Report on the Jails of. the Centra1 Provinces.' and Berar for the year ending 31st December

1935

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No". 452-420-V (a)

GOVERNMENT OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCES

JAIL DEPARTMENT

Nagpur, the 3rd September 1936. READ-

The annual report on the jails of the Central Provinces and Berar for the year 1935.

READ ALSo-The district reports.

RESOLUTION

The cumulative effect of bad seasons and low prices was reflected in a considerable increase in the number of adrpissions 8,077 (6,990). The daily average jail population. rose to 5,162 (4,793). Greater activity in checking railway tickets accounted for a large increase in the admissions of persons sentenced to less than one month. The Governor in Council is glad to notice that there has been a decrease in the percentage, 56 (62) of those sentenced to between one and six months to the total admissions. He considers, however, that there is still room for further improvement and for more use of section 562, Criminal Procedure Code.

2. 122 (83) adolescents were dealt with under. the Borstal Act and 28 (18) juveniles under the Reformatory Act. The Governor in Council observes with satisfaction that greater use is being made of these Acts. He hopes that the newly -enacted Probation of Offenders Act will be used liberally in dealing with youthful offenders.

3. The Borstal Institute at Narsinghpur was full throughout the year, and it is clear that the present accommodation is insufficient for the needs of the Prov­ince. The Governor in Council is pleased to note that satisfactory arrangements have been made in the Akola and Raipur jails to separate the short term youthful offenders who cannot now be accommodated in the Borstal Institute.

4. The expenditure incurred in guarding and main­taining prisoners was Rs. 6.69 (Rs. 6.32) lakhs but the average cost per head was lower at Rs. 130-4-6 (Rs. 132-0-4). The cash profits from jail industries in­creased to Rs. 1.63 (Rs. 1.40) lakhs. These figures show

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that the jaii ·administration has been conducted with due regard to economy and to the satisfactory employment of prisoners. .

5. It is evident that the standard of discipline in jails continues to be high. Although the daily average popu­lation increased, the number of punishments awarded to prisoners was practically the same. The Governor in Council is pleased to note that the general health of pri­soners remained satisfactory. He is glad to note th(l pro­gress of the jail schools and the activities of several non­official ladies and gentlemen who give their valuable time to the welfare of prisoners in jails.

6. The Governor in Council takes this opportunity to record his appreciation of the efficient management of the department by Lt.-Col. N. · S. Jatar, o.s.o., I. M.s., who was in charge throughout the year. He is pleased to note the names of the officers who have been specially mentioned in the report.

0RDER.-0rdered that a copy of this resolution be submitted to the Government of India in the Home Department and that a copy be forwarded to the Inspector-General of Prisons, Central Provinces, for information and also that it be published in the Central Provinces Gazette.

By order of the Governor in Council,

A. L. BINNEY, Chief Secretary to Government,

Central Provinces.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[Maximum limit of pages 28.]

Submission of report Charge of the department Number and classification of jails General remarks Review of General Summary Statement No. I.-Number and disposal of convicts Advisory Boards Statement No. H.-Religion, age and education of con-

victs Working of the Borstal Institution, Narsinghpur Statement No. 111.-Nature and length of sentence Statement No. IV.-Previous convictions Recognition of habituals Escapes Statement No. VI.-Offences and punishments Statement No. IX.-Cost of guarding and maintenance ... Statement No. XU-A.-Results of the manufactory ope-

rations Industries Statement No. XIII.-Net cost of prisoners Statement No. XIV.-Sickness and mortality among all

classes of prisoners ... Statement No. XV.-Admissions and deaths from chief

diseases among convicts Statement No. XVI.-Mortality among convicts accord-

ing to length of time passed in jails ... Statement No. XVII.-Prisoners under trial Statement B.-Physical condition of prisoners Statement C.-Remission earned by con:victs Education Religious preachers Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society Visitors Inspection Notice of Officen

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SIR,

LT.-COI .. N. S. JATAR, D.S.O., M.R.C.S. (Eng.),

L.R.C.P. (Lond.), L.M. & S. (Born.), I.M.S.,

INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF PRISONS,

Central Provinces.

THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,

JAIL DEPARTMENT,

Central Provinces.

Nagpur, the 14th April 1936.

I have the honour to submit, herewith, my report on the administration of the Jail Department for the year ending the 31st December 1935.

2. The charge of the department was held by me throughout the year.

3. ·There was no change in the number and classifi· cation of jails.

4. The special features during the year were-(a) Special sections were opened in Akola and Rai­

pur Jails for youthful offenders sentenced to less than one year's imprisonment. These offenders used to be ~ent to the Borstal Institution in the past but as the num· ber sentenced under the Borstal Act is steadily increas­ing, the daily average of inmates at the Borstal Institution is also increasing on account of the longer sentences under the Borstal Act. The Institution was, therefore, full up throughout the year and arrangements had to be made elsewhere for short-term youths. It will be neces­sary to increase the accommodation at the Borstal Insti­tution almost at once for youths sentenced under the Borstal Act.

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Short-term youthful ·offenders from most of the northern districts are being sent to the Raipur Jail nnd those from most of the. southern districts are being sent to the Akola Jail. Separate self-contained yards in these jails have been reserved for these offenders and they are completely separqted from the adult criminals. Literary. and physical training is given and it is seen that they are employed during the rest of the day on occupations like taiJoring, mat-making or simple carpentry. As the time for training them in industries is short, greater attention .is paid·. tQ literary and physical education.

(b) It is a well known fact that the minimum period required to train youthful offenders by the Borstal method is two years: When this minimum period of two years' detention is ordered by court, it used to be shortened by the liberal remission which is awarded for good con­duct .. and industry. and the inmates did not receive the full benefit of Borstal treatment. Rules of remission to Borstal inmates were, therefore, amended during the year and. gratuity instead of remission of sentence is now awarded to those inmates whose detention would become less than two years by awarding remission.

> (c) Greater use was made of the provision already ·existing in the rules to release decrepit prisoners before expiry of sentences as a result of special instructions issued to the District Magistrates and to the Superin­tendents~ of Jails.

. (d) The Probation of Offenders Act was passed by "the Provincial Legislative Council duripg the year and it will be brought in force when it receives the assent of the Gcwernor General in Council. Given the right type .of adequately paid probation officers, this valuable i!l· strument for the reformation of casual offenders wtll work more effectively than section 562 of the Criminal Procedure Code which provides for probation but with· o4t. ~upervision.

. . . s·. Young prisoners.-Four hundred and seventy· five adolescent males and 44 juvenile males were sentenced to imprisonment . during the year. One hundred and twenty-two out of these adolescents, were dealt \\ith under the .Borstal Act, and 28 out of these juveniles were dealt with under the Reformatory Act. In 1934, only 83 out of 458 adolescents were dealt with under the Bor· stal Act, and only 18 opt of 34 juveniles wen~ dealt with

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under the Reformatory Act. It will thus be seen that great· er use is being made of the special .Acts for youthful offend· ers. There is still, however, a great-ignorance in the matter of the correct methods o£ dealing with juvenile crime and of the evil consequences of sending youngsters to jail for short, if not only nominal, periods. There are courts for imtaP.ce which on enquiry hav..e stated, in the case of petty thefts by young boys, that the offenders were not of criminal habits or tendencies and as such were not suitable to be dealt with under the Borstal Act. The boys were, therefore, awarded sentences varying from four to six months' imprisonment. The question whether it was necessary to sentence such boys to any imprisonment nt all and the danger of making them habitual criminals by short sentences are ignored. The provision to let such offenders off after a warning or after a few strokes with the cane is forgotten. Another instance of the ignorance on this subject is the court which sentenced an habitual boy thief to four and half months' rigorous imprisonment and addressed the warrant to the Superintendent, Borstal Institution. On appeal, the conviction was upheld and the sentence reduced to the period already undergone.

Orders have been issued to the Superintendents of Jails· to bring to the notice of the District Magistrates every arrival of youthful offenders in jail and at the same time to remind them about the instructions on the subject issued by the Judicial Commi::sioner and, from time to time, hy Government. If the cases are not disposed of according to those instructions, a further reference is made after the trial is over and the judgment is given. These regular communications with the District Magis­trates have caused improvement in the trial and dis­posal of cases against youthful offenders and at the s.ame time have helped to remove some of the ignorance on the subject.

\Vith a view to effect a much needed further im­provement it should now be made compulsory for trying Magistrates to record their reasons, in every case involv· in~ a youthful offe.nder, \vhy imprisonment, instead of other methods, was necessary, and why a prescribed term of detention under the Reformatory or Borstal Acts w:-ts not awarded in lieu of imprisonment.

6. Short sentences.-Excluding the sentences under one month which have considerably increased, on account of Railway Act cases, there has been an increase

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of. only about 5 per cent in the sentences of one month and more up to and including six months, although the total number of those sentenced to imprisonment during the year has increased by nearly 14 per cent. ·

· 7. The Excise Act offenders.-N early 20 per cent · of the persons imprisoned during the year were sentenced . under the Excise Act. This is the same percentage as in the previous year. It appears that the evil of send­ing these offenders to jail in such large numbers has come to stay for some years. There has been an improve-

. ment in die recovery of fines imposed on excise offenders. The number of cases in which fine was recovered in full or in part has gone up from 122 to 173, and the number of cases in which fine was not realized at all has gone down from 333 to 289.

CHAPTER I.-JUDICIAL

[Figures for the previous year are shown in brackets throughout the report.]

8. General Summary.-The year opened with 4,971 (4,931) prisoners of all classes and the number received during the year was 18,343 (16,024), making a total of 23,314 (20,955). The number discharged from all causes was 17,995 (15,984), leaving a balance of 5,319 (4,971) at the close of the year with a daily average population of 5,161.76 (4,793.50) . ._,.,..

9. Number and disposal of convicts (Statement No. 1).-The convict population at the beginning of the year was 4,115 (4,151) males and 185 (208) females. The number imprisoned during the year was 7,797 (6,720) males and 280 (270) females.

The number of ·prisoners received on transfer from other jails within the province as well as from outside was 2,849 (2,531) males and 209 (180) females. These transfers included 2 (9) males received back from th·e Andamans, viz., one on account of ill-health and ~he other as an incorrigible.

The transfer of volunteers to the Andamans was resumed during the year. Eighteen convicts who volun· teered were transferred for aeportation to Port Blair. Ten of these were adolescents'with life sentences and had been ~rained in the Borstal Institution.

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Of the 7,672 prisoners discharged during the year, 895 (757) were on appeal, 2,273 (1,498) on expiry of sentence, 4,284 (4,479) under· the remission rules, 110 (159) by order of Government, 20 (9) were transferred to the Mental Hospital, Nagpur, 1 (1) escaped and remained at large, 39 (39) were executed, and 50 (56) died.

The accommodation at the Mental HQipital is limit­ed. The number of criminal and non-criminal lunatics who have to be confined in jails is steadily increasing for want of accommod;ltion at the Mental Hospital.

The number remainin~· at' the close of the year was 4,424 (4,115) males and 204 (185) females, and the daily average population of convicts was 4,301.40 (3,937.05) males and 197.31 (186.11) females.

10. Advisory Boards.-Four meetin~s of the Boards were held during the year-two at Nagpur and two at Rai­pur. The number of cases placed before the Boards was 245 (330). Seventy-eight (87) of these were recomr.o.end­ed by the Board for release, and Government sanctioned the release of 65 (71). ·

11. Religion, age and education of convicts (Statement No. 11).-The table below gives the religious calling of the total number admitted into jails :

Christians 43 (39)

Muhammadans

Hindus and Sikhs

J ains and Buddhists

All other classes

Total

1,035 (904)

5,670 (3,062)

32 (24)

1,297 (2,961)

8,077 (6,990)

The striking difference between the figures of 1934 and 1935 under "Hindus and Sikhs" and "All other classes'' is due to the classification of the depressed classes as "Hindus" in accordance with the orders of the Local GoYernment.

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The followinl! table gives the age of the prisoners admitted during the year :- ·

Under IS years 45 (37) 16-21 , 496 ( 487) 22-30 , 3,954 (3,330) 31-40 , 2,304 (1,928) 41-60 , 1,216 (1,135) Above 60 ,, 62 (73)

Total 8,077 (6,990)

The number of literate prisoners admitted during the year was 1,229 (1 ,292), the number of professional persons was 445 (422), the number of Government ser­vants was 124 (110), and persons en,gaged in commerce and trade numbered 230 (181).

12. The Borstal Institution, Narsin~hpur.-The Institution is housed in the old N arsinghpur District Jail. A small portion of the buildings is still used as a subsidiary jail for the confinemeiJ.t of the local undertrial prisoner:; and lot.c:tl adult convicts awaitin,g transfer to other jails. , The daily average population at the institute was 300 (238) which included 268 adolescents. The total accom~ modation is for 260 persons. which shows that there was overcrowding throughout the year. The proposals to build a separate subsidi;uy jail for adults and to increase the accommodation for adolescents have not yet been carried out for want of funds. The number of adoles­cents requiring acco-mmodation at this institution is stea­dily increasing and the necessity to carry out the above proposals is becoming urgent.

The appointment of an Assistant Superintendent who is a B. A., T. T. C., and who has been recruited from the Educational Department during the year has systemized the literary and physical education of th·e boys. He has been put in charge of the school and g_am~s. There are four classes in the school in which Hindi and Arithmetic are taught in accordance with a special syllabus. The whole course is completed in about three years. The boys in the senior classes are given extra reading matter on gener.al subjects from the school library and are also trained to keep accounts on the bahi-khata system. The library contains about 400 Hindi and Urdu books. Religious, moral and agricultural lectures are arranged at suitable intervals and instruction in First Aid and Hygiene is given once a \Veek. Practice is given to a few English~krmwirig boys in typewriting.

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All the boys are drilled every morning. Indian clubs. dumb-bells and lezim exercises are also taught during this hour. They play different En~lish and Indian games for at least one hour every evenin~. The rest o£ the day and an hour or two after dark is spent. either in the school or in worksheds or in the ~ardens after allowing

· a sufficient time for bathing, prayers and meals. The boys are kept constantly engaged from the time they wake up in the morning till they ~o to bed.

Practical training in the following subjects is given in the worksheds : ~

Weaving of cloth, niwar, carpets and tat-putties; moneybag-makin~·; making of thread buttons and others with rings ; rope and twine-making; tailoring; simple carpentry; fret-work ; cane-work ; wooden and ~lass si~nboard paintin~ ; simple smithy ; tinning; brick-making; and earthenware-making,

A few of the older boys are also tau~ht motor driv­ing.

The Institution has ve~etable ~ardens, flower and fruit gardens and an agricultural farm. Boys are given practical instruction in the farm and in the ~ardens. The farm produces some of the best types of grain in the dis­trict. The sugarcane field gives the boys opportunity to learn the process of gur making.

Boys detained under the Borstal Act are given suit­able training. Those whose behaviour in the Institu­tion is satisfactory are licensed out during the last few months of their term. None of them have abused this privilege during the year. There has not been much difficulty so far in getting the public to employ the boys who are sent out on licence because their work and con­duct are satisfactory. Thirty Hindu boys were sent to the Hindu fair at Burman, about 20 miles ~way, and about the same number of Muhammadan boys were sent to the 1 dgah on I d days accompanied by only one offi­cial. There was not even an attempt on the part of the boys to' escape or otherwise misbehave. A committee of eight boys was fgrmed during the year in the Institu­tion to investigate and check the petty offences by inmates. The judgment given by the committee was always impartial and sound and the certainty of detection of offences went a long way to prevent offences.

Scouting also plays an important part in the activi­ties of the Institution. The boys of the first and second

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troops passed their second class tests and will soon qua· lify for the .higher test. The Provincial Boy Scouts Association Report ·for 1934-35 stated that "the scout spi· rit is working in the hearts of scout prisoners". A num­ber of scout meetings were held on the premises of the Institution and scouts from the local high school and the town were invited to meet our scouts.

Every effort is made to turn these boys into useful citizens. The Borstal Act came into force six years ago and 242 inmates were discharged from the Institution during this period. According to information available only 10 of these boys reverted to crime again and h.ave b~en readmitted to ja,ils.

The trouble about finding parole officers has been alluded to last year. It is difficult to get people to do this work without adequate remuneration. The ideal arrangement would be to have whole-time parole officers for most of the tahsils but in the absence of thi~ arrangement village officials, namely, patwaris or revenue inspectors, might be appointed parole officers as suggested by the Superintendent, Borstal Institution. The discharged boys will then get the help or patronage whic}] they need along with the necessary supervision.

13. Nature and length of sentence . (Statement No. 111).-The table below shows the terms of imprison­ment of the convicts admitted during the year:-

(I) Not exceeding one month . . 960 (492) (2} Above one month and not 640 (595)

exceeding three months. (3} Above three months and not

exceeding six months. ( 4) Above six months and not

exceeding one year. (5) Above one year and not

exceeding two years. (6) Above two years and not

exceeding five years. (7) Above five years and not

exceeding ten years. (8) Exceeding ten years . (9) Sentenced to transportatiOn

for life. (I 0) Sentenced to transportation

for a term. (II) Sentenced to death

3,919 (3,730)

I ,51 5 (I ,240)

422 (408)

384 (313)

79

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(8) (79)

(1)

(74)

Total 8,077 (6,990)

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From the above .statistics it will be seen that there is an all round increase in the number of convicts sentenced to imprisonment. It is noticeable that persons sentenced to death decreased from 74 to 63 during the year under report.

The number of convicts sentenced to imprisonment . not. exceeding one month was nearly double that of the last year. This is due to increased activity in detectin~ ticketless travellers on railways. The Commissioner, Chhattisgarh Division, states that "if some of this activity is diverted towards preventing such travellers from ever getting on the trains there would be fewer short~term prisoners in jails". .

