Report on the jails of the lower provinces of the Bengal Presidency, for 1857-58 / by Fred. J. Mouat.

  • Frederic J. Mouat
Date:
1858
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Credit: Report on the jails of the lower provinces of the Bengal Presidency, for 1857-58 / by Fred. J. Mouat. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    probably, not much, if any tiling under 5,000 rupees. The simultaneous destruction of the records of the jails referred to, renders it impossible to ascertain the exact amount. .But for these untoward circumstances, the profits of the year just expired, would have exceeded those of its immediate predecessor, by at least ten thousand rupees. I feel justified, therefore, in stating that this department of prison discipline has suffered no detriment, and affords hopeful encouragement or the ultimate attainment of far greater results, even in the existing order of things. 0 That the prisons of the Lower Provinces can be made entirely self- supporting and thus cease to be a burthen on the State, I entertain no doubt whatever. I hope to be able to prove the entire practicability of my proposition, m my report on the establishment of Central Jails. 8. The following comparative statement will show that the jails Jails deserving of were most distinguished last year are again SSSendatioiT “d deservinS of ^cial mention, and that three other prisons have made a creditable advance. Jails. 1855-56. 1856-57. 1857-58. Alipore, 19,021 0 0 23,049 9 3i 27,105 8 2 Hooghly, 5,813 14 7 11,976 0 2f 19,876 2 10: J essore, 7,082 8 H 10,729 1 94 12,306 11 6 Dacca, 3,835 11 0 5,485 4 5i 7,094 10 4 Midnapore, 2,487 6 0 2,868 2 8 3,542 5 7 Mymensingh, 1,404 0 8 1,6]6 7 1 2,615 15 11 Bancoorah, 1,205 14 8 1,400 6 4 2,302 4 9 The average earning of each manufacturing prisoner in the four 1856-57. Hooghly, 55 3 0-3 ' J essore. 44 12 0-4 Alipore, 25 11 8-5 ‘ Dacca, 15 0 6-5 ‘ The average cost of each convict in those jails w£ Hooghly, ... Us. 29 5 2-1 J essore, „ 41 9 9-5 Alipore, .... „ 35 12 3-8 Dacca, ,• 36 15 8-9 1857-53. 3 8-9 3-6 8-1 6-6
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