OBITUARY.

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19662, 23 August 1935, Page 2

OBITUARY.

SIR EVELYN RUGGLES-BRISE. FOUNDER OF BORSTAL SYSTEM. RUGBY, August 20. The sudden death occurred on Sunday of Sir Evelyn Ruggles-ltrisc, who was chairman of llie Prison Commission from Ist).-) to 1021, and president •of the International Prison Commission in 1010. He was 17 years old. Deceased was associated with many reforms in prison administration which attracted alicntion and emulation in foreign countries, including the establashmcnt of Hie Borstal system, the method of preventive detention, and instruction for prisoners in useful trades. The early days of his administration saw the limit abolition of the treadmillTributes are paid In the press to deceased’s work. The late Sir Evelyn John RugglnsBrise was horn at Spains Hall, Finchinglield. Essex, in 1857. Between 1882 and 1801 lie was private secretary lo a succession of dislinguished Secretaries of Slale for Hie Home, office deparlim'iit. in 1801 ho was appointed a member of tlie Prison Commission for England and Wales, ami later became chairman of iliul important hoard, lie was created a Companion of Hie Order of Hie Bath in iOmi, and two years lain- lie was promoted lo Knlghl Ocimmamlorsliip of llie same Order (Civil I livisiou :. Sir Evelyn was vice-presidenl of [lie itorslai Associal ion. of which, as well as of the Itorslol sy.-lem for llie Irealmcnl of young prisoners, lie was tinlonmlcr, and was als-i cliairman of the Ccuirai Associaiiun for llie Ail of Dischurged Prisoner*.