PRISON REFORM

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 95, 19 May 1909, Page 2

PRISON REFORM

COMPLAINTS ABOUT WAiOIAPU.

By Telegiiiph.-Pic s s Association,

ii .m „ AwUmitl, May IS. »r. l'lndluy received « depntiilion tnis morning from the Auckland Prisoner*' Aid Society. Tin- llev. Budd mid the Auckland Society assisted 201) prisoner* each year. Ucforni in Hie prison nvatem »as cliielly needed in the treatment Of young men and boys. ||,, advocated secular and religious instruction in gaols. Keferri.ig to the tree planting stations, Mr. Budd urged the need n ( 'ingle cells, ami complained of the lack of discipline am) morality. Sunday was spent in a disgraceful way at W'niotapu by the men quirting, lighting, swearing alid hutting all day. 1„ |t ||„ Home, n» much liariii as good was done because of the oft-convicted women being placed be. side young girls who hud fallen to their hrst temptation, ,l)r. Kindlay replied that the treatment of prisoner* after leaving prison was of prime importance. He agreeil they must steadily improve the system of classillcation, ami he hoped nhorthto separate lirst offenders from lmrdeiicd criminals. On the treeplnnthiK station a single cell system would he introduced and other improvements made. five thousand persons were sent to g.iof in Xew Zealand each year, and tiie matter of dealing with the ipiestion in a scientific way would receive sertoua attention.