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General Results op Prison Board's Work from 1911 to 1920. Table B. — Reformative-detention Gases. Total number sentenced to reformative detention .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,534 Released on recommendation of Board .. .. .. .. .. 1 ,-021 Discharged from reformatories on completion of full sentence .. .. 96 Total number released .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,117 Died whilst undergoing sentence .. .. .. .. .. 20 Committed to mental hospitals, &c. .. . . .. . . .. 12 Remaining in reformatories on 31st Decomher, 1920 .. .. .. 385 417 — 1,534 Total number released as above.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,117 Of whom there were— Returned to reformatories for non-compliance with conditions of release 55 Returned to reformatories for further offences .. .. .. 63 Returned for offences committed after discharge or expiry of period of probation .. .. .. .. .. .. 120 Total number returned .. .. .. .. • 238 Absconded, and not traced .. .. ... .. .. 22 Died .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Left Dominion to return to former domiciles .. .. .. 23 Known to have been killed in action while on active service .. 3 Returned to Weraroa . . . . . . .. .. . . 1 Transferred to Rotoroa Inebriates Institution .. . . . . 1 Transferred to mental hospitals .. .. .. .. 2 Transferred to Mount Magdala Home .. .. .. .. 1 Transferred to Salvation Army Home . . .. .. .. 1 Reporting on probation at 31st December, 1920 .. .. .. C!) Number who have not offended since their discharge or expiration of period of probation and presumably doing well .. .. 750 — 879 — 1,117 Of the total number released after undergoing reformative detention 21 per cent, have been returned to prison cither for non-compliance with conditions of release or for committing further offences ; 5 per cent, have died, absconded, &<-. ; leaving 74 per cent, who have not further offended. Of the number returned to reformatories, 48 individuals were returned, twice, 22 three times, 4 four times, 4 five times, and 1 six times. Table C sets out the habitual criminals dealt with during the same period as that covered by Table B. Table C. — Habitual Criminals. Total number declared habitual criminals .. .. .. .. .. .. 290 Of whom there were — Released on recommendation of Board.. .. .. .. .. 234 Died while undergoing sentence .. .. .. .. .. 3 Remaining in prison on 31st December, 1920 .. .. .. .. 53 290 Total number released as above .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 234 Of whom there were — Returned to prison for non-compliance with conditions of release .. ..41 Returned to prison for further offences . . . . .. .. .. 70 Peturned to prison for offences committed after their discharge from probation 11 Total number returned .. .. . . .. .. ■— 122 Absconded and not traced .. .. .. . . .. 19 ' Died .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 7 Left Dominion to return to former domiciles .. .. .. ..26 Transferred to mental hospital .. . . .. .. .. 1 Reporting on probation at 31st December, 1920 .. .. .. ..26 Number who have not offended, so far as known, since their discharge from probation and presumably dging well .. .. .. ..33 — 112 234 Of the total number of habitual criminals released on probation 52 per cent, were returned to prison either for non-compliance with the conditions of probation or for committing further offences; 23 per cent, have left the Dominion, absconded, &c. ; leaving 25 per cent, who have not further offended. Of those returned to prison J 8 returned twice, 8 returned three times, and 1 returned four times.

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