The nature of sentences was as follows :-A.-Simple imprisonment 890 (358) B.-Rigorous imprisonment .. 7,165 (6,616) C.-Rigorous imprisonment 16 (11)

with solitary confinement. D.-Rigorous imprisonment 6 (5)

with whipping. Total 8,077 (6,990)

In spite of repeated adverse comments, the admis·· sion under simple imprisonment this year showed an enormous increase of nearly 149 per cent. Short sen~ tences and sentences of simple imprisonment serve little, if any, purpose.

14. Convicts previously · convicted (Statement No. IV).-Reconvicted convicts numbered 1,405 (1,262) and the ratio per cent to the total· number of convicts admitted was 20 (21). The number imprisoned for the first time in default of furnishing -security under section 110 of the Criminal Procedure Code was 216 (221). Of the 45 (37) juveniles under 15 years of age admitted during the year, 7 (7) had previous convictions.

15. Recognition of habituals.-The statement below shows the recognition of habitual offenders :-

Number of all classes admitted

during the year

8,077 (6,990)

Number in column 3

identified as " habituals "

before conviction and classi-fied as such

by the convicting

courts

1,566 (1,443)

Number in columns 3

classified as Number in " habituals " column 3 Total

by the District classified as habituals l\Iagistrates " habituals " admitted

or l\lagistrates by the Jail specially Superinten-

empowered dents (not being the

con\'icting court)

s so 1,621 (6) (34) (1,483)

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16. Escapes.-There were 6 (4) escapes during the year-five from outside and one from inside the jail. All except one were recaptured during the year.

The escape of a prisoner who was sentenced to 11 years' rigorous imprisonment from 011e of the cells of the Jubbulpore Central Jail was facilitated owin~ to a defect in· the building and carelessness on the part of tlie warder staff and a deputy jailor. The defect in the buildind is hei!lg rectified and the staff has been suitably punish~d. Thrs prisoner was recaptured and sentenced to two years' rigomus imprisonment under section 224, Indian Penal Code.

17. Offences and punishments (Statement No. VI).­The number of punishments inflicted by Jail Superin­tendents dm;:ing the· year was more or less the same, being 2,169 to· 2,171. The offences for which punishments were awarded are detailed below :-

Offences relating to work Prohibited articles Assaults and mutinies Other offences

Total

690 (782) 312 (327)

9 (26) 1, 160 ( 1,034)

2, 171 (2, 169)

The number of offences dealt with by criminal courts wa:> 6 (6). Only 1 (nil) prisoner was whipped during the year. This prisoner had taken up an attitude of defiance and was instigating fellow-prisoners to similar objectionable behaviour.

The ratio per mille of punishment to the daily aver·· age population was as follows :­

Of minor punishments Of major punishments Of total punishments

37.8? (41.08) 10.35 (11.52) 48.39 (52.75)

CHAPTER 11.-FINANCIAL

18. Expenditure in guarding and maintaining prisoners (Statem~nt .~?: IX):-The tot~l expenditure i~ guardind and mamtamrng,pnsoners durmg the year was Rs. 6.69,476 (Rs. 6,32,833) or an increase of Rs. 36,643. The averaoe cost per head was Rs. 130-4-6 (Rs. 132-0-4) or a decre~se of Rs. 1-11-10 per head. The expenditure under all heads except "l\liscellaneous" has increased. The increase in total expenditure was chiefly due to a

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larger avera~e population, the daily average number· being 5,161.76 (4,793.50) during the year.

The causes of important variations under different heads are explained below :-

Establishment clzarges.-The expenditure under this head was Rs. 3,69,204 (Rs. 3,57,806) or an increase of Rs. 11,398. The increase was mainly due to the ·restora­tion of 5 per cent cut in the salaries of officials and the appointment of an additional Deputy Superintendent of · Factories at Jubbulpore during the year. The cost per head, however, fell to Rs. 71-8-5 (Rs. 74-10-4), on account of increased d.aily average of prisoners.

Dietary charges.-An expenditure of Rs. 1,29,352 (Rs. 1,15,768) was incurred under this head resulting in an increase ot Rs. 13,584 during the year." The cost per head rose to Rs. 25-3-7 (Rs. 24-4-11). The increase in expenditure was due to the purchase of a larger quan­tity of food ~!rains on account of the increase in the jail pcpulation. The increase in the cost per head was due to increase in the cost of grain and also to the confine­ment of B class prisoners for a longer period.

Hospital charges.-The total amount spent under this head was Rs. 22,689 (Rs. 20,938). The increase of Rs. 1,751 during the year was p.artly due to the prophy­lactic measures against epidemics of meningitis, cholera and smallpox which prevailed in some districts. The adjustment of the cost of medicines for the previous year is also partly responsible for the increased expenditure.

Clothing and bedding of prisoners.-The expendi­ture and the cost per head under this he.ad was Rs. 43,932 (Rs. 34,205) and Rs. 8-9-1 (Rs. 7-2-11), respectively, showing an incr.ease in expenditure of Rs. 9, 727 and Rs. 1-6-2 in the cost per head. The rise was due to more woollen clothing purchased during the year espe­cially a~ Nagpur Central Jail.

.Miscellaneous services artd supplies.-The charges under this head amounted to Rs. 49,411 (Rs. 53,965) or a decrease of Rs. 4,554. The cost per head was Rs. 9-9-2 (R!l. 11-4-2). The fall was due to the water rate for the last half year not being paid.

19. Result of the employment of convicts (State­ment No. XII-A).-The amount drawn from the treasury Juring the year was Rs. 1,26,029 (Rs. 1,46,265) while that paid into ~he treasury was Rs. 2,89,678 (Rs. 2,86,480)

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showing a cash profit of Rs. 1,63,649 (Rs. 1,40,215). Consequently the average cash profit per head of convicts sentenced to labour increased to Rs. 36-1-7 (Rs. 34-3-4). The savings effected to Government by the employment uf prison labour amounted to Rs. 48,915 (Rs. 46,028). The increase was due to an increase in the number of o,rdcrs received from Government departments.

The following jail3 have made a cash profit exceed­ing Rs. 2,00~ :-

1934 1935 Rs. Rs.

Jubbulporc .. 38,589 43,151 Nngpur (indudin~ Press) 68,472 86,239 Raipur 7,610· 2,681 Akola 7,753 7.743 Amraoti 4,375 6,868 Narsinghpur 2,226 3.860

. 20. lndustries.-A brief account of the special in· dustries carried on in the jails is gi:ven below.

Jubbulpore Central Jail.-The ·outturn of nearly all artides has increased during the year. The following list shows the atticles manufactured and sold during 1934 and 1935:-

1934 1935 ,----""'---"""'1

Name Quantity Value Quantity Value

'. 2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Prison clothing

Paid wardet"S' clothing

Forest clothing

Police clothing

Police cloth

Peons' livery cloth

Tents

. . 17,508

2,445

3,837

. . 20,895

2,653

• • 23,462

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8. Blankets and blanket coats 6,246

9. Excise Settlement Land Records, 949 Na:t~l and Hospital clothing.

0 1\liscellaneous, 'such aa durries, newar, dustet"S, etc.

Tota!

Rs.

10,027

3,997

5,873

30,812

1,779

6,371

7,68)

17,233

1,756

18,068

1,03,601 --

Rs.

20,007 11,54S

2,852 4,443

7,097 10,210

31,056 51,563

3,962 2,619

15,826 4,404

23 15,043

7,718 22,113

1,435 2,448

11,512

--1,35,900 --

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N agpur Central J ail.-Eesides the usual industries of the jail a contract to stitch the Postal uniforms was entered into during the year. This jail has the highest cash profit of Rs. 86,239 (Rs. 68,472) which was mainly due to the reprinting and ~upplying of Government forms which were destroyed by the recent fire in the Secretariat buildings.

Rubber slumps.-The number of rubber stamps dur· ing the year increased to 2,184 (1,022). The increase is mainly due to the free supply of rubber stamps under the recent orders of Government.

Quinine.-The following .table shows the drugs sup· plied during the past three years . -

1933 1934 1935 Quinine sulphate 641 652 682 Cinchona febrifuge 619 558 533 Quinine hydrochioride . . 29 25 38 Quinine tablets 346 292 384 Cinchona tablets 185 184 195 Quinine boxes . . 2, 965 3,176 3,832

Raipur District Jail.-The same industries were car­ried on as in the previous year. Towards the latter half of the year the preparation of uniforms for the Postal Department was undertaken. This is a very useful indus­try; the training received in tailoring will help prisoners to earn an honest livelihood after release. The gross profit rose from Rs. 4,584 toRs. 4,797 during the yea~.

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Akola and Amraoti Jails.-The industries in these ·· jails were the same as in the previous year e~cept at Akola where in the latter half of the year the preparation of uniforms for the Postal Department was taken up. There was a slight fall in the cash earnings as compared with Rs. 7,743 against Rs. 7,753 in 1934. At Amraoti the bulk o{ the prisoners were employed on stone-breaking and tat-bed weaving. The gitti is mainly broken for Public Works Department and tat-beds for the use of other jails. The weaving of cloth at Akola Jail showed considerable improvement during the year. \Veaving of durries was undertaken on a larger scale to meet the increased demand for durries at Akola. · DUI·ries worth about Rs. 1,225 (Rs. 625) were sold.

Narsinghpur Borstal Institution.-The ~cash profit earned during the year was Rs. 3,860 (Rs. 2,226). The inuustries carried on in this institution were the same as in the previous year.

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Food grains worth Rs. 1,899 were grown at the Agri. cultural Farm during the year. Goods worth Rs. 500.wer_e sold by the boys at the station stall. The shop- at. the railway station was kept entirely under the charge of the Borstal boys and the fact that there was no instance of any :dishonesty is very creditable. .

Other jails.-The labour given to prisoners in small er jail~-J is either stone-breaking or aloe-pounding or aloe­rope making. Nearly half the population in most supsidi­ary jails and nearly one-third in most sm.aller district jails consist of under trial prisoners. and after detailing prison­ers for prison services out of the remainder a very few !ihort-term prisoners are left for factory labour. It is, therefore, futile to arrange the teaching of any more use­ful trades. Long-term prisoners from these jails are trans­ferred to bigger jails ·where facilities are given to learn useful trades. Official and non-official visitors when commenting on the lack of industries in small jails forget that the bulk of convicts in those jails ;1re short-term pri­soners under the Excise and Railway Acts .

. 21. Net cost of the prisoners (Statement No XIII).­The total cost of · maintenance of prisoner.s amounted to Rs. 6,69,476 (Rs. 6,32,833) and cash earn­ings to Rs. 1,63,132 (Rs. 1,40,530) during the y~ar. The net cost to Government after deducting th~ · cash earnings amounted to Rs. 5,06,344 (Rs. 4,92,303) and the average cost per head of average strength was Rs. 98-11-0

• (Rs. 102-11-0). The average ·expenditure on the maintenance of a

pri&oner in jail amounted to Rs. 130-5-0 (Rs. 132) per annum.

CHAPTER 111.-VITAL

22. Sickness and mortality among all classes of prisoners (Statement No. XIV).-The following table gives particulars with reg~rd to the sickness and morta­lity among all classes of pnsoners for the l.ast two years :-

Daily Admission Daily Total Ratio of Year average into average number deaths

strength hospital sick of per deaths mille

1934 •• 4,793.50 1,396 52.65 70 14.60

1935 •. 5,161.76 1,138 42.02 55 10.66

The number admitted into hospital during the year was 1,138 (1,396). and the· daily average sick 42.21 {52.65). •

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There were 55 (70) deaths in the year under report. Of these 50 were convicts and 5 undertrials, and the death rate per mille was 10.66. There was one de;:tth from suicide at the Bilaspur District Jail. •

There were no deaths in the jails at Yeotmal, Bala­ghat, Chanda, Damoh, Seoni and Wardh;:t.

Jubbulpore Central Jail.-The number of admissions and deaths fell from 53 to 40 and 10 to 6, respectively, in ~he ·year under report. . N agpur Central Jail.-There were 154 (204) admb-sions and 6 (8) deaths.

Raipur District Jail.-This year has been a good year for this jail as there were only 92 (250) admissions and 3 (8) deaths.

i1 kola District .Tail.-The admissions into hospital were only 185 (311) but the number of deaths rose to 12 (6); one being from meningitis, four from pneumonia, 'hrec from heart disease and four of leprosy. Leper con-. victs from the whole province are confined at this jail. The routine medical · treatment is the injection of Hydnocreol once a week. Thirty-nin-e leper convicts remained from the previous year and 30 were admitted durin~ the year. Thirty-three were released, one was cured and sent back to his jail, four died and 30 remained at the close of the year. Twenty out of these have im­proved, eight are stationary and two h.ave got worse.

A mraoti District Jail.-There was a marked increase in the admissions to hospital, the number being 325 (116) and deaths 5 (2). The main reason is stated to be due to the lower vitality and poor health of newly admitted

~ prisoners sentenced under the Excise Act. There was also an increase in the number of bowel complaints during the wet months and of malaria. There was a dis­tinct improvement in the general health of prisoners at the close of the year, and it is hoped that this improve-ment will he main~ained. ·

Betul District J ail.-Aged and infirm prisoners from the province who require constant attention are collected at this jail. There was a daily average of 20 such pri­wners during the year. Twelve infirm prisoners were cured and sent back to their respective jails.

N arsingllpur Borstal Institution.-The admissions were 26 (75) and number of deaths 1 (4).

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Chlzind·wara District Jail.-The nu.mber admi.tted was 34 (41} and deaths 3 (3).

Prisoners suffering from tuberculosis and fit for trans­fe~ are collected a~ t~is iail. There were eight such pnsoners at the begmmng of the year and six were receiv­ed fr~f!l other jails during the year. Three died and the remammg showed considerable improvement. Six were released duriQg the year.

23. Admissions and deaths from the chief diseases among convicls (Statement No. XV).-The diseases call­ing f~r special note during ~he year were dysentery, malarta, tubercle, pneumoma and diarrhrea.

Dysentery.-There were 176 (156) admissions and 5 (5) deaths .

. Malaria.-There were 205 (171) admissions and 2 (1) deaths.

Pneumonia.-There were 42 (36) admissions and 12 (12) deaths.

Diarrhu.>a.--The admissions to hospital rose to 113 (75). But it is noteworthy that there wtre no deaths as against 4 of last year.

Tuberculo~is of the lungs.-This accounted for 14 (25) admissions and 6 (9) deaths.

A nti-hookworm.-Active work was carried on during the year under report in the larger jails, carbon tetra­chloride and chenopodium oil being used almost entirely in all cases. /

Cerebro-spinal meningitis.-Two cases of cerebro­spinal meningitis occurred in the Akola District Jail, one proved fatal and the other was cured.

24. Mortality among convicts according to length of time passed in jails (Statement No. XVI).-Of the 50 convicts whose deaths occurred during the ye_ar, 31 had been ir. jail for a period not exceeding six months. From this it will be seen that more than half of the mortality was amongst the newly admitted prisoners.

25. Undertrials (Statement No. XVII).-The year opened with 631 . (519) . u~dertrial prisoners and 6, 760 (5,863) were recetved dunng the year. Of the ?,391 undertrials 3 717 were released, 2,759 were convtcted and sente~ced, 261 were transferred, 5 died, and the number remained at the close of the year was 649. The daily average population of undertrials was 629.67 (639.52).

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CHAPTER IV.-GENERAL

26. Physical condition (Statement B).-0£ the 7,562 prisoners discharged during the year, 685 lost weight, 4, 722 gained weight, while 2,155 neither gained nor lost weight. The physical condition of prisoners on admission to jails was generally poorer than in the previous years. This was noticeable particularly among the excise offenders and in Berar jails.

27. Remission (Statement C).-The number of convicts released during the year. who gained r·emission was 4,284. Only one convict failed to get the benefit of remission as he lost all he had ·earned, for trying to smug­~le a letter out of jail for another convict just when he was put up for release.

28. Education.-Paid qualified teachers held regu­lar classes in Nagpur, Jubbulpore, Akola and Raipur Jails. These schools were inspected by officers of the Educational Department and were c;ertified to be doing very well by them.

29. Religious preachers.-Religious and moral instructions was regularly given to prisoners in all the jails. All the jails except three have outside Hindu and Muhammadan preachers who regularly visit jails once a week at least. Their visits are appreciated by pri­soners.

30. Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society.-The Dis­charged Prisoners' Aid Society at Nagpur, Amraoti and Bilaspur provided released .prisoners with work wherever possible. Rao Sahib Fulay, M.L.C. at Nagpur, Rao Sahib Saranjame at Amraoti and Mr. Chatterjee at Bilas­pur have done valuable work for the society during the year. It has not been possible to sanction a Government ~rant to the society on account of financial $tringency. Plans and estimates for a Discharged Prisoners' Home at Nagpur are ready and Government has allotted a piece of land for this purpose.

31. Visitors.-The Hon'ble the Home Member visited the jails at Jubbulpore, Nagpur, Akola, Saugor, Balaghat, Mandla and Seoni and the Hon'ble the Minister for Industries paid a visit to the Borstal Institution Narsinghpur. The jails at Akola, Narsinghpur, Saugo/ Y eotmal and Chanda were visited by the Inspector: General of Civil Hospitals and the Jails at Raipur, Akola,

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Bilaspur, Chhindwara and Hoshangabad by the Director of Public Health. Non-officials' visits and Quarterly Boards' Meetings were regular. Lady visitors continued their good work during the year. In this connection the name of Miss Ennis, lady visitor to the Bilaspur Jail is specially mentioned. The Ladies Committee at Nagpur continued their classes for female prisoners at the Nagpur Central Jail under the able guidance of Mrs. MacFadyen.

