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GENERAL RESULTS OF PRISONS BOARD'S WORK FROM 1911 TO 1922. Table B. —Reformative-detention Cases. Total number sentenced to reformative detention.. .. .. .. .. .. 2,026 Released on recommendation of Board .. .. . . . . 1,394 Discharged from reformatories on completion of full sentence .. . . .. 225 Total number released .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 1,619 Of whom there were— Returned to reformatories for non-compliance with conditions of release .. 73 Committed to reformatories for further offences whilst on probation .. 95 Sentenced for offences committed after discharge or expiry of period of probation 153 Total number returned and recommitted .. . . .. .. 321 Absconded and not traced .. . . .. .. . . .. 25 Died .. .. .. . . .. . . .. . . 7 Left Dominion to return to former domiciles . . . . . . . . 35 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 .. .. .. .. . . 3 Transferred to Mount Magdala Home .. . . .. .. . . 1 Transferred to Salvation Army Home .. .. .. . . .. 1 Reporting on probation at 31st December, 1922 .. .. .. .. 113 Number who have not offended since their discharge or expiration of period of probation, and presumably doing well .. .. .. 1,108 1,298 1,619 Of the total number released after undergoing reformative detention 19-9 per cent, have been returned to prison either for non-compliance with conditions of release or for committing further offences ; 3-7 per cent, have left the Dominion or absconded ; 1 per cent, have died or been transferred to mental hospitals, &c. ; leaving 75-4 per cent, who have not further offended. 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 .. .. .. .. .. .... 339 Of whom there were released on recommendation of Board .. .. .... 283 Of whom there were — Returned to prison for non-compliance with conditions of release .. .. 12 Committed to prison for further offences .. .. .. .. 84 Sentenced for offences committed after their discharge from prison or from probation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Total number returned .. .. .. .. .... 142 Absconded and not traced .. .. .. .. .. 23 Died .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..9 Left Dominion to return to former domiciles .. .. .. ..38 Transferred to mental hospital .. . . . . .. .. .. 1 Transferred to consumptive sanatorium .. . . . . . . .. 1 Reporting on probation at 31st December, 1922 . . .. .. 39 Number who have not offended, as far as known, since their discharge from probation and presumably doing well .. .. .. 30 — 141 283 Of the -total number of habitual criminals released on probation 50 per cent, were returned to prison either for non-compliance with the conditions of probation or for committing further offences ; 21-6 per cent, have left the Dominion or absconded ; 3-9 per cent, have died or been transferred to mental hospitals, &c. ; leaving 24-5 per cent, who have not further offended. Since 1917 the Board has dealt with the following hard-labour cases : — Table D. —Hard-labour Cases. Total individual cases considered .. .. .. .. .. 590 Number discharged from prison on recommendation of Board .. . . 85 Number released on probation on recommendation of Board .. .. 160 Left the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Recommitted for other offences .. .. . . .. . . 3 Completed probation .. .. .. .. .. .. 94 Reporting on probation at 31st December, 1922 .. .. .. 35