FOUNDER OF BORSTAL.
SIR E. RUGGLES-BRISE DEAD. RUGBY, August 21. The sudden death has occurred of Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise, who was chairman of the Prison Commission from 1895 to 1921, and president of the International Prison Commission in 1910. He was 77 years old. Deceased was associated with many reforms in prison administration which attracted attention and emulation in foreign countries, including the establishment of the Borstal system, the method of preventive detention, and instruction for prisoners in useful trades. The early days of his administration saw the final abolition of the treadmill. i Tributes are paid in the Press to deceased's work.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 198, 22 August 1935, Page 7
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103FOUNDER OF BORSTAL. Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 198, 22 August 1935, Page 7
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