32. Inspection.-! inspected all the jails during the year and paid additional visits to most of the bigger jails. I also visited the magisterial lock-ups at Drug, Mehkar, Darwha and Khamgaon.

33. Notice of Officers.-All the officials of the department have worked well. I mention for special recognition the following :-

Superintendents.-Lt.-Col. L. S. Modi, I. M.S., Major A. 8. Garewal, I.M.S., Rao Sahib P. V. Marathe, Mr. Syed Masum Ali and Dr. S. C. Mukerjee.

Jailors.-R. B. Pande, Venkat Raghoba Anjikar, N. G. Naidu, Muhammad Allam and Moolchand.

Assistan~ J ailor.~.-Sitaram, S. W. Deshpande, Yusuf Ali, Nirbhaiya Lal Verma, Mathura Prasad, G. R. Supekar and Prithi Singh.

ll'arder Staff.-The conduct and work of the warder staff has on the whole been satisfactory.

Head Office.-All the staff of ~y office has ~orked with zeal and loyalty. Mr. Cfiateher, Mr. Bhal]t and Mr. Shetty deserve special mention.

NAGPUR:

I have the honour to be, SIR,

Your most obedient servant,

N. S. JATAR, LT.-COL., I.M.s.,

Inspector-General of Prisons, Central Provinces.

1'he 14th ~tpril 1936.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Showint tne distribution of the PTisoJietS oJ all classes confined in the 1arls anti Subsidi~n-; Jt~ils ol the Central Provinces during the year 1935.

1 2 3 4 5 ·6 7 8

---Remained at Received Daily aver11ge Place• of. lbe commrnce-

1otnl Dhch•r.l!ed from RetDaiai•& al the confinemenl menr of the dunng the all CBUI •. I end of the ycu aumber of each

~ear year class

I Province

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1

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Provinces during the year 19JSl..:coocld. ., · ·, i ' ... i ....;....._• I

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STATEMENT No.· n-Juma.u. (FOR CONVICTS ONLY)

Shou:ing the relition, age arul previous occupation of the cont:ic!s admitted into the !ails and Stthsidiary Jails of the Central Pf'ovinces d1~rint tl1e )'P.tH 1935."

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STATEMENT No. II-JUDICIAL (FOR-CONVICTS ONLY)-contd.

Showing the reli.Jlion. age and pre·!Jious occupation of the convicts-admitted iuto the Jails and Sub~idiary Jails of the Ceutral Provinces during lhe year 1935-contd.

1 3 I 4

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· Jalls of the Central Provances dunng the year 1935-concld.

1 5 ·6

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STATEMENT No. III.-JumciAL (FOR coNVICTs ONLY) Showing the convicts admitted into the Jails and Subsidiar.v Jails of the Central Provinces during the year 1935,

and those remaining on the 31st December of the :vear. ac::ordmg to the nature atld length of sentences.

1

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STATEMENT No. IV-JuDICIAI. (FOR coNVICTS ONLY)

Showing the convicts admitted into the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces during the year 1935, who halt been pre1.•iously convicted (Recognition of Habitual Offenders)

1 2 ~ 3

" A B c D A

-

Number in Number in column .3

column 3 classified as Number in Number imprisoned ·identified as "habitual .. ' by column 3 for the fint time in

Ye~~r "habJtuals'~ the Distdct classified as Total babituels · default of 6ndin~

Number admitted during before conviction Ma,!!is:rate or "habitual&'" admitted security under section the year and classified as Magistrates by the Jail .110, Criminal

such by the specially ·empower· Superintendent Procedure Code, and convicting ed {not being classified as "~abituafs'

courts the convicting 00

court)

I I ----

I I I M.: F. I Total M. I F. M. I F. M. F. M. F. M. F. I

1935 ... 7,797 280 8,077 1,489 77 5 . .. 49 1 1.543 78 200 16

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STATEMENT No. IV-JUDICIAL (FOR CONVICTS ONL y)-concld

Showing the convicts admit'ted into the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces during the year 1935, who had been previously convicted (Recognition of Habitual Offenders)-concld.

1

Year

1935

4

B

Number imprisoned in default of finding so:curity under 1ection 110 of the Criminol Procedure Ce-de

or convicted under Chaprers XJI, XVI, XVII . and XVIII of the Indian Penal Code with

previous convictions under ''"Y of these Chapters or undec aection 110 of the

Criminal Procedure Code and classified as habituah

c

Total of columns

4A and 40

5

Ratio per cE-nt of columnr. 4 C, to

column 2

Youthtul offenders under 15 yeRrs of age (Reformatory Schools Act, 1897)

A B

Number Rdmitte.d ~Number previously during the year convicted, 1.0

More than

Oooo I Twice twice previously previously pre~ioPsly convicted convicted convicted . M., F. I M. I F. M I F.

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.STATEMENT N<?• VI-JUDICIAL (FOR CONVICTS ONLY)

Showing the offences commltted by convicts. and the punishments inflicted on them in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails oJ the Central Provinces during the year 1935 .

• 2 3 4 5 , .. ~-·-- ·--~--- ~

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1935. ... 4,498.71 6 657 33 217 95 2 7 829 331 1,705: 466 6

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STATEMENT No. VI-JUDICIAL (FOR CONVICTS ONLY)-concld.

Showing tne offences committed. by convicts, and the puuishments inflicted Ot> them in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails o} the Central Province$ during tne year 1935-concld.

~-- ·-

I 6 I ___ 7

-Punishments inflicted

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By Superintendents

Mi•or I Major

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STATEMENT No. IX-FINANCIAL

Showing ll1e expenditure in guarding and maintaining the prisoners in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails o/_the Central Provinces, during the year 1935, excluding the cost of building 11ew Jails, of additions, allerahons and repairs

1 I

2 3 4 :

Daily average numbeT of prisoners Establishment Dieting charges

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1935 ... 4,498•71 629"67 33 38 5,161·76 3,64,898 4.036 3,69.204 71 8 5 1,25,544 1.390 3,529 -1.111 1,29,352 75 3 7

1934 ... 4,123•16 639•52 30'82 4,793·50 3,54,422 '·'" • 3,57 ,8<)6174 10

4 1,12,243 1,061 3,175 -711 1.15,768 24 411

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STATEMENT No. IX-FINANCIAL-contd.

Showwg the expc1Jditure in guardmg and maintaining the prisoners iu the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Ceniral Provinces, during the yeat· 1935, eJ:c/udir.g the cost of building ne·w ]oils, of oJdditious, oiterations and repairs-contd. ·

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1 5 6 7

·--------Hospital charges Clothing nnd bed Sanitation charges '

ding of prisonen-

a b c d e f g 4 I b 4 I b I c 1

d I e

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1935 ... 5,262 4,059 10,901 2.467 22.689 4 6 4 537 8 5 43,932 8 9 1 3,802 12,290 ... 16.092 3 111

1934 ... 5.009 4,536 9,350 2,043 211,'•38 4 511 397 10 11 34,205 7 211 3.770 9,972 817 1 14.559 3 0 7

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STATEMENT No. IX-FINANCIAL-contd.

Sho·wrng the expenditure in· guarding and maintaining the Pruoners in the Jails and SubsidiarY I ails of the Central Province-c. during the yea1· 1935, excluding the cost oj building new Jails. of additions, alterations and repairs-con td.

-

1 8 9 10 11 ----

Charges for moving pri- Charges for other miscellaneous liervices end supplies Travelling

Contingencies aoners allowances

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1935 •.. 20,802 ... 20.802 4 0 6 9,896 1,387 8,435 2,495 20 27 .17 49,411 9 9 2 5,916 1 2 5 2.282 2.236 290 798 42

1934 ... 19,281 ... 19,281 4 0 4 8,946 1,249 7,364 .2.7/4 40 33,592 53,965 II 4 2 5,284 1 1 8 1.118 2,190 1.122 597 82 I

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STATEMENT No. IX-FINANCIAL-concld.

Showing the expenditure in guarding and maintaini11g the prisoners in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of til~ Central Provinces, during the year 1935, excluding the cost o1 building new jails, of additions, alterations and repairs-concld.

1 11 12 13 --------~

Contingencies- Extraordinary charges for ?ive·s.tock and tools and plant likely to lasr -concld. for thrte years and upward&

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1935 ... '12 i 5,690 1 1 8 793 1.538 97 755 253 574 933 I 66 563 826 6,398 1 3 10 6,69,476 130 4 6

1934 ... 80 I 5.189 1 1 4 733 1.264 103 1,030 107 783 ... I 44 55 809 5,838 1 3 6 6,32,833 132 0 4

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STATEMENT No. XII-A-FINANCIAL ..

Shouiing the result of the emplonnent of co?lvicts in ihe Jails 11nd Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces, during the yea'f 1935.

1

Year

1935

2

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1935

STATEMENT No. XII-A-FINANCJAL-concld.

Showiug the result of thP. employment of convicts i11 the Jails and Stt bsidiary Jails of the Central Provi,7ces, dttriug the yaer 1935-concld.

Year

·' ..•

4-concld. 5 6

Credits- concld. A B c A R c D

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1~.516. J.,lQ,ld I I ; 2,89,67.8 . ' ~;19,_5!:§-1 ~.t»$1'~~-l.?:ll-'.;:i.: 2J~-~o 1 .s,.p~l: .J:.6a,6~?·1:·3~ .1 :n·:H'-·•.·

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STATEMENT.No. XIII-FINANCIAL

Showing t11e net to~t o/ ilhe pt·i,.oners in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails CJ/ the Central Provi'#JCtl. du •iug il•e ysar: i9J35.

1 2 3 r -~4- 1 s 6 7 ! 8

Average co.l of Average net· To!al coat of maintenance A:ver.age caah Net coat to cost pc.r bead

Year mnJDtenance er bead Total cash earn1nga per Government of everago , . (columb 13 of ·(ec!'lun'n ll of earning hc.aJ of average {column 2 minus ltreatth Remarh Statement IX) Statement IX) atrengfb column 4) {column 3 min-..1

column 5)

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Ra. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs a. p. Rs. a .. I'·

1935 • •.. 6.t:i9.476 o o 1ao s o 1.63.132 o o 31 10 o s.t6.344 o o !S 1'1' o

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- .. STATEMENT No. XIV-VITAL

S!Jo~ing the sic~n~ss and mortalil.1 among p1"isoners o/ all classes in the Jails antf ~u.6sitliar7 l•il~ o/. the Cent.,.ol Provinces, du.,.ing the year 1935. ·· ·

1

Yenr

1935 ...

I

I

2

Number of persona that can be accomrno•

dnted in the puu of tha jails devoted to convict.. undertdala and civil priaonen, respectively, but

eJ:clusive of ho<pital and ob.rervation

cell•

M F. T.

6,076 442 . 6.518.

I 3 I

Average dnily IIT«ngth

M. F. T.

4,929•54 232•22 5,16.1·761

4

.MaJ:imum population on any one day

M. F.

6,135 269

..

5

Number admitted ;nto hoapit•l

M. I F. f T.

1.103 35 . 1.138

1·

6

DaiJ:]r a·Yernge number of sick

M. F. T.

40·9Z 1"29 42 21

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STATEMENT No. XIY-:-:-:VITAL-coucld. f .

SI:O'It'ing the sickwe,$S ond tnortaility among pri.mlers of oll classes in the Jails atrd Subsidiary Jails of the Central Prot·iuces, during the year 1935-concld.

1 7 8

• '• ;\\! ~ • .: ~ • • - ~I ~~ •, ·•

' · :· ·:• ~. ' Ratio per mille avernge stf'engtb i

Year ~umber of df'alhs A f B I C I D in and out of

hospital · · Of admission into Of daily average Of deaths from all O( deaths from all

hospital nnmbn sick causes except cholera cou,es both in and out ' . _ _ . ___ . _ of hospital

- . \ ~~-- I F. T. I M. I F. I T. M. I F. I T. ! M. I F. I T. f M. I F~--~~~-.,

l I .• ~

•: •· 1'1 i;"

1~35 51 4 59 223·iS 1:0·11 2,220•47 825 S·SI 8•14 10·35 11·22 10·66 l0·.-5 17"22 10·66 . . . - I . .... -· . . :.·' -,~- ... --- -· .. ·1.1 ;·.. .t____ --r. .... - . -

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STATEMENT No. XV-VITAL " .

•~ ~ '" . 1 • •· : ~ r :~:.· · t ,.._ . ' 1 ' -~

Shou·ing tl e ac!1!Jis$ifm~ and ·df;.aths fr.O.ni chief .diseases-among the convicts· in -ihe Jails of I he Centifl-i- -PJot•inccs, - ·-- · during the yttar 1935. '

I

A

Year. Cholera

A. I D.

1935

B

Dysentery

c

Malari.J fevers•

2

E D I._

Pulmonary ·I tuberculoaia

and hremoptyaia j due to

tuberc ulosie

Other tubercular disea&es

F

Anaemia and

debility

G

Other g~ner&l di~easea

F

•

Pneumonia

I

Other res: pir otO'J"y riis· cases of nun·

tubercular origiat

A. I D.,~~~~---;-\ D.-~ A. \ D. I A. / D. I A. I ·D.( A. I o. [ A. I D.

J I I I I I I . I . ' I . 176 I s I , •• 1 2 I l4 6 s I .. . 29 ·I ~ I 21 42 ,, 60 I 2

l

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• ! hi~ heading ittcluder. nil levo>•s diagnosed os being due to malaria and their dorect sequence such os enlargeu.~nt of the splt·en, malarial cnda·xith etc.

f ~.lithe d•H•r.ses shown under respiratory ~y£tem in the Annual Returns except tho~e already entered in colum-n. E and H.

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STATEMENT No. XV-VnAL-concld.

Showing the admissions and deaths from chief diseases among the convicts in the Jails ol lire Central Provi11ces. during the year 1935-concld.

~-

1 2-concld. \

3

J

Ab~N::-\ Rarios, admissions and death» per mille of avera1e Skengtlt from

I boils Malarial Year. Diarrhoea and ulcers Cholera Dysentery fevers• Pbeumonia Dianhcea All causes

of all kinda

A a \

D. A. t D. -;-I· D. A. I D. A. I D. A.

' D. A.

1 D. A. I D.

I l t r I I

1935 ... 113 -· 62 ... ... .. . !9•12 1•11 45·56 C0·44 9'33 2'66 25•11 - 225'40 u·n ,

I f

I I ~ I I I

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• TJ~ia headitia iaclucfea allfe~era claanoaed aa beiDI due to. malaria and their d.ircct acquenee _ ~ucll ¥, etda_ .. g-.a ol ._ ~feea. m:alat'ial-caclae.Jua .. etc. :. · . :

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STATEMENT No. XVI-VltAL

Showin.t lhl mortalily amant th1 convicis in lhe Juils tmd Subsidiary Jails of the Central Province! during thii uar 1935. t~ccorditat to lePlgth ol iime passed in the Jail.

I 2 I .3 4 5 6 7

-Not exceeding tix Above aix montha Abo··e one year and Above two yenra snd Above two year• and

month• in Jail and not exceeding not exceeding two not exceeding three not exceeding seven Above aeven years one year years years years

0 I ~ 0 ~ ..

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STATEMENT No. XVII

Showing particulars regarding Prisoners UtJder trial in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provi11ces during the year 1935.

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STATEMENT B

Showing the condition of the prisoners released front the Central Provinces Jails during the year 1935.

2: I . 1 I $ I 4 : s .

----·-- - -'

Number;who had lost Number Number who had gained weight. weight

Numbu who bad . neither

I Year released lo6t nor Co) (b) (c) (d) Total. (a) (b) {c) (d) during gained the 7ear weight in I From 1 Jail Up to F10m 5 Over Up to From 1 FromS Over 10

I lib. to 5 lba. to 10 Jba. 10 lbs. 1 lb. to Sibs. to 10 lbs. lba.

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1935 ... 7,562 2.155 330 1,596 1,674 1.122 4.722 Ill 351 158 65 -

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STATEMENT C

Showing the working o1 the remission system in the Jails and Subsidiary ]ails oj the Central Provinces during the year"J935 .

Number of convicta released Maximum cemisaion in days Average cemiaaion gained by during the y~ar. who gained gamed by any convic:t releaaed the convicts entered in

remts&ton during the year columns 3 to 6 _

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STATEMENT F

.\hr;wing 'he 11umber of offences committed by convicts and the corporal punishmetlts inflicted orJ them in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Cen.tral Provinces during the year 1935.

-

l Total number of

male convicta in whose cases

Total Total number of prisoners punished by whipping corporal puniah· Percentage of

Total ments caused number number directJy or

Ye11r of of Jail indirectly male offences convict• ~-----·

5 to 10 Above Above Above Above Grand Column Column 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 30 Deaths Illness 9 to 9to atripes etripe& stripes uri pes stcipes total column 2 column 3

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I .

1935 .. 13,761 1.640 ... ... ... . .. 1 1 . .. . .. 0·007 0•06

- '. GPN-28+-IGP-16-9·36-198.

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REPORT ON THE JAILS OF THE

CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR

FOR THE YEAn ENDING

31ST DECEMBER 1936

NAG PUR GOVERNMENT PRINTING, C. P. & BERAR

1937

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A~ents for the sale of Publications issued by the Central Provinces Government

[NoTE.-Appointments of all official Agents in the United Kingdom and on the Continent for the sale of Government Publi­cations have been terminated with effect from the I st April .1925.

