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The following- summary gives details of the eases considered and the decisions arrived at: — Cases dealt with Board's Decisions Persons undergoing Borstal detention .. 396 Recommended for release on probation .. 189 Recommended for discharge .. .. Nil Deferred for later consideration .. .. 203 Applications declined .. .. .. 4 396 396 Persons sentenced to reformative detention 279 Recommended for release on probation .. 130 Recommended for discharge .. .. 5 Deferred for later consideration .. .. 137 Applications declined .. .. .. 7 279 279 Persons sentenced to hard labour .. 273 Recommended for release on probation .. 190 Recommended for discharge .. .. 10 Deferred for later consideration .. .. 69 Applications declined .. .. .. 4 273 273 Habitual criminals for release or remission of Recommended for release on probation .. 12 head sentence v .. 24 Recommended for remission of head sentence .. .. .. .. 2 Deferred for later consideration .. .. 10 24 24 Probationers under Crimes Amendment Act 15 Recommended for discharge .. .. 13 Applications declined .. .. .. 2 Deferred for later consideration .. .. Ml 15 15 Probationers under Offenders Probation Act 15 Discharge granted .. .. .. 13 Modification of terms of probation granted Ml Applications declined .. .. .. 2 15 15 It is the function of the Prisons Board, which is constituted under the Crimes Amendment Act, 1910, to make inquiry from time to time as to whether there is reasonable cause for belief that any habitual criminal or offender, or any person undergoing a sentence of imprisonment or reformative detention, is Sufficiently reformed to be released on probation or discharged, or whether there are any other sufficient grounds for 1 releasing or discharging such person, and in making any recommendation for release or discharge the Board is to have) regard to the safety of the public or of any individual or cliass of persons, and to the welfare of the person whom it is proposed so to discharge or release on probation. The regulations under the Crimes Amendment Act require that the Board shall, as far as possible, give every prisoner eligible for consideration an opportunity of appearing before it and stating his case personally when the Board visits each of the penal institutions once in each year. Persons undergoing sentences may make application to the Board in writing and the Board may consider any case at any time it deems' fit. The regulations also provide that habitual criminals and habitual offenders may make application to the Board in writing for consideration of their cases once only in every year, but the Board may consider any case oftener in special circumstances. No prisoner sentenced to imprisonment with

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