CAREERS FOR PRISONERS.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19902, 3 June 1936, Page 9

CAREERS FOR PRISONERS.

TRAINING IN GAOL. VALUABLE CHANGES IN SISTEM LONDON. April 22. Striking testimony to lilo value or changes made in the prison system during the last '25 years is contained in the annual report at the pri ‘nn Commission. says the .\‘nws Chronicle. The objert ol‘ Lite rct’nrms was uni. to make prison< pleasant“ but in pro—vide truiniug which would ill the pri—soner to rc-ontrr the world as a citi—zen. “Results so far achieved Justify confluent-e that we art- advancing in the right. direction," the report. deriurcs. 11,128 Instead of “.885. In creasing use had been made of the Probation of Ofl‘cmlers Act. In min the number of persons placed on probation lllllli‘l‘ supervision was 10,217: in 1933. 13,037. .\s a result of the 101’: Art. which nntimrisrd that time, hr plvnn tor the payment of tines. the number 01' cominittuls in default fell from 8i,885 in litlllill in H. 128 in lillil. .\ still further rmluution of this rlass of prisoners unit 01' ihosv rommiltt'd t‘ivr i‘ullln-n to rumply with Ol‘ll61's t‘nr mniulrnnnt‘o ls antlrllmtotl as n anuri in [tin Alum-y l’umicnls Art of last year. To rrstriotinns on thn sale of in—tmicants Inli'lllllli‘l‘tl during the war mnl changes in suriai habits is nitrihutrtl thr Ll’l'r‘ill (increase In ('nnnnltr this for lli‘llllliOllllt‘SS. \\htrh in 1910 mnnhrreti ELL-1?, unit in 103': only 633.1 so Prisons Cloud. in ”10 sumo prrlod lhr number or ln-‘ul prisuns has horn rmiurmt t‘rnm 5G in “lii. \\'llill‘ tho admissions liavr i‘nlit'n {rum 156.393 to 30,325. illltl tho daily :n‘t‘l'am' prison pnpulaliun i'rnni 20,826 in mm. ~ (than-50s In trratmont haw, inrlulled the \hulitlnn nf srpnrali‘ rnnilnmnrnt. intrmiurtinn nt' lm‘turrs amt cuncortst Syslmn or adult mlnvatinn. imprm’ml libraries. lilsapprarunrn ut‘ lhl‘ lurnnil armwi l’t'rmisslnu i'nr prismn‘l‘s 1” >llfl\‘l‘ thomsvivrs Almiilinn «if ”H‘ i‘lnsi‘ mum, and intrmlurtinn of ‘lil_\>l|'ill training. The i'lrruiutiim ni‘ ihv prisuns newspnw‘i‘ was mivnvtmt in 4|“ i‘i'i-‘W‘fi lit-"i yi-ur. unit mury ’l‘uvsniu)’ HUM” “UN“ nru si‘lll out from .\Lli‘l‘lfllll‘i lturini: inwiv‘n-‘s h-nu lnn‘n ln< «intiml in ihu brush simps nt \\'antlS\\nrttl :vini \\’n‘wnwuml .\‘vi‘lli'S. ”It" nmwi- immn :x' \\'.:Eu-iiuiil. and a tinImtths‘ shim ut Illivitnsi‘nrtl.