All publications in future are obtainable either direct from the

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INDIA

AKOLA: JUBBULPORE: The Proprietor, Shri Ramdas Stores,

Tajnapeth. Mr. M. G. Bakshi, Law Books Agent.

ALLAHABAD: Mr. Ram Narain La!, Publisher, etc.,

I, Bank Road. The Superintendent, Nazair Kanun

Hind Press. AMRAOTI:

Thakur & Co., Ltd., Booksellers. BARODA:

Mr. M. C. Kothari, Bookseller and Publisher, Raopura Road.

BILASPUR: Mr. M. A. Subhan, Bookseller and

Publisher. BOMBAY:

D. B. Taraporevala, Sons & Co., Treasure House of Books, Taj Building, No. 210, Hornby Road, Fort.

Radhabai Atmaram Sagoon. Sunder Pandurang, 25, Kalbadevi

Road. Thacker & Co., Ltd. The Proprietors, New Book Company.

CALCUTTA: The Book Company, 4/ 4-A, College

Street. Butterworth & Co. (India), Ltd.,

Avenue House, Post Box No. 25 I. The Indian School Supply Depot. M. C. Sircar & Sons, 75, Harrison

Road. Newman & Co. R. Cambray & Co. S. K. Lahiri &. Co. Thacker, Spink &. Co.

CAWNPORE: The Manager, Sampson William and

Co., 127-B, The Mall. CHHINDWARA :

The Proprietor, Verma Book Depot. COOCH BEHAR :

Babu S. C. Taluqdar, Proprietor, Students & Co.

DELHI: The Oxford Book and Stationery

Co. R. S. Tomara & Sons, Opposite Fort

Gate.

The Manager, Educational Book Depot, The Proprietor, Nerbudda Book Depot.

KARACHI: The Standard Bookstall.

KHAMGAON: Sakalkale Typewriting Institute.

LAHORE: The Punjab Sanskrit Book Depot, Rai Sahib M. Gulab Singh & Sons.

LUCKNOW: The Proprietor, Newal Kishore Press. The Upper India Publishing House,

Ltd., 41, Aminabad Park. MADRAS:

Higginbotham & Co. S. Murthy & Co., Post Box No. 152. The Proprietor, the City Book

Co., Post Box No. 283. NAGPUR:

Aidan Binzani, Proprietors, Karmavir Book Depot, Mahal.

Mr. G. G. Khot & Sons, Walker Road. Mr. G. A. Shastri, Bookseller and

Publisher, Hislop College Road. The Manager, Educational Book Depot, The Manager, " The Hitavada ", The Proprietors, Bhisey Brothers,

Booksellers and Publishers. Mr. D. M. Dhumal, Manager, Ex­

perimental Book Binding Depot. The Manager, Nagpur Law Journal,

Central Law House, Tulsi Bag Road, Mahal.

Neston Jacques & Co., Kamptee Road. PATNA:

The Patna Law Press Co. PESHAWAR CANTT.:

Faqir Chand Marwah, Bookseller. POONA:

The Proprietors, New K.itabkhal\a, RAIPUR:

The Proprietor, Chaube Printing Works.

RANGOON: The Superintendent, American Baptiat

Mission Press. VELLORE:

A. Venkatasubban, Law Bookseller. YEOTMAL:

V. N Suaswat. Mr. M.G. Bakshi. Law Books Agent.

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No. 470-346-III

GOVERNMENT OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR

JAIL DEPARTMENT

Nagpur, the 14.th August 1937.

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The report on the jails· of the Central Provinces and Berar for the year 1936.

READ ALso-

The Dihtrict Reports.

RESOLUTION

The report is the record of another year's steady work by a department with whose activities the general public has but little contact. The year opened with a jail population of 5,319 [4,971}, persons imprisoned dur­ing the year numbered 7.403 [8,077] and the year closed with a population of 5,272 [5,319]'. The fall in admis­sions is to be ascribed to fewer prosecutions under the Railways and Excise Acts. The decreases in the num­ber and pe~centage of persons imprisoned under the latter Act are particularly welcome as indicating a dimi­nution in illicit distillation and other forms of excise crime. Another satisfactory feature is the fall by appro­ximately one-half in the number of civil prisoners; this is reported to be due to the operations of debt concilia­tion boards, but is probably also due in part to better economic conditions. The daily average jail population rose slightly to 5,296 [5,162]. The increase is the result of longer sentences of imprisonment imposed.

2. Although the percentage of convi~ts sentenced to periods of imprisonment not exceeding six months re­mained the same as in the previous year, the percentage of sentences of three months and under has fallen. Gov­ernment is drawing the attention of district magistrates to the remarks of the Commissioner, Jubbulpore Divi­sion, with '"hich the Inspector-General of Prisons is in agreement, as to the need for magistrates to. consider

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when imposing fiiJ.es whether the offenders can and will pay.

3. Government is pleased to observe that the treat· ment of young offenders has been more appropriate than in previous years both in respect of their trial and of their punishment. There is, however, still room for improvement, and Government trusts that district magis­trates will continue to devote special attention to this matter. The relatively unsatisfactory state of affairs in Berar, where the percentage of boys dealt with under the Reformatory and Borstal Acts was 27 as compared with 38 for the province as a whole, is being brought to the notice of the Commissioner.

4. The Narsinghpur Borstal Institution was again well administered but is still overcrowded. On the re­commendation of the Inspector-General, Government has decided to erect another barrack and a separate jail for adults. It is expected that funds for this work will be made available shortly.

5. Government has also noted the inspector­General's remarks regarding the growing need for ex­tending the accommodation at the provincial Mental Hospital. Undoubtedly the detention of certified luna­tics in jails is unfair to them and imposes an undue strain on the jail staff. The matter has been taken up, and it is

. hoped to extend the hospital in the near fut1:1re.

6. Discipline in the jails of the province continues to improve. The number of prison offences decreased to 2,089 [2, 171] in spite of the increase in the daily average number of prisoners. The two escapes during the year were ~ttempts on sudden impulse by boys at the Borstal Institution while employed on extra-mural work.

7. As a result of the rise in the daily average num­ber of prisoners and the increase in establishment charges through the grant of long leave to several senior officials, the total expenditure in guarding and maintaining pri­soners increased to Rs. 6,90,468 [Rs. 6,69,476], but the average cost per head remained much the same, viz., Rs. 130-6-2 [Rs. 130-4-6]. The gross profits from jail industries fell by Rs. 7,196. The fall is, however, nomi­nal, being caused by the discontinuance from ~he 1st of

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April 1935 of the charge for convict labour supplied to the Jail Press ..

8. Owing to _ the poor state of health of certain prisoners on admission, the outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis in epidemic form at the Akola and Amraoti jails and the prevalence of dysentery and pneumonia, the deaths among prisoners were 92 [55]. The same reasons account for the increase in the number of admis­sions to hospital and in the daily average sick. Precau­tions have been taken to check the spread of cerebro­spinal meningitis, and it is hoped that these will prove effectual.

9. Government has again to thank Lt.-Col. N. 8. Jatar, o.s.o., I.M.S., for the capable and tactful way in which he has managed the Jail Department. It notes with satisfaction t~e names of the officers commended by him for good work and desires to express its appreciation of the services rendered by non-official visitors and others who have interested themselves in jail problems.

0RDER.-,-0rdered that a copy of this resolution be submitted to the Government of India in the Home De­partment and that a copy be forwarded to the Inspector­General of Prisons, Central Provinces and Berar, for information and that it be published in the Central Prov­inces and Berar Gazette.

By order of the Governor, Central Provinces & Berar,

C. F. WATERFALL, Secy. to Govt., C. P. & Berar,

1 ail Department.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[Maximum limit of pages 28.]

Submission of report and charge of the department

Number and classification of jails

General remarks

Review of general summary Statement No. I.-Number and disposal of convicts Statement No. H.-Religion, age and education of convicts

Working of the Borstal Institution, Narsinghpur

Statement No. IlL-Nature and length of sentence Statement No. IV.-Previous convictions

Escapes Statement No. VI.-Offences and punishments

Statement No. IX.-Cost of guarding and maintenance Statement No. XU-A.-Results of the manufactory

operations. Industries Statement No. XIII.-Net cost of prisoners Statement No. XIV.-Sickness and mortality among all

classes of prisoners.

Statement No. XV.-Admissions and deaths from chief diseases among convicts.

Statement No. XVI.-Mortality among convicts accord· ing to length of time passed in jails.

Statement No. XVII.-Prisoners under trial

Statement B.-Physical condition of prisoners Statement C.-Remission earned by convicts Education

Religious and moral instruction Games Gardens Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society Visitors Inspection

Notice of officers ' ' .~. -

PARAS.

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21 22 23

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26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

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No. 1429 FROM

To

SIR,

LT.-COL. N. S. JATAR, D.S.O., M.R.C.S. (Eng.),

L.R.C.P. (Lond.), L.M. & S. (Born.), I.M.S.,

INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF PRISONS,

CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR.

THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,

CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR,

JAIL DEPARTMENT.

Nagpur, the 22nd ~prill937.

I have the honour to submit the report on the administration of the jails of the Central Provinces and Berar for the year 1936. I was in charge of the depart­ment throughout the year.

2. The number and classification of jails remained the same in the year under report, as in the previous year.

GENERAL REMARKS

3. Since the outbreak at the Raipur District Jail over 15 years ago no case of cerebro-spinal meningitis occurred in any of the jails in this province till 1934 with the exception of a suspicious case in the Bilaspur Jail in 1929. There was one case in November 1934 at the Amraoti Jail and two cases at the Akola Jail in 1935. 26 cases occurred in 1936 at the Akola, Amraoti and Nagpur Jails. The cases at Nagpur were all sporadic but there were definite epidemics in the Akola and Amraoti Jails. Suitable precautions were taken to check the spread of the disease in jails and these were successful. There have been epidemics among the gene­ral population in all these districts during the year under report and there is reason to believe that all the other

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districts in Berar were also affected but detailed statistics are not available. Instructions have been issued to the medical officers of jails to be on the look out for out­breaks and existence of the disease in their headquarter towns and districts and to take as many precautions to prevent infection in jail as possible. The police and magisterial lock-ups in Berar are as a rule over-crowded and must contain carriers of the disease.

4. The daily average population at the Narsinghpur Borstal Institution is steadily increasing on account of the increased use of the Borstal Act made by the magis­tracy in dealing with adolescent prisoners. Proposals have been submitted for increasing the accommodation, and I hope that Government will be able to take very early action in the matter.

5. Of the 7,400 persons imprisoned during the year, 1,022, i.e., about 14 per cent, were sentenced under the Excise Act. The corresponding percentage was 20 in 1934 and also in 1935. 815 of these persons were sen­tenced to less than six months and 207 to six months or more. 375 were sentenced to pay fines-137 only paid them in part or in full and 238 did not pay at all but served short sentences, not exceeding six weeks, in lieu. Some of the habitual offenders under this Act were classed habituals by courts but as the classification was wrong according to rule they were treated as casuals in jails.

6. The daily average of civil prisoners in jails has gone down by nearly 50 per cent. This is probably the result of the introduction of debt conciliation boards at several places in the Central Provinces and Berar. ·

7. The number of persons imprisoned for theft, house-breaking and house-trespass was about the same as in 1935, and the number admitted for crimes against the person was also about the same. The numbers sen­tenced to imprisonment for bad livelihood increased from 722 in 1935 to 852 in 1936 but admission for dacoity dropped from 85 to 63,

8. I am glad to report that the trial of, and the punishment awarded to, guilty young offenders have been on the whole .more adequate than in the two pre· vious years. Magistrates have begun to realize that it is undesirable to send such offenders to jail when the offence is petty and casual and that it only helps to make

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them confirmed criminals if a short sentence of imprison­ment is awarded, when investigation and trial show that the youth has criminal habits or tendencies or is in bad company. Out of 364 boys sentenced to imprisonment, 140, i.e., about 38 per cent, were dealt with under the Reformatory or Borstal Acts. The corresponding per­centage in 1934 was 20 and in 1935 it was 29. It is obvious that the percentage is still lower than it should be and continued vigilance is necessary. Prompt reports to District Magistrates about the arrival of every youthful undertrial in jail and reminders at the same time about High Court instructions and .Government orders on the subject of trial and punishment of youthful offenders were continued to be sent from jails and have helped to achieve this result in all districts except those in Berar. The percenta~e of boys dealt with under the Reformatory and Borstal Acts A.as been 27 in the Berar districts as compared to 38 which is the percentage for the whole province as stated above. 66 per cent of the convicted boys in these districts were sentenced to less than six months' imprisonment, and 30 per cent of the cases against all youthful offenders were tried by magistrates other than first class stipendiary magistrates. Offences under the Railways and Excise Acts, where only a short imprisonment is legally permissible, have been exclud­ed from the above figures. It is presumed that imprison·· ment was l)~cessary in these cases under the Railways and Excise Acts. Detailing only selected and experienc­ed first class stipendiary magistrates to try all cases against youthful offenders and the prescribed monthly visits by District Magistrates to the jails to see among other things the undertrial prisoners will help to improve matters in this direction.

The Hjuvenile" sections opened in the Akola and Raipur Jails in 1935 were continued during the year and young casual criminals up to the age of 25 were accom­modated in the same sections. They were given a modi­fied Borstal treatment. The results have so far been fairly good.

9. There has been a little improvement in the matter of awarding short sentences. Detailed figures are given in paragraph 15 below. The Commissioner, Jubbulpore division, has pointed out one of the com­monest reasons for short-term prisoners being found in jails. He says that it is the failure of the ma6istrates to consider when imposing fines whether the ac~used can

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and will pay instead of sentencing the accused to impri­sonment in the first instance. The magistrates impose a fine only and the sentence in lieu of fine is always a short one. He suggests that the attention of District Magis­trates might again be drawn to this type of error, and I agree with him.

10. B class prisoners.-There were 28 B class prisoners at the beginning of the year and 15 were admitted during the year. These prisoners were con­fined in the Nagpur, Jubbulpore, Akola, Amraoti and Raipur jails. Out of the total number of 43 prisoners, 6 were transferred outside the province prior to release near their homes, 21 remained at the close of the year and the rest were released. The conduct of this class of prisoners remained satisfactory. Existing rules for ~heir management were also found adequa.te.

CHAPTER 1.-JUDICIA"L [Figures in brackets in this report denote the corresponding figures for the

year 1935.]

11. General summary.-The year opened with a population of 5,319 [ 4,971] · prisoners of all classes. The number of admissions, including admissions on transfer from other jails, was 17,545 [18,343] and the number of prisoners released was 17,592 [ 17, 995]. The number admitted and released both show a decrease when compared with the previous year. The number of prisoners remaining at the close of the year was 5,272 [5,319].

The daily average number of all classes confined was 5,295.69 [5,161.76] showing an increase of about 134 as compared to the previous year. The increase would have been still greater, had not. the daily average of civil prisoners decreased to 19.52 [33.38]. There have been increases of about 56 and 92 in the daily averages of convicts and undertrials, respectively.

The daily average of convicts has gone up to 4,554.6 [ 4,498. 7] in spite of the fact that the number of persons sentenced to imprisonment during the year has gone down to 7,403 [8,077] showing a decrease of about 674. The reason is that the percentage of convicts undergoing longer sentences was higher than in the previous year.

12. Number and disposal of convicts (Statement No. 1).-There were 4,424 [4,115] male and 204 [185]

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female convicted prisoners in jail at the commencement of the vear. The number imprisoned during the year was 7,154 [7,797] males and 249 [280] females or 674 less than in the previous year. The decrease is specially noticed from the Jubbulpore, Bilaspur, Yeotmal and Nimar districts, and is due to a reduction in the num­ber of cases under the Railways Act of ticketless travellers and also of excise cases.

The number of prisoners received by transfer from other jails within and outside the province during the year was 2,468 [2,849] males and 178 [209] females. These transfers include 2 ·[2] convicts received back from the Andamans on account of ill-health.

Nine volunteer convicts were sent to the Andaman~ to serve sentences with the sanction of Government. Eight of these were boys confined in the Borstal Institu­tion. The number released during the year was 7,191. Of these, 713 [895] were released on appeal, 2,140 [2,273] on expiry of sentence and 4,245 [ 4,284] under the remission rules. 22 [19] convicts were released on account of sickness and 71 [91] on other grounds under the orders of Government. 2 [ 1 J prisoners escaped ,but were recaptured.

Seventeen convicted prisoners undergoing sentences in jails were discovered during the . year to be suffering from insanity but only 13 of these were transferred to the Mental Hospital and 4 are in Jail for want of accommoda­tion there. 65 other lunatics :who were not criminals were dealt with in jails during the year. They were certified as insane after observation and should all have been sent to the Mental Hospital for treatment. There was, how­ever, not sufficient accommodation at the Mental Hospital. Accommodation for only 20 of these non-criminal lunatics was available at the Mental Hospital and that number was therefore transferred there. Out of the remaining 45 non­criminal lunatics, 34 had to be released with' or without security as they were more or less harmless, 1 died in jail and there were 10 in jail at the end of the year for want of accommodation at the :Mental Hospital.

It is very undesirable to keep lunatics in jail. They have to be kept in cells. Cellular accommodation in jails is. very limited, and is fully required for the separation of different classes of sane pnsoners. The existence of luna­tics in jails makes discipline extremely difficult. I have

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repeatedly pointed out the urgency of increasing accom­modation at the Mental Hospital and trust that it will be possible for Government to provide funds for the purpose at an early date.

The number of executions and deaths increased to 47 [39] and 85 [SO], respectively.

The number remaining at the close of the year was 4,436 [4,424}males and 190 [204] females, and the daily average population of convicts was 4,364.92 [ 4,301.40] males and 189.70 [197.31] females.

