1126 .. 200 4100 .. 474 .. .. 42 .. Ill 22 .. 91 .. 38 .. 55 .. 99 6 936 ..1222 ■■ B5ol 18 48 ..4,469 155 4,624 * Deemed to be prisons under the provisions of section 17 of the Statute Law Amendment Act, 1917. t Subsequently commuted to imprisonment for life.