WOMEN PRISONERS
NOT ENOUGH GAOL KOOII.
t r° \ ° n " ' * Hanan (Minister of Justice) is somewhat concerned about the position in regard to the female prisoners m the gaols of tho Dominion. Jle has been informed by Mr. C. R Matthews, Inspector of Prisons, that at the present time there are more women in our gaols than for very manv vears. Ihe daily average for 1913 was *C 6; the maximum during the past few weeks has been 10G. Addington was established as a central I prison tor females in 11)13, the intention | being that all women with sentences of over six months should be sent there. Inat policy was followed for a time, but it was not anticipated that the prison authorities should have Rich ft number of women to deal with. There' is accommodation vat Ad'lington for .1? women, but the number of women sent there lias lately risen as high as 51. liio number at present is 50. In the female divisions at Auckland there are °3 aixl in Wellington 21, with two at Napier. Tho long-sentence women «t Auckland and Wellington; lir. Matthews says, should be sent to Addition, but tho place is already overcrowded. ' The question arises as to"what is to bo done to meet tho ijosition. Tinder present conditions there is no opportunity to carry) out even a primary classification, consequently, the young, the old, onil women of all classes are associating without restriction. Upon looking through the list ct women prisoners, Mr. Ilanau finds that there are at present 47 prostitutes inoludeil in the number, that is, of those with sentences of six months aiul over. There are probably others among tho short-sentence prisoners. Tt can only) be assumed, he considers, Hint this Surge percentage of the unfortunate class is due to war conditions and to the periodical "cleaning np" that is being carried out by the police in. the main centres. Of tho 47 prostitutes referred to there are 11 in Auckland prison, 10 in Wellington, and 2G in Addnigton. Their ages range from twenty to fifty-nine.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 18, 16 October 1917, Page 3
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344WOMEN PRISONERS Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 18, 16 October 1917, Page 3
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