Advisory Boards.-The Advisory Boards held during the year recommended the release of 31 [78] . prisoners and Government sanctioned the release of 19 [ 65].

13. Religion, age and education (Statement No. 11).­The following table shows the religion of convi<;ts admit­ted during the year :-

1935 ,....---A---, No. Percentage

1936 ,..----A----, No. Percentage

Christians 43 0.5 66 0.9 Muhammadans 1,035 13.0 1,072 15.0 Hindus and Sikhs . • 5,670 70.0 5,368 72.0 Allotherclasses 1,297 16.0 877 12.0

The admissions of Christians show an appreciable increase, while a decrease is noticeable in the case of "all other classes". The variations in the figures of other denominatiL_s do not call for any special com­ment.

Age.-The nurubt: I{ admissions according to age was as follows :-

Under 15 years 48 [45]

16 to 21 , 392 [496] 22 to 30 , 3,585 [3,954] 31 to 40 " 2,099 [2,304] 41 to 60 , I, 189 [1,216] Above 60 , 90 . [62]

There was a decrease under all categories except "under 15 years of age" and ''above 60 years of age''. The increase is most marked in the number of persons above 60 years of age.

Education.-0£ the 7,403 convicts admitted, 1,256 -or 17 per cent were literate and 6,14 7 or 83 per cent were illiterate.

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Previous occupation.-lncreases are noticeable under the categories " (c) persons in service or perform­ing personal offices" and "(f) persons employed in mechanical arts and manufactories, etc.". The admis­sions under the remaining heads show decreases.

14. Narsinghpur Borstal Institution.-The adminis­tration of the Institution continued to be very satisfac­tory. The special features of the year were-

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(1) A second teacher was posted on the 1st December 1936.

(2) A tailor instructor .was also posted during the year to assist the staff in dealir.-..; -vith the orders received during the year for stitchirui o .. Ms for the Posts and· Telegraphs De;.. artment.

(3) Special grade boys were allv.~·ed to sleep in open verandahs and to give two hours' patrol duty at night:

( 4) Special grade boys were allowed food of their choice within certain limits on Sundays and holidays and also permitted to cook their food themselves on those days if they preferred to do so.

(5) A competition in drill and general cleanliness was held between different groups and the winners were awarded shields and remission.

(6) The licence fee was raised from Re. 1 to Rs. 2 per month.

(7) Rules regarding the appointment of parole officers were modified.

The number of boys remaining in the institution on the last day of 1935 was 306. 23 boys were received during the year by direct committal, one boy by recap­ture, one by recommittal on cancellation of licence and 145 boys by transfer from jails. The number received by transfer includes 4, who were previously detained in the Jubbulpore Reformatory School. Of the' total, viz., 476, 197 were discharged from a11 causes, leaving a balance of 279 boys at the close of the year.

Release on licence.-There were 14 [18l borstal and 11 [ 11]. ordinary boys on licence at the beginning of the year ~md 17 borstal and 15 ordinary were licensed out during tbe year. Of these, 14 [20] borstal and 23 [71 ordinary were discharged on completion of their terms. 2 [6] por.stal and 1 [1] ordinary were received

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back and 1 [nil]' escaped from the custody of his licensee. There remained 14 [ 14] borstal and 2 [Ill ordinary on licence at the close of the year. On the whole the boys who were on licence worked satisfactorily.

A reference for the appointment of a parole officer was made to the District Magistrate two months before the discharge of every borstal boy, and in all 72 such references were made during the year. In 53 cases parole officers were appointed, in 15 cases no action was taken and in 4 cases no one was reported to be willing to act as a parole officer.

No reports about the welfare of the boys put under parole were received from the parole officers.

This _is the 7th year of the Borstal Act which was brought into force on the 30th June 1930, and during this period 541 boys in all were admitted under the Act. Of these, 337 were released and 204 were present in the Institute at the close of the year. According to the re­ports received from the jails of the province 3 boys who had undergone their detentions in the Institute previous­ly were readmitted during the year.

Punishments.-24 borstal and 18 ordinary sentence boys were punished for jail offences. 2 offences were dealt with by criminal courts. Both were escape cases.

The following industries were taught to the boys selected according to their merits and inclinations :-

Weaving cloth, durries, niwar, tape, tatpatti and salitas, carpentry, sawing wood and fret and cane work.

Smithy, tinning pots, making buttons, glass and board painting, button rings, money-bag, rope, twine and aloe-fibre making, and tailoring.

Masonry and brick, earthen pots, cement drains and current slab making.

Driving motor car and oil engine. Vegetable and flower gardening and agricultural

work on the farm. English knowing boys were taught typewriting and

compounding.

There are trained instructors for carpentry, smithy, motor driving, tailoring and pottery work.

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Increase in the accommodation for adolescents and a separate jail for adults who are still confined in one part of the Institute pending transfer to other jails . are urgently needed. The d':lily average population during 1936 was 320.95 and the accommodation available is for 260 only. Separation of boys showing different charac­teristics with a view to different treatment is very desir­able. The Institute is at present overcrowded and it is impossible to ensure adequate separation. Even the complete separation of adults and adolescents is impossi­ble at present and the overcrowding is inadvisable on medical grounds.

Education.-There were 291 boys receiving literary education at the beginning of the year and 162 were ad· mitted to all the four classes, making a total of 453 boys. Of these, 178 were discharged, leaving a balance of 275 at the close of the year.

One hundred and forty-three [118] boys were pro· moted during the year. 47 and 17 boys were promoted to Star and Special Star grades, respectively.

The boys were taught Hindi, simole arithmetic, keep·· ing bahi khata accounts, board painting and typewriting in the school. 300 boys attended the school on an aver· age per day. The Assistant Superintendent and two trained teachers are the only paid staff for the school. It is very necessary to increase the number of teachers and attempts are being made to enlist warders, who are trained teachers and who would be suitable as warders as well.

Selected boys were trained in stretcher drill, firs~ aid and scouting. There were 14 boys in ambulance, 24 in scouting and 8 in motor driving classes at the close of the year. Religious, moral and agricultural lectures were gh·en to all the boys on every Saturdays, Sundays and other holidays. ·

Physical training and games.-One hour morning drill is compulsory for every hoy unless excused on medi­cal grounds. Hockey, foot-ball, volley-ball, basket-ball, dodge-ball, or other games are played every evening for one hour. 1\fatches with local teams were arranged periodically during the year. All the boys were taken on route marches twice a month. The Institute band was let out on hire 10 times during the year.

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All that is possible is being done by the Institute in reforming these young offenders during their detention in the Institution. Aid on discharge and aftercare will COIJ.lplete the reformatory process. This is unfortunately very much lacking at present.

15 .. Nature and length of sentence (Statement No. 111).----A summary of the nature of sentences is given below:-

A.-Simple imprisonment 597

B.-Rigorous imprisonment 6,767

C.-Rigorous imprisonment with. 32 solitary confinement.

[890 1

[7,165]

[16]

D.-Rigorous imprisonment 7 [6 ] with whipping.

The admissions under the head "simple imprison­ment" show a welcome decrease of 293 or 8.06 per cent against 11.0 per cent in the previous year.

The table below shows the terms of imprisonment of convicts admitted during the year :

(I) Not exceeding one month 641 [960] (2) Above one month and not

exceeding three months. 524 [640]

(3) Above three months and not exceeding six months.

3,842 [3,919]

( 4) Above six months and not 1,480 [1,515] exceeding one year.

(5) Above one year and not exceeding two years.

365 [422]

(6) Above two years and not 346 [384] exceeding five years.

(7) Above five years and not 52 [79] exceeding ten years.

(8) Exceeding ten years 4 [9] (9) Sentenced to transporta- 71 [82]

tion for life.

(I 0) Sentenced to transporta- 2 [4' tion for a term.

(II) Sentenced to death 76 [63] ~-

Total 7,403 [8,077] ---

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The number of persons sentenced to death increased from 63 to 76 during the year, although the total number convicted during the year was less. ·

The percentage of convicts sentenced to imprison­ment for not more than six months was as follows :

Not exceeding one month

Above one month but not ex· ceeding three months.

Above three months but not exceeding six months.

Total

8

7

52

67

[II]

[8]

[48]

[67]

It will be seen from the above that, although the total percentage of convicts sentenced to periods not exceeding six months is the same as last year, the per­centage of those sentenced to less than one month has decreased and the percentage of those sentenced to more than three months but less than six months has increased. The decrease in the number of ticketless travellers sent to jail is responsible for the decrease in the percentage of convicts sentenced to less than one month. The ten­dency to award short sentences where a longer one could be awarded if the accused could not merely be warned and discharged still exists and must be dis­couraged.

16. Convicts previously convicted (Statement No. IV).-The number of reconvicted prisoners was 1,415 [1,405], i.e., 19 [17] per cent of the total number of convicts admitted during the year. Of this number, 698 had one, 270 two, and 447 more than two previous convictions. The number imprisoned for the first time in default of finding security under section 110 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and classified as habituals has fallen from 216 to 188. The ratio per cent of re­convicted criminals to the total number of convicts admitted was 21 [20].

The number of youthful offenders under the age of 15 fell from 45 to 39. Of these, 14 hac beer previously convicted as against 7 in 1935.

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· Recognition of habituals.-The table below gives particulars regarding the identification of habitual '1ffenders :-

Number of all classes admitted during the year.

Number in column 3 iden-- tified as " habituals "

before conv1ct10n and classified as such by the convicting courts.

Number in column 3 classi­fied as " habituals " by District Magistrates or magistrates specially em­powered (not being the convicting courts).

Number in column 3 classi­fied as " habitual " by Jail Superintendents.

Total habituals admitted ..

7,403

1,570

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24

1,603

(8,077]

[I ,566]

[5]

[50]

[1,621]

17. Escapes (Statement No. V).-There were two escapes during the year as against 6 in 1935. Both the escapes took place from the Borstal Institution, Nar­singhpur, one being from licence custody and the other from the extramural gang. The former was caught at his native place and the latter was chased by other inmates of his gang and was recaptured at a distance of about three miles. Both were prosecuted and sentenced to four and six months' rigorous imprisonment, respectively.

18. Offences and punishments (Statement No. VI).­There was a decrease in the total number of offences, viz., from 2,171 to 2,089. Offences relating to work fell from 690 to 608, while those relating to prohibited arti­cles rose from 312 to 365 .. There has been an apprecia­ble decrease in the number of offences relating to assaults. All other breaches of Jail Rules amounted to 1,102 against 1,160 in the previous year.

· Nine [ 6] offences were dealt with by criminal courts. There has been a decrease in "minor punishments" under all heads, while "major punishments" show an increase under ~Jl heads except "penal diet" which fell from 10 to 6. Corporal punishments were awarded to 3 prisoners as against 1 in the previous year. The punish­ment was awarded in cas.e~ -of contumacious behaviour

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and assault. A scrutiny of the reports submitted by Superintendents in these cases show that the punishment was justified in every case. The ratio per cent was 0.14 against 0.05 in 1935.

The ratio per cent of punishments to the daily aver­age population compares as under, with the correspond­ing figures of the previous year :-

Of minor pun·shments 31.97

13.70

47.25

Of major ,

Of total ,

CHAPTER 11.-FINANCIAL

[37.89]

[10.35]

48.39]

19. Expenditure in guarding and maintaining pri­soners (Statement No. IX}.-The total expenditure in guarding and maintaining prisoners during the year amounted to Rs. 6,90,468 [Rs. 6,69,476] or an increase of Rs. 20,992. The average cost per head remained more or less the same, viz., Rs. 130-6-2 [Rs. 130-4-6]. The increase in the total expenditure occurred mainly under the heads "establishment" and "dietary charges". The causes for the important variations under different heads are explained below :- ·

Establishment charges.-The expenditure under this head was Rs. 3,82,470 [Rs. 3,69,204] or an increase of Rs. 13,266. The grant of leave to three Superintendents of Jails and several senior officials, the appointment of extra warders to guard prisoners segregated for cerebro­spinal meningitis in some of the jails and the accruing increments during the year contributed to this increase.

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Dietary charges.-The total amount spent under this head was Rs. 1,39,335 [Rs. 1,29,352]'. The increase of Rs. 9,983 is chiefly due to the increase in the daily aver­age strength 5,295.69 [5,161.76] and the higher prices of food grains than in the previous years. The cost per head under this head rose from Rs. 25-3-7 in 1935 to Rs. 26-6-6 in the year under report.

11 ospital charges.-The cost per head under this head was Rs. 23,913 [Rs. 22,689] or an increase of Rs. 1,224.

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The increase is mainly due to the purchase of serum, vaccine and extra medicines on account of the outbreak of meningitis in some of the jails.

Clothing and beddi11g of prisoners.-Due to less replacement of woollen clothing the expenditure under this head fell to Rs. 40,523 [Rs. 43,932}.

Sanitation charges, other miscellaneous services and supplies and contingencies.-Owing to the transfer of charges under "Rent, rates and taxes" from the heads "Sanitation charges" and "Other miscellaneous services and supplies" to the head "Contingencies" under orders of Government, the expenditure under the former decreased by Rs. 19,042 (i.e., Rs. 10,980 under Sanita­tion charges" and Rs. 8,062 under other "Miscellaneous services and supplies"). The decrease is set off by a corresponding increase under "Contingencies".

20. Result of the employment of convicts (Statement No. XII-A).-The gross profit amounted to Rs. 1,48,420 fRs. 1,55,617] or a decrease of Rs. 7,197. The decrease is mainly due to the discontinuance from the 1st April 1935 of charging for convict labour supplied to the Jail Press. During the first three months.of 1935, the Nagpur Jail Factory received a sum of Rs. 7,872 as hire of con­vict labour supplied to the Press and if this sum is omit­ted from last year's profit it will be seen that this year~ s gross profit is slightly more than that of last year.

The amount drawn from treasury was Rs. 1,51,759 fRs. 1,26.029] while that paid into treasury was Rs. 2,82,306 fRs. 2,89,678] showing a cash profit of Rs. 1,30,547 [Rs. 1,63,649] or a decrease of Rs. 33,102. The decrease is due to a larger stock of raw materials and manufactured articles remaining on hand at the close of the year and also to the discontinuance from the 1st April1935 of charging for con,rict labour supplied to the Press as explained above.

The savings effected to Government by the employ­ment of prison labour amounted to Rs. 51,506 [Rs. 48,915].

21. Industries.-A brief account of the industries carried on in the important jails is given below :-

Jubbulpore Central Jail.-The main industries of this jail are the manufacture of tents, prison, police and forest clothing, peons' liveries and other miscellaneoUt· articles.

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The following statement gives the details o£ the work­ing as compared with the previous year :-

1935 1936 ,---.A.--,

Quantity Value Quantity Value i s. Rs.

1. Prison clothing .. 20,007 11,545 24,526 16,506 2. Paid warders' clothing .. 2,852 4,443 2,469 4,390 3. Forest clothing .. 7,097 10,210 6,124 8,551 4. Police clothing .. 31,056 51,563 29,389 48,935 5. Police cloth .. 3,962 2,619 2,888 2,024 6. Peons' livery cloth .. 15,826 4,404 12,618 3,527 7. Tents 23 15,043 60 22,786 6. Blankets and blanket coats 7,718 22,113 5,416 15,128 9. Excise, Settlement, Land Records, 1,435 2,448 2,234 4,214

Nazul and Hospital clothing. 10. Miscellaneous such as durries, 11,512 12,468

newar, dusters, etc. Total 1,35,900 1,38,529

N agpur Central J ail.-Printing and distribution of forms is the chief industry of this jail. The minor indus­tries are weaving of white liveries for peons, carpet, newar and tape-making, manufacture of quinine tablets, etc. Pottery making industry was introduced in the latter part of the year and the jail is now making flower­pots, sankies and earthern ghadas sufficient for its consumption.

Ouinine .-The quinine factory worked to its full capacity throughout the year and two additional tablet­making machines had to be installed to meet the heavy demand. The table below shows the quantity supplied during the past three years :- ·

1934 1935 1936 lbs. lbs. lbs.

Quinine Sulphate 652 682 807 Cinchona Febrifuge 558 533 685 Quinine Hydrochloride 25 38 32 Quinine tablets 292 384 417 Cinchona tablets 184 195 220 Quinine boxes 3,176 3,832 4,606

In addition, 1,528 lbs. of tablets were manufactured and issued for free distribution.

Haipur, J kola and A.mraoti J ails.-The industries carried on in these jails were the same as in previous years. The following table shows the gross profits earned during 1936 as compared with the previous year:-

Raipur Jail Akola Jail Amraoti Jail

1935 1936 Rs.

4,797 5,953 4,398

Rs. 5,353 1,746 4,912

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. The considerable fall in the profits of the Akola Jail is due to fewer orders received for prison clothing from other jails.

Narsinghpur Borstal lnstitution.-The gross profits earned during the year was Rs. 4,507 [Rs. 2,402] or an increase of Rs. 2,105. Articles worth Rs. 465 [Rs. 500] were sold by the boys at the railway stall and the lnsti~ tute gate shop.

22. Net cost of the prisoners (Statement No. XIII).­The cost of maintenance of prisoners amounted to Rs. 6,90,468 or Rs. 130-6-0 per head and the cash earnings to Rs. 1,30,232 or Rs. 24-9-0 per head. Thus the net cost to Government amounted to Rs. 5,60,236 or Rs. 105-13-0 per prisoner against Rs. 5,06,344 or Rs. 98-11-0 per prisoner in 1935. The increase in the net cost was due to less cash profits earned during the year as stated in the latter part of paragraph 20.

CHAPTER 111.-VITAL

23. Sickness and Mortality among all classes of prisoners (Statement No. XIV).-The following table shows the principal features relating to sickness and mortality among prisoners of all classes for the last two years:-

Ratio Total of

Daily Admis- Daily number deaths Year average sions into average of per

strength hospital sick deaths mille

()) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

1935 .. 5,161.76 1,138 42.21 55 10.66

1936 .. 5,295.69 1,202 46.03 92 17.37

It will be observed from the above table that the daily average number of prisoners, the number admitted to hospital, the daily average sick and deaths, all increas· ed as compared with the previous year. Other general diseases, pneumonia and cerebro-spinal meningitis ar~ responsible for the increase in the number of admissions to hospitals and deaths while there is a drop in admis­sions in the commonly communicable diseases such a~ malaria, dysentery 3.nd colitis. The general health of prisoners on admission was poor and more than half the deaths (51 out of 92) occurred during the first six month.~ of life in jail.

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The rate per mille of admissions to hospital works out to 225.09 [220.47], the daily average number sick to 8.69 [8.14] and deaths,. from all causes t~ 17.37 [10.66]. Of the 92 deathsJ85 were among conv1cts and 7 among undertrials. ·

With the exception of five subsidiary jails there were deaths in all the other jails. The jails recording high death rate_ were Nagpur 11 [8], Akola 22 [12]', Amraoti 15 [5] and Chhindwara 8 [3].

Nagpur Central Jail.-While the number of admis­sions and the daily average sick fell from 154 and 6; 17, respectively, to 96 and 5.11, the total number of deaths rose from 8 to 11. The causes of deaths were pneumonia 4, anremia and debility 1, and other diseases 6. Of these 6 deaths, 4 were from cerebro-spinal fever. Spo­radic cases of cerebro-spinal fever occurred between January and August. This disease was prevalent in Nagpur as well as in surrounding villages throughout the year. The infection in almost all cases was of a very severe nature and caused death within two or three days. All necessary precautions were taken to prevent its spread and preventive measures were successful every time infection was introduced.

· Raipur.-Although the admissions to hospital in­creased from 92 to 423, the daily average sick and the number of deaths fell from 7.47 and 3 to 5.09 and 2, respectively. The increase in the admissions to hospital was due to the outbreak of an extensive but mild form of influenza which accounted for 138 admissions and to the rise in the number of cases of dysentry and malaria which were responsible for 23 and 88 admissions against 9 and 43 in 1935.

A kola.-The number of admissions to hospital de­clined slightly from 185 to 180 ; but the number of deaths rose from 12 to 22. The deaths were due· to cerebro­spinal fever 5, dysentery 6, heart diseases 3, tuberculosis of the intestines and leprosy 2 each, and miscellaneous diseases 4. The first case of cerebro-spinal fever occur­red on the 1st April 1936 and preventive measures were carried out to control the disease.

Amraoti.-Though there was an increase in the daily avera~e number of prisoners there was less sickness at this jail this year. There was a marked fall in the num­ber of admissions to hospital and the ratio of daily average

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sick per mille of average strength, viz., 325 and 12.47 in 1935 to 198 and 8. 79, respectively ; but the number of deaths increased from 5 to 15. Of these 10 deaths were due to cerebro-spinal fever. This disease was prevalent in the Amraoti district. Had it not been for this unfor­tunate disease. the number of deaths would have been smaller.

Chhindu:ara District Jail.-The number admitted to hospital was 33 [ 34]. The daily average sick was 3.58 [2.13]. There were 8 [3]' deaths during the year, 6 were from amongst the tuberculosis patients and 2 from other causes. As this jail is a concentration jail for tuberculosis patients from all the jails in the province, the high mortality does not call for any remarks.

Narsinghpur Borstal lnstitution.-Forty-four inmates were treated in hospital as in-patients against 26 in 1935. The increase was due to a mild outbreak of epidemic of chickenpox. The deaths were 4 [1].

Betul District Jail.-This jail accommodates infirm prisoners from jails in the province. The number of admissions to hospital was almost the same as in the pre­vious year being 66 [ 68]. There were 6 [ 4 ]' deaths in the jail hospital. There was a daily average of 25 infirm prisoners in this jail. These were kept separate and we11 looked after.

24. Admissions to hospital and deaths from principal diseases among convicts (Statement No. XV).-A brief account of the number of admissions and deaths from the principal diseases is given below :-

Dysentery.-146 [176] admissions with 11 [5]' deaths were reported. Though there was a decrease in the number of admissions, the number of deaths increased from 5 to 11. Of these 11 deaths, 6 occurred in the Akola Jail, 2 in the Betul and 1 each in the Amraoti, Narsinghpur and ·Khandwa Jails. Akola, Raipur and Amraoti returned the largest number of admissions, viz., 24, 20 and 57, respectively.

:Malarial fever.-The number of admissions fell from 205 to 184. There was only one death which occurred in the Yeotmal Jail. Raipur admitted 82 cases, Akola 25, Amraoti 21 and Chhindwara 13.

Tubercular diseases.-Both the number of admissions and deaths for pulmonary tuberculosis increased from 14 to 19 and from 6 to 7, respectively. The Chhindwara

19 128 Jail recorded 6 admissions and 5 deaths. Under other tubercular diseases there were 11 admissions and 3 deaths as against 5 and nil in 1935. Of the 3 deaths, 2 occurred at Akola and 1 at Chhindwara.

An.~mia and debility.-The number of cases report­ed under this head was 23 [29] and the number of deaths was 1 [2J which took place in the Nagpur Central Jail.

Pneumonia.-The number of admissions rose to 53 r 42] but the number of deaths remained the same as in the previous year, viz., 12. Six deaths from this disease occurred at Jubbulpore, 4. at Nagpur, 1 each at Betul and Y eotmal Jails. ·

Diarrlw:a.-The number of admissions to hospital from this disease fell to 78 [ 1131 and deaths increased to 2 [nil J. The largest number of admissions occurred at Akola 20 and Amraoti 33 with no deaths.

Abscesses, boils, etc.-The number of admissions in­creased to 69 [ 62]. The largest number was recorded in Raipur [20].

During the year 297 cases were found infected with hook-worm and 278 cases were cured.

Cerebro.,spinal. meningitis.-There were 26 [2] cases with 19 [I] deaths. Five cases with 4 deaths occur­red in the Nagpur Central Jail, 14 cases with 10 deaths occurred at Amraoti and 7 cases with 5 deaths at Akola. The disease was prevalent in some of the districts in a sporadic form throughout the greater part of the year and a number of cases occurred off and on among the general population. The admissions registered in N agpur and Amraoti were higher than in other districts. The infection among prisoners was generally of a very severe nature and caused deaths within two to three days showing that prisoners coming from infected areas were probably infected before admission into jails. , All neces­sary precautions were taken to check the spread of the disease.

25. .Mortality among convicts according to length of time passed in jails (Statement No. XVI).-This statement shows the mortality among convicts according to · the length of original sentences classified according to the length of time passed in jail, the number of deaths was highest amongst those who had been in jail for not more than six months.

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26. Undertrials (Statement No. XVIn.-At the beginning of the year there were 619 [590} male and 30 I 41] female undertrial prisoners, and 6,849 [ 6,440] males and 349 [320] females were received during the year, making a total of 7,847. Of these, 4,230 [3,717] were released, 2,723 [2,759] were convicted and impri­soned and 251 [261] were transferred and 7 [5] died. There were no escapes among the undertrials. The num­ber remaining at the end of the year was 636 [649}. The daily average population of the undertrials was 721.55 [629.67].

Thirty-one cases of excessive detention of undertrial prisoners in jail were reported by Superintendents of Jails and they were brought to the notice of Government in accordance with rule 1058 of the Jail Manual.

CHAPTER IV.-GENERAL

27. Physical condition (Statement B).-0£ the 7,191 prisoners discharged during the year, 4,450 or 62 .per cent gained weight, 808 or 11 per cent lost weight, and 1,933 or 27 per cent neither gained nor lost weight. The fol­lowing instances reported by the Superintendent of Jail, Buldana, in his annual report are interesting :-

''I have one instance to quote of a convict who was an opium eater and on admission was classed a third class prisoner. During his stay of five months he gained 45 lbs. and was in first class health at the .time of release.

I have another interesting instance of a confirm­ed opium eater, who committed an offence of theft with a view to court arrest and confinement in jail to rid himself of the pernicious habit of opium eating. Outside, he earned Rs. 12 a month and his wife Rs. 11. Out of this he spent Rs. 4 per month on opium alone. He felt remorse at the terrible orain on his smal1 earnings on account of this drug addic­tion and sought this remedy. He assured me at the time of his release that he was rid of this addiction, and would now lead a happier and economic life to the entire benefit of his family. He gained 4 lbs. in weight."

28. Remission (Statement C).-The number of con­victs released during the year who gained remission was 4,245. Only one feeble-minded prisoner at the Amraoti

21 129 Jail entitled to the benefits of the remission system failed to gain any remission as he was ordered to be released by the local Government on a fixed date which was the date on which his sentence was to expire. The maximum remission earned by any one prisoner released during the year was 1,545 days and the maximum gratuity Rs. 63-1-0.

29. Education.-Jail schools continued to impart instruction in literary education to the convicts attending them. The school attached to the Amraoti Jail remain­ed closed during the year for want of suitable convicts and the teacher has been transferred to the Borstal Institu-tion, Narsinghpur. ·

30. Religious and moral instruction.-Religious and moral instruction continued to receive attention and I am thankful to the preachers who have given their ser­vices for the purpose.

31. Games.-Special attention to games and phy­sical exercise of prisoners is paid both at the N agpur and Raipur jails and at the Narsinghpur Borstal Institution. Some of the photographs taken at the annual sports of prisoners at the Nagpur Jail in 1936 and of the Narsingh­pur boys are reproduced elsewhere in this report.

32. Gardens.-The management of jail gardens has been generally satisfactory. The supply of vegetables was sufficient to meet the requirements of the jail popu­lation and a majority of the smaller and a few of the larger jails were also able to sell vegetables to the public after meeting the requirements of prisoners. It has been suggested that the Jail Department should take advantage of the advice and assistance of the Agricultural Depart­ment. As a matter of fact such advice and assistance is frequently sought and is readily given but this is done with a view to increase production and to improve the quality of vegetables. All prisoners employed in gardens have only a few months to serve and although many of them are drawn from the ranks of agriculturists and agricul­tural labourers, they do not get sufficient time in jail gardens to realize the importance of adopting up to date methods for vegetable garden. Instruction of that kind is regularly given to the boys at Narsinghpur in the agri­cultural farm and in the vegetable and ornamental gardens, where they spend about 18 months of their sentence. The experiment of maintaining public gardens

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in some stations by the Jail Department has not proved a success and the question of handing back these gardens to the Agricultural Department or to local bodies is under consideration. The cost of maintaining these gardens is comparatively heavy and the income is practically nil. It has also been found undesirable to let convicted pri­soners work in these gardens as the public have easy access to them during the working hours.

33. Discqarged Prisoners' Aid Society.-The Dis­charged Prisoners Aid Society at Nagpur, Amraoti and Bilaspur continued to work satisfactorily. The problem of finding at least temporary accommodation for prisoners on release is keenly felt at Bilaspur. Mr. Chatterjee, the honorary secretary, is reserving the funds of the society for this purpose and has been kind enough to give shelter under his own roof to some of these prisoners. Rao Saheb Saranjame, the honorary secretary at Amraoti, rePQrts that prizes for continued good conduct after release from jail are being awarded by the society at Amraoti and the experiment has proved a great success. I thank these gentlemen for taking great interest in the work of the society.

34. Visitors.-The Hon'ble the Home Member paid visits to the Narsinghpur Borstal Institution and the jail at Yeotmal and the Hon'ble the Minister for Educa­tion visited. the Raipur Jail. The Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals visited the jail at Chanda and the Director of Public Health, the jails at Mandla and Chanda.

Non-official visits and Quarterly Board Meetings were regular. For the first time two lady visitors have been appointed for the Chhindwara Jail and they take interest in their work.

35. Inspection.-During the year under report, I inspected all the jails and paid additional visits to all the big jails and to some of the smaller jails.

36. Notice of Officers.-All the officers of the department have worked with great loyalty and devotion to duty. They have all done well and I mention the fol­lowing for specially good work :-

Officers.-Lt.-Col. L. S. Modi, I.M.S., Major C. H. 1\lason, Mr. Syed Masum Ali, and Dr. G. R. Goverdhan.

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Deputy Superintendent.-Mr. H. Ganguly. Jail or Staff.-Rao Saheb R. B. Pande, Mr. Madho

Prasad Pathak, Mr. G. P. Trivedi, Mr. Mohammad Allam, Mr. Mathura Prasad, Mr. M. S. Jadi, Jemadar Yusu£ Ali and Mr. K. L. Saksena.

Mr. A. E. Chatelier, the Superintendent of my office, retired during the year after many years of loyal and efficient service. Mr. Bhaiji Ganesh Jalgaonkar, the pre­bent Superintendent, and Mr. K. S. Shetty, the Assistant Superintendent, have, as usual, worked very well. The rest of the staff of my office have also put in good work during the year.

I have tli'e honour to be, SIR,

Your most obedient servant,

N. S. JATAR, LT.-COL., I.M.s.,

Inspector-General of Prisons, Central Provinces & Berar.

ANNUAL SPORTS OF PRISONERS , 1936 NAGPUR CENTRAL JAIL

AKNUAL SPORT OF PRISONERS, 1936 NAGPU R CENTRAL JAIL

BOYS 0:--J TH E PARADE GROUND

NARSINGHPUR BORSTAL INST ITUT IO~

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GENERAL SUMMARY

Sho-..:int the distribution of the prisoners uf aU classes confined in the Jails and Subsidiary Joils of the Central Provinces and Berar during the year 1936.

I 2 I 3 4

Re -nained at Received Place5 of I the commence-during the con6nement ment of tbe

year year

!

I 5

I Total

6 7

Disch a q~ed from jRemainin~ at the all causes end of the year

8

Daily aver age number of eacb

cla&s

Province

..!! ~

~ ~,~ 1_2

~~:; ~ ~~~ u o I Oil :E l:z. -------

= 0 !-

"' .. ... ::;;:

I .. o; 8 ..

l:z. = 0 !-

.... .. I .. ... , I ~ ... ~ ~ ~ 4Ji = - cu e3 - : cu - :: ~ -- s ~ - 8 !! - 8 .::: - e .::: ce a.. o all u c <a Q.J 0 ~ l.l o ~ ,_!::__ _::_,~_!:__ ~'-~-~ _::_ _:E __ --'=-~-~-

C<:,nlral Prov·j 21 D j 9j5,085f23415.319ll6,769i 776j17,545!2I,854I1,01'!) J22,864ll6,8)UI792 jl7,592IS.OS4j218 ! 5,27215,067·041228·6515,295·69 mce1. 1 '

~ ~ ~

STATEMENT No. 1-JuoiCIAL (FOR coNvicTs ONLY)

Showing the number and disposal of convicts in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces and Berar during the year 1936.

1 2 3 4 s I 6 I 7

I Transferred to:. Received by transfer I oth~r jails

A I B A I B·

... In transit for " .. To undergo sentence transportation or ... c "' to other Jails :::> .,g 0

-~ ·; !:! .. .. 0 5. .. .., .., c. .. 0 c c .. ·:; ·; c .c .. .. - ... ..

E 0 .. e .:: 0 .. Ci.

u Year ... c c Q. 0 .. .. ·:; ..!lu .. ·;; .. ..

0 -= 0 ·- u .c 0 -= .. ..

5. ., c: - .. u u -;; 'Ql) ... __ .. c. .. c c .. ·~ .. =--> ""0 .. :2 .. ..

.c -= ... 0 ·;;; -s .. c c: - ::1 ., .. :; :; ~ "' "'C = ·- c. c ..

ii ·- ~ ... 0 ·- 0 0 0 "'C ~ '"..c ~ .. .. -.; 'Ql) ~ ""0 .. .o-.. c :~ :::> = ·; ·;;; -~ 0 ir " c

-~ oo._ ·- ·- ·- - ""0 "'C ·;;; a S..!l 8 a 8 c = c

8 -.; :::> :::> Q.

0 0 o·- 0 0 0 " 0 0 .. 8 ~ .. "' ~ ~ ~ 0 ~ E-o "' ... E-o !-

M.j F. I M., F. l M.l F. I M., F., M., F., M. I F.j M. j F. I M.[ F I M.j F.,Totalj M./ F., ~1.~

1936 ···I· . .,.[ ,,,. 1, ·"·I ,.,11!.5761 ., 1.9161!51 1·891 241631 31 ~ I·. ·I··.[ ... /14.046,6311

77''·'"'"''"' 3

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STATEMENT No. I-JUDICIAL \FOR CONVICTS ONLY)-condd.

Showing the number and disposal of convicts in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces ond Berar durin~ the year 1936-concld.

1 8 1 9 1 10 1 11 1 12 1 13 1 14 1 15

Releued during the ) ear.

-;.---~-- _B _____ I c I D -- !

' ~ • By order of I ~ Governu.ent I ' ~

A I B ~ . i Yeor c.. .,

6 ~ : ~ 0

8 ~ £ : -; I ~ ; e .; '"g ~ J ~ - u {I) 0 ~ u :; I g .. -g ..... """ -: ~ r.. 0 g ~ £ I- ~ o ~~ - .... "0 ""T,J I .. .. -; ~ 2 § ~ ~ ~- ~ ~ Qi

g_ ·c. : g ~ g_ ~ ~ ~ :§ ~ .. ~ -~ ~ 0 c ~ ~ ~ ~ (0 ~ c c c c; c: ~ ~ ~ = .2 ~ ·;

0 0 0 0 0 E- E- '"-~ ~ Q ~ Q

-_j--T-M-;---;., F. -M.,, F.J M. r;., M. r F. I M.J F., M.j F., M., F.' \1. j F., M.j F.[ M. \ F.j M. I F.j M. I F. I Total

1936 .. ! .. ,132J2 .... 1··1···09113·1" 1, J .. J ·I ·I···I"J· .. J ,/ ... / •• 1 .2/·· / ... /4.436/,. J •. ,. •. , ,. •. + ...... 2

w

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STATEMENT No. ll-JuoiciAL (FOR coNvicTs ONLY)

Showin~ th9 religion, age and previous occupation of the convku admitted intlo the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the C entrt~l Pro,vinces and Berar d-.,tring the year Jl936.

1 2

------1--------------~~----------·------------

Year

a

"' c .. ., c. 0 ;; fil

A

Christian

b

c .. :Q .= 6 -;;, c <

c

.. c

"' -c c

Religion

B

.. c ..

-c "' s "' ..c 0

:::E

c

.. .:.

== lf.

"t:: c

"' "' "' -c c

:a

J)

., c . .. ..,

-c c

"' ., ..c "t:: ., "' .::!:!

E

~ " u ,_ "' ..c 0

< _ ___,_I M.J F. I ~I F. I M. I F I M. I F. I M. I F. I M. 1 -;-I ~ F.

-I 21 .. I , 1 .. 1 ., 1 ·I 1,065 1 1 1 5.185 1 1.,J 2·1 .. 1 821 1 56 1936

..j:>.

STATEMENT No. II-JUDICIAL (FOR CONVICTS ONLY)-contd.

Showing the religion, age and previous occupation of the convicts admitted into the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provi.nces and Berar during the )'ear 1936-contd.

1 3 4

Age EducAtion

A I B I c r

D I E I

F A 1

B

----- -----·~-- -- ----- --

'I

' I

I

I

I

Year

I

~ c. " - 0 0 0 \0 ~ ; .. N

...., ...... "" u "' ~ .. - E £ £ £ > ... "" I

0 .. c:

\0 ..... - - .D ~ :;J

I ..... N «> ..... < ..... ··- --

M. I F. I M. I F. I M. M. r-; 1- M. l F. rM.~

1 I F.,-M~.-1 M. ) F.

1936 171 I I 370 I 221 3. '" I ··I 2,0261 7311.1321 571 88 2 ! 1.2531 3 5.... 1 246

Ul

,.... C:;l CJt

STATEMENT No. II-JUDICIAL (FOR CONVICTS ONLY)-concld.

Showing tlze religion, age and previous occupation of the convicts admitted into the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces and Berar during tJhe year 1936-concld.

1 l 5

1 Previou& occupalion

Males FemaleS!

A I B I c I D l E I F I G H I

I I J l K

0 ... -5 .., :. .. c c •• .. c . ., ~ .. ~ ...c

;_ t .., a~ 0 Total 8 ., Q. c .. . .. .., "' ... :lc c:·:: t - 0 ·: .. - - "'·-.. - ·= .. 8 -;:a 1>- 0

., Year o-5 a E 8 ... - ....

(.;)~ ... 0 ·- .. -; I

co. ~

... ., 0 0 -- -~ ..c'<J) c <U .. .. ~ '"'c .., ... Q. ·= "·- "' c 0

i "' E! .. =-: 0 <U c .. c c ., ~ <U c ·- ·- c t '"C..C ~ .. ""C -o ·-.,..,

""C :u .,""' c. ..,o t u "' ':' ~i o .. 0..

"j; ..... 'QI) "' c.o t .. --o ::I

8- ";; 'QI) c C.c c ... c ..

8 "' tl '"0 .. ~ c v ... 0

c: .. "' c ·E .,

fiO·u ..... "' "' ... .. -o ~ ~ """' c·- c ... a a c .. c ... -.;., ., .,

c c ., c u C-o c.= 0

I I Total .. ::I 0 "'1:8 ... - .. .,

~ ~ jl.~ :; 8 ""C 0 t 8 -.;o .... c ... ... ~~ c

~ M . F.

~ .. ., .,_

~-Q. Q. Q. Q. :E· :::;:) ~

1936 ... ____ n1\ 3531 2871 1,9661 2281 ·~I 4,0831 1581 71 821 21 /,1541 2491 7.403 -

0'\

STATEMENT No. 111-JumciAL (FOR coNviCTS ONLY)

Showing the convicts admitted into the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces and Berar during the year 1936. and those remaininE on tilt! 31st DPcember of the }'ear according to the nature and length of sentences.

-·---------

J 2 3

Number• according to length of sentence

A I B I c I u l E r

F I G I H I I J I

0 ..., 0 0 0 0

c c .. c g c c ..c "'..c Sentenced to L ...... c ..., .. ,c ..., ..., ..., ...,

transportation Year 0 c-9 ..cO c c c c Total

6 .. c c 8 "' ..... "'~ .. ~ beyond ~eas 0 .... .. ..

4> -:a 0 .. .. "' "' "' ... "' :;; .c .. ...... .. ... c s·;;; ., ..... :;;:>.

... .. ... 0

c .. ~:>.

"' ..,:>., ....

I 1 .• '" 04> 'Qj) - .. ;...0 ..... .. g

'all 8l; .. c 0 c ~ :>..> :>.., c

death c - .... - So .. - "" .. :., ~ A 8 :.0 '-"0 o..., .. 'Ct ..CQ,l .. '101) c'Oil 'all .. cc - .. ·- c 0 = ~ c ... c c • 0·- .., "'~ -;.a ""·-.... "0 .. ..., "0 :.0

H .. " .. .. ... .. .. ... .... .. ... .. .. > .. .._ > .. "' .. .. .. .. ... "' For 1 For

0 0 " 0 0 0 .., ov 0 ... 0 u ...

life ~':, .Cc <~ .c .. ~;; .,oH H a term z < <"' <"' w

1M.\ F. i M.J F., M •. I F. I M. I F./ M ! ~.I M.l F ! M I F., M.l F. I M.l F., M., F. M.J F. M. I F.,Total

Toool •dml,.loo• ... ~~~ S<l6 ~ 3,731 ~~~ 1,418 ·~. ~02 ..':_1·~ ~ ~ ..:::_ _4_1_:::_ _::_ ~ 21... 70 6 7,154 249 7.403

To"' .. m.lolog 00 • \ 2 61 3 1,>21 I'' ,. " 495 H r· IS 359 " 561 ... 389 55 171-::_-,. 4.436 190 4.626 31st December.

- --- ~

_..

,..... C;.j ~

STATEMENT No. IV-JuorcrAL (FOR coNvicTs ONLY)

Showing the convicts admitted into tllelails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces and Berar during the year 1936, fl•ho had been previously com:icted (Recognition of Hahitual Offenders).

i 4 I I 2 3

.. -·---· --· ----· -- .... - . -- . - -

A 8 c n A

··~- ·-Number in

' Number in column 3 Number imprisoned column 3 classified as Numl'er in fOP tbe firSt time in Year Number admitted during identified a~ "babifuals .. by column 3 default of finding tne year "habituals•• the Dis1rict clauified as Total hobiiruals security under section bef011'e. conviction Jl,l agist rate OJ\ •·habituals .. admitted lltl. Criminal and i:lassified as Magistrates by the Jail Procedure Code, and such by the s ecially emr1ow~r- Superintendent das~ilied as convictinl! ed (not being "habituals'' courts tbe convicting court)

M. I F. I Total M. I F'. M. I F. M. r F. M. F'. M .. I F.

I

1936 ... 7,154 249 7,403 1.502 68 8 1 23 I 1,533 70 183 5

'

I - -~ -- - - - - - -- - - ·--

00

STATEMENT No. IV-JUDICIAL (FOR CONVICTS ONLY)-concld.

Showing t'he convicts admitted into the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces and Berar during the year 1936. who il'ld been previo11sly convicted (Recognition of Habitual 0 ffenders)-concld.

1

Year

1936

4-concld.

8

Number imprisoned in default of finding security under section 110 of the Criminal Procedure Code

or convicted undel Chaplera X: II. X\ I, XVH, and XVIII or the Indian Penal Coodu with previous convictions under any of these

Chapters or under aection 110 of the Criminal Procedure Code and

claasified a1 hsbituals

Oooo I Twi<• I Mo•, <boo . . twtce •• pvevtou.ly prevtoualy . 1 I I oral convicted convic ed ~~:v:i::~~J

M. I F •. M. I F. M. 1 F. I M. / F

I I I I ! I l

c

Total of columns

"A and 48

~ F.

I

657 11 261 9 432 15 I 1,350 65 11,533 70

I : - .It t

5

Ratio per cent of columns 'IC, to

column 2

I M. I F. I Total I I r I

21 28 21

Youthful olfendera under 15 years of age (Reformatory Schools Acr, 1897)

A 8

Nu~bec admitted I Number prevoiously during the year convicted

M.l F. /Total/ M., F. 1 Total

I r I I

39 39 14 H

. ~ .

\0

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STATEMENT No Vt-JumcrAL (Poa CoNvrc."Ts ONLY)-

Showing tns o!/e11u·es committed by convicts. and the pu,;shments inflicted on them in the Jails and Subsid;ary Jails • . of tht!t Central p,ovin.ces and Berar during the Je<JT 1936. .

2 1 3 ------1------

Year a .2 ;;

I " """ : " ;.. .. ..!­·; Q

= :I 0 u ... =

:§ tJ ~

-= ·~·

.... .. "0 .. " .. c ..

tt2 0

4

Offences dealt with by Supt:rintcmdenta

c a I b

I I Relatinj! to work

Relating to prohibited

articles

Relating to aasaulrs, mutiny

and escapes

~ ·;: :I Q,

0 .: a so.

..Q

-5 "i .::i: .... oe

.i:: .. ·a :1 ~

0 •• a so.

..Q

-= ·; :.c . .. de

~ ·;: :I c.

0 ·= e >.

..Q

-= ·;; ---c "' .. c:s

-5; '§ c:. e

·;: e ;.,. ~

-= ·; ---"' ~a

..; ·;: = c.

0 = I .!

..Q

-= 'i .:::.c CCI ca

.i:: .'!! c :1 c.

.! .. e >.. ...

-= •• == .. .. de

1 d , __ All other

'brea:hr-1 of Jeil rule•

..c .'!l

T C :1 Q,

a = ·a ~ .; ·;; .!!C . .. c:e

-5 ·= :I c.

0 •• e ;.,.

..Q

.; ·; :.= .. u os ___________ , _____ , ___ , ____ , ____ , ___ , _____ , ____ , ___ _

1936 ••. , 4.554•62 9 535 73 239 126 1 l 678 424

•

Total

lr . .... ·;; :1 Q,

~ = ·a .t' -5 ·;; .:::.c .... oa

1,456

-. ..c .I! = = Q, ..

.2, "' a ~ s 'i == .. .. cB

624

5

:! .. =

c3 -; c ·a ~ .... Q:l

9

...... 0

STATEMENT No. VI.-JUDICIAL (FOR CONVICTS ONLY)-concld.

Showing the offences committed by convicts, and the punishments inflicted on them in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces and Berar during the year 1936-concld.

' 1 6 I 7 8 9 10 .. 11 I 12

--- ------ ., I

Punishments inflicted ' I

By Superinlendenls

Minor I Major

N N QO

a \ b d :_l_f _a _• 1-c d f g c c: a c fl 8 8 N 8 ::1 ::1 c ::1

-- ;c;- I-;- ----:- 15' -~- .ta· 0 0 8 0 Year -00 'Cit c. c. c c Cl-...::r c c c. ::1 0 c 0 !! 8 :;~ !5 c .. 2 0 0 g .c u

~ ... ~ ·= r. Gl .. ·a 8 - u .~ c .. .c ...... s ~ t.J e ..!! ... .!! Coot -o -o c.. c .. "' ::;, ~ 2 ..= = :'J = ~ c:~ .. c .. E! ..

~ ~ o;: ~· 8 Q c ::1 "" ,.... QO ""' 0 .. .. "; c;... ..., j C) Q, c c c a -:..ctv "' c 8 ... ..: .. .. .. 8 Q 8 8 8 .a ~- C::'IIII:P' ..., .. .a ~ ::c ~s ~ =- ~ ::1 ::1 ::1 ::> so..., " ~ .:'.! C jl 1U C w :> 0 c

iii 0 0 0 0 Q, ·- .. ·= -"= .. -· ·= c •- -"8. •o t;;e ~ ... u ... "' ~ -~ ;-o ... " IS g_ ~::; ~~ Q)~ -; ::> C:.c

~I - 0 - 0 0 c .J- 41 '§ 6 .::>

:; c ~ g -;~ ~ ·~ ~ Q :c.~ 0 ·c - = ~ u ..., -~ ·~

.. .. ..., Q, e = c .S! -~

.. as: u Q,O: c .c - c..c coo -QI Q og_ .c !! .. co c .... " -;; .. -;; ~ ....... .. ~ .. 0 ~ ~<1>1 ~ ....... &!:.Q - 0 0 ..

.... :I. ~J :c u u 0 E-o ex: ex: 1:1: 1:1: ··---- --- ---- -- - -- ·-- - --· ---- -- -- -- ----------- -1936 ... 451 l 44 . ~1 I .276 664 1.456 147 6 120 3 1 347 624 2,089 31•97 13'70 47•25 o·H :

I

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STATEMENT No. IX-FINANCIAL

Showing the expenditure in guarding and maintaining the prisoners in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails oJ the Central Provinces and Berar duri.ng the year 1936. excluding the cost of building 'new Jails, of add.tions. alteratio.ns and Tepairs. . , ·

-

' I 2

I 3 4 .

Daily average number of priaonerl Establishment Dieting chargee

" I 6 f

c I d " I b I c I d I e. f

-5 IC .c

'011 • .. .. c .. . c:

~ 'f.'l. ~ = ~c .. ~· .... .. ..c 3 0. ·= Year I ..... .. .. ,...o ~ ... :; u =-~

I • c

·= ~ as ...

:> i =-~ • ... ·;;; ··-0 :s .. "tJ O·~ ..

"tJ = "0 0 ..,'011 >.

.. 0 c c .. c

·E .. .. .. ... .. .. ... _ c .. 8 ..c c .g .c "0 .. .. .. .. "' .. 3 .. 0

Q c 0 .. .. .. c .. 0 .. ..-

·; .. .. c. c 4i .. c o..U .. '; a Q. '; 0 ~

"00 0.. '; .. c "0 "> c ... e 0 s .. .. c. 0 0 a· 0 c

~ " .. ~ ..

~ tJ :l J- ~ E- E- 0 rc 0 E- u

Rs. Rs. Ra Rs. "· p. Rs Rs. Ra. Ra. Ra. Rs. a. p.

1935 ... '4,498'71 629•67 33·38 5,161'76 3,64,898 4.036 3,69,204 71 8 s 1,25,544 1,390 3,529 1.111 1.29.352 25 3 7

1.936 ... 4,554'62 721·55 19•52 5,295·69 3,78,053 4,417 3,8:?,47·!) 72 3 7 1.35.445 1,721 2,095 74 1,39.3:".5 26 6 6

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STATEMENT No. IX-FINANCIAL-contd.

'Sho'".Din!! the expenditure in guarding and maintaining tn e prisoners in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Cen.trul Prot·inces and Berar during the year 1936, f!~Xcluding the cost oj building new Jails, of additions; alterations and repairs-contd.

1 5 6 7

Hospital c!)alfges Clothing and bed-ding of prisoners Sanitation charges

( 1 I I l r I !

I I I I 4 b c d e f g a b I 4 b c d e

->. <ail ., e ~:~ .: .,

~ ::;; ""' ""' ·= .. :> .. ... "' ~ .. .. ., .. .,_ "0 .. c .. u " ~~ "0 ~ > > c. ., c .. .. .. .. .. ... - .D ... ""' 'CI! .;. >.

Year .. oO. "" "' c a. .. - ,,

~ 0 ..

0~ ... ... .. 0 ... c 0.. 0 ;;.c: '"

., "' ., > '"""' ;: ~ :Oc ;:,.. .. u > c . ·c.. '"·- .. ... ·- ·;:; "0 0 ..., .. ... >. .c: "0 .. .

"' .... "'- .. .. "0 .. - ou "0 =·- ;; ... c ·- 0 .c:a; "' .. 0 .. >.

.. "'

... c 0 .c "g .c ... :> ~ .c "' ;;; C."' .oat "'.at

... ,.c. .. -!! .... c .. -;: .c'" 0"0 ..!: r:: .. -s .. c .: .c.., .. _ .. "'c .. c .... _ .. ......,

~·;; s .,oa.,c - c :.g .. "'" :.g.! 0 0 c..c 0 C.c Q.C 0 .....

I

.. 0 o.c

=·= :~ .§ 0 c.; ~

... ~~E: .. ..., ..

~ ;; '"

o.o; -;; ~= "'' ... -;; .M c. !:C. "OU c. -- t;.D ~-:; 0.

.. .. ...... .. .. 0 0 ....

0 .,._ .. ... 0 .. "' .. c': 0 0 0 .c: .c 0

in w ::E ... 0 (.) !- (.) (.) 0 w !- 0

.. .1 R' Rs Rs. Rl'. Ra. Ra. a. p. Rs. a. p Ra. Rs. ,a. p. I< a. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. a. p.

1935 5,262 4,059 1{),901 2,467 22,689 4 6 4 537 8 5 43,932 8 9 1 3,802 12.290 ... 16,092 3 111

19J6 . :., ll,706 4,407 '0,898 1,',02 23.913 4 8 3 519 8 2 40,523 7 lfl 11 3,389 1,267 456 5,112 0 15 s

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STATE-MENT No. IX-FINANCIAL-contd.

Showing the expenditure- in guarding and maintaining the prisoners ih the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the · Central Provinces and Berm· dur.ing the year 1936, excluding the cost of bml.ding new Jails,: of additions,

alterations and repairs-contd ..

1 8 9 10 11

Charges for moving pri· Charges for other misc..Zlaneous services and supplies Travelling Contingencies ~oners allowances

a I b I c [. d (J I b I c I d I e r f I g I h a I b a I b [ c I d I ' J, ., "0 s .,

"' .. ..;, VI) c VI) VI)

., ;;;

i :!! "' - I ~ e ~ ::>

"' s f! .. ~.I "'

., "' u "0

I > .. .. "0 > > .J:: ·= ., "' ~~ .. . .. .. .. -:;:: E "' .. I ·-"' ~-~ i I

., ..... YeAr

"'l! ;: 0 ;~ 0

c "'"' ~ ...... 0 .. 0 ... c

c~ "' I so .. "' ... .J:: co .. > "' "' .. "' "'

.. c. .... _

tl .c VI) - .. = ... o.-"0 :; .,-o "' ~ I

"0 "0 -.; ..!! .. 0 .. ... - -= ,., .. u ..

.J:: .. c c .. :; "' "' "0 "' - ... ., ... c ., "' ... .. ., .. ~- .2 .J:: ..

~ s ... .c .c .c c VI) "0 .,>. a "' 0 >. E u ., I "'

.. c u!:; ..,. u .. .c., -;; ... -:: c .. Q. .. >. ... u

I .J:: .c "' .. lfjC .E ... ...

0 "' .. :: .. ::s c ... .. - .. - .. 0 a 0 ::s ... c .. .. ""' c ., ::1 c:..O.. 0 ·a Cl .. 'QI) Cl u'CJJ -; 0. 0 .: 0 c.;:: ..c -0 Q.C Q.C ..

"' - ... ..!!~ c. "' .. "'~ a. I ..... >-'"' ;;

I u :u ... .. ... ..

~ :i"'" .. ... .. .. ::1 ... ., ., ... ... u ..

c·- c <; ;';; - ~g c"' u "' = -- ;;; -- c •t .. ... = u "' .. .. 0 0 c .. 0 .. .. ..c 0 "' .. 0 .... -.; ....- 1:8

~ ~ 0 c .. 0 0 0 ... .. ::s

!- u c.. 0 ~ ~ i;LI !- u !- u 0:: UJ !- u ' 0

Rs. Rs. Rs. R. a. p. Rs. Rs. ks.l Rs. Ra. Rs. Rs. R1. a. p. Ra. Rs. a. p. Ra. Rs. Rs. . .. I Rs.

1935 •.. 20,802 ... 20,802 4 06 9,896 1,381 ..... ,2.495 2{1 27.178 49,411 9 9 2 5,916 1 2 5 2.282 2,236 290 798 42

1936 •.. 19,327 ... 19,327 3 10 5 10,577 1,041 7,938 3,351 463 l7,9i9 41,349 7 12 11 6,737 1 4 4 22,851 2.649 616 591 49

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STATEMENT No. IX-FINANCIAL-concld.

Showing lhe expenditure in guarding and maintaining the Prisoners in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of ih~ Central Provinces oud Berar during the year 1936, excluding the cost of building new Jails, of additions, altera· tions and repairs-concld.

I 11 12 13

Contingenciea- Extraordinary charges for live-stock and tools and plant likely to last concld. for three years and upwards

I I [ I I d I I f I ( h I 1 I k

J l

-s f g h a b c e g j i .,.,

c

. '

I u >. :§ H

I ci. ..Ill ., ~ !!r "'n u .,.,

tn"' .. Ci. c ~ .,

0 :! .. c. .. c:. !-

.. f

.,., .., .. .. :I "' ..Ill .. "' cO 1>- Y' Ci. c .., 1>- 0 .. .. .. .. "'~ '011~ "' "' .. u

• .. ... .... c - .. -=~ .. ~ > Year >. • u c. .. "Q • .. .. 0 II: E u .. ..,c: "00\ 0 ;; 0 ..... 8 _: .. "' c:

~g .... :; .... .. .. " .. .. .. "' .. "0 .., "0 .... "' u ....; .. -~ .,.., 0 c. "' ·- ·--:. .. u 0 u .s .. ....;; - c: .. "0 .. .. '011-.., c 0 ·~ u :; = c: '"' u G.l~QJ .. • "' ,. ..c::

I ..c:: ....; "Q

~-I u·- ~ .. .. .. "'tl} '011 ...Ill 'P .. "Q 0 "' - u

..c:: 0 .. ... -• >.v "0 .. .. ;8 u ..

vo .. .. "0 .. ~ co!l -o ... o; c. ~ ~-g - ... -E c- .. "0 c .., .. ]8 ~!! ~'Oil .. .. .;: ...

0 .. 'Oil .,,. "Q

~ "' 'Q£ c -~-- z~ ·a s U'OI) 0 s "' .. - c.c 1>-"0 >. C.c: -.. c c u I ~ .. "' c c Ci. ., _.., ... .. u 'Cll041

... ·~

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.. u "' ·.:; ..... ... c ... ~·.;:a -- a.., -; ~ ...c 8 c: .:U i ~ 41 --0 .... 'Oil "' ..c:: 0 """' "' 0 ..t:J 0 0 i5

0 "' :3 Q < .. .. 0 0 .. u E-< u - u = 0 Q Q I E-< u 0 E-<

-Rs. Ra. Rs. a. p. Rs. Rs. Ra. Rr. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. - Rs. Rs. a. p. R•- Rs. a. p.

l935 ... 42 5,690 1 1 8 793 1,538 97 ItS 253 574 933 I 66 563 826 6,398 1 3 10 6,69,476 130 4 6 . -

1936. ... 133 26,889 5 1 3 717 1,246 553 380 100 668 148 125 132 684 4,813 014' 6 6,90,468 130 6 2 ..

...;

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STATEMENT No. xn .. A-FINANctAL

Showing thef'esult o/ the e-mployment oJ convicts in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails oj the Central Provinces and Berar during the yea-r 1936. ·

1 2 3 4 -Debits Credlra

:; Q "' l 0 ~~ ~-g "' .. c I

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A B c D E F G H I A B c D ~ 41!

Rs. Rs. Ra. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Ra. RJ.

1936 ••• 4.521•47 512 55,59:) 35,878 6,383 18,492 1,10.144 1.51,7';9 1,274 3,8'1,')32 H7 80.688 28,3)5 11,321

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STATEMENT No. XII-A-FINANCIAL-concld.

Showing the result of the employment of convicts in "ihe Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the CentTol Provinces and Ber.ar during th6 ye!Jr 1936-concld.

I

1 4-concld. 5 6 7 --·--------

1:

Oredita--conc:d. A B c A B c D 8 ::> .. .., .. • '<Ill .... ...

-5 0 -::; 0 =s:: .c ..... .. .. .... u :.0"' - Q,) ·- '-0 .&> .&> "' .. 0

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-Ro. • p., R•. •· p. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. R~. a. p. Rl. Rs.

1.48,420 l9S6 ... 13.839 1,11.796 2,82,306 5,28,452 32 ]3 2197 • 2 1,3'J,547 28 12 3 ... 51,51)6

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STATEMENT No. XIII-FINANCIAL

Showing the net cost of the prisoners in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Cent?·al Provinces and Be<rar during tile year 1936.

1 2 3 4 5 I 6 ___ 1 _ _l_s_

--------- -------- ----·-·--- -------- --------- ---------

A"eraC,e cost of Average Clet Total cost of maintenance Total cash Averate cash Net cost to cost per head

Year maintenance per head earnings eur ni ngs per Govern men~ of average Remarks (column 14 of (column 14 of head of average (column 2 minuS: strength Statement IX) (column 14 of Statement XII) strength column 4} (column 3 minus Statement IX}

col~mn 5)

--------- -------· --------- --- - -- ·---- --------- --------- ------ -----

R~. a. p. Rs. n. p. Rs. a. P· RSI. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p.

193b ... 6.9J),468 0 0 130 6 0 1.3),232 0 () 24 9 0 5,60,236 {) 0 105 13 0

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STATEMENT No. XIV-VITAL

Shou:ing the sickness and mortality amonJ? prisoners of all classes in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces and Berar during the ')'ear 1936. •

1 2 3 4 5 6

Number of perSiona that can be! accommo-

dated in the parts of the juila devoted to convicts, undertrials Average daily s.trength Maximum popu- Number admilted Daily average number

Year and civil prisoners, lation on any into hospitRI of sick respectively, but one day

exclusive of ho~pital and observation

cell8

M. F. I T. M. j F. T. M.

__:~-~~ F. T. M. F. T.

--------- -~- ------- ---- ----- ---- ---\

- I !

193/) ... 6,111J 432 6,542 5,1:>67•()4 228·65 5,295•69 6,026 329 1.178 24 1.202 44•89 )•14 46··:>3

I ----------

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STATEMENT No. XIV-VITAL-ciOncla.

Showing the sickness and mortaility among prisoners of all classes in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of tha Central Provinces and Berar during the year 1936-concld.

--

1 7 8

Ratio per mille average strength

Number of deatha A I B I c I D in 11nd out of

Year hospital

Of admission into Of dnily average Of deaths from all Of deaths f,..om nil hospital number sick cnusea except cholera causes both in and out

of hospital

M.l F. I

T. M. I F. I T. M. I F. I T. M. I F. I T. M. I T. I T. I

I I

I

1936 91 1 92 232•29 134-96 225"09 8·85 4"98 8"69 17•95 4"37 17•37 17"99 4•37 17·37

I .

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STATEMENT No. XV-VITAL

Showmg the admissions and deaths from chief diseases among the convicts in the Jails of tf1e Ce11tral Provinces aud Bera: during the year 1936. ·

-l 2

A B c 1

D E

Pulmonary Malarial tuberculosis Other

Year Cholera Dysentery fevets" and hremoptysis tubercular due to diseases

tuberculosis

A. { D. A. I D. A. I D. A. I D. A. I D.

1936 ... ... . .. 146 11 184 1 19 7 11 3

I . - l -- --- -------- --

F G

Anaemia Other and general

debilitY diseases

I A. I D. A, I D.·

23 1 436 43

I -- - -

H

Pneumonia

A. I D.

E3 12

I . Other res-

piratory dis· eases of non·

tubercular origint

A. I D.

42 5

--

N -

'~This heading include& aU fevers diagnosed as being duo to malaria and theh direct sequence such as enlargement of the apleen, malarial L......:o.. cachexia, •tc. r----

fAII tho diseaaea shown under respiratory system in the Annual Returns e][cept tbo!e already entered in columns D, E and H. ~ . ~

STATEMENT No. XV-VITAL-concld.

Showang the admissions and deaths from ch,ef diseases among the convicts in the Jails ol the Central Provinces and Berar during the year 1936-concld.

1 2-concld. 3

J K Ratios of admissions and deaths per mille of average strength from

Absceses, ! Year Uiarrhoea boils Cholera Dysentery Malarial Pneumonia Diarrhoea All causes and ulcers feve~s*

of all kinds

A. ~ A. I D. A. l D. A. I D. A. I D. A. I D. A. j D. A. f

D.

1936 ... 78 2 69 ... . .. . .. 32·05 2·41 40•40 [ 0·22 11•64 2'63 17-13 0·44 232·95 18•68 I

I I

I

l I

I I I I

•Thir. heading includes all fevers diagnosed as being due to malaria and their direct sequence sLch 81 enlargement ol the spleen, malarial cachexia, etc.

-

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STATEMENT No. XVI-VITAL

Show;ng the .mortailit.v among the convicts in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Centtal Provinces and Bemr during the year 1936, according to length of time Passed in the Jail.

1 2 I 3 • s I 6 1

Not exceeding six Above six mon.ths Above one renr and Above two_years and Above three. years and months in Jail and not exceedrng not exceedwg two not exct:ed1ng three not exceedmg ~even Above seven years

one year years years ye~rs

-, ~I - - - -0 10 . 0 0 0 0

~ I~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ ·a ·a ·a ·a ·a ·a .. 1 ~ .... ... .. ....

Year • ·u._ • u ... • """ • u'- * <~~ ... • "" .. ; ~~ Gi ~~ • t ~~ Q :.x li ~_g ~ Q.~

..c .c8 ..c .ce ..c .cB ..c .cB ..c ..c:B ..c 1la ~ ig ~ ~~ ~ i~ ~ ~~ ~ i~ ~ ~g c ~u c "'Ou ~::: "'u c pO:v c 'Ou c ~tJ u -~ v -'QD fU -.."Clll 4.1 -"\,;,fj -4,) -~ cu -'0!) ~ lJI 0~ "'.D .., 0~ 'QD Ul 0~ 'OJ) O'J 0~ 'QD • 0~ ~ .. 0~

~ ~ a,g : 5 ~ 0~ : t ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ -~ ~ t ~ .g ~ ~ ~ .g : ~ u m • > v ~ = > u ~ ~ > " ~ ~ > u c • > u ~ • < 0 c.:: < 0 a::: < 0 a::: < 0 a::: < 0 ex; < 0 a:::

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1936 ... 1,454'68 44 3C·24 1.159·07 14 12·08 629·76 14 22·23 498·83 7 14·03 448·82 5 lt-14 497·00 1 2·01

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*The overage number mutt be obtained by mean& of monthly census.

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1936

!

STATE ME NT No. XVII Showing particulars regarding prisoners under trial in the Central Prcvinces and Berar ]ails

during the year 1936.

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. 10 -41--

-! ~

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I " .. u .. u c: ~.g .0 ..

e ; :§ t '"1:1 :I .. .. c: "' "" .. > '"1:1 ea. ·; ~ c: .... u ·;; "' .., .. .; .. '"1:1 ..,

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.., :::~.2 :I 0 > t; 0 • ... .. Z" z r-- < 0:: 0 ~ ~ 0

M. F. M. F. M. F. Total M. F. Total I M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. MF MF M. I

.• ·.619 30 6.849 349 7,468 379 7,847 682•60 3895 721'55 4.004 226 4,230 2.609 114 2,723 241 10 ... ~· .. 6 1 608

I

J1 , s 41 .. ct>

Q ... .. -~ c: 0 -C:\0 ·-<') C:Q\ . ..... 8 .. ~.8

28

Total

636

(',.) ~

1936

STATEMENT B

')howing the conditJOn of the prisoners released from the Jails and Subsidiary Jail! of the Central Province and Berar during the year 1936.

.. ---1 2 3 4 5

'

' Number who had gained weight I Number who bad lost weight

Number

Number who had neither I Year releaaed lost nor (a) (b) (c) (dJ Total (a) (b) {c) (d) Totnl during gained the year weight in

Jail Up to From 1 From 5 Over Up to Froom 1 From 5 Over 10 1 lb. to Sloa. to 10 lbs. 10 lbs. 1 lb. to Sib~. to 10 lbs. lbs.

... 7,191 1,933 227 1,581 1,490 1,152 4,450 136 450 160 62 803 -

I I ' I - --- -

N CJI

~ ;+;... CJ1

Year

---1

1936 ...

.. c; uo

"0·-c !: :1·-.. a B~ .. u c o·-.c:O Ill 0 .. -."'0 u u ~-.. ·; .c-;~ c:.c ·;: a = .. "'0 .. "'0>. .... •c .. 0

~·= .... -... a .... .c'" a .. :I.C z-

STATEMENT C Showint tl1eo workin~ o/the remissioin syste-m in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the

Central Pro'Vinces and Berar durtnt the year 1936.

Numbrr of covicll released Masimum remission in day11 Average remission gained by during \he y~ar.who gained gained by any CQnvict released tbe convicts entered in

remJIIsrJOQ during the yeal' columna 3 to 6

Senaenced to Sentenced to Sentenced to

I 0 .. 0 .. 0 .. ! > ! > ! >

"" \4:1 "" .... '011 .... "" '011 .... c c c c c c :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 ., u .. .. .. .. u .. u .. .. .. .. .. .. .. u .. "' u ... u .. .. u .. H " >. " ·" .. H " ... .. u u .. >. u .. .. .. ..

0 0 0 .. 0 c 0 c c 0 0 c c 0 c c: .. 0 c c .... ~ .... '011 .. - -; -; ..

= c = c c ;; .. :; ::0 .. :0 .c ..

:0 ... .&l .,Q .. .,Q >. ..c .,Q >. .. >. .. u 0 .. ... .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 0 .. c Ill .. u c Ill > u "' ~ > .. o,. -. > .. 0 .. - .. "" H 0 .. - .. ..:::: .. Qi ; .. .. o.l:: u ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... ..

0 ... .. 0 .. " .. .. .. 0 .. .. .. ., .. > .. > .. .. > .. > .. > > .. > .. > z o» o» > z O""' o» 0 z o» O""' 0 0

---· --- -·--- ---- ·--- ···- ... ---·- ---- ---- ---- ·--- ---- ---2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

I 1 3,635 339 222 49 90 180 557 1,545 18 95 233 6.)2

--

-

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Rs. a. p.

63 1 0

·= "'0

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0 8 4

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STATEMENT F

Showing the number of offences ct mmitted by convicts and the corporal punishments inflicted on them in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails o/ the Central Provinces and Berar durin_g the year 1936.

Total number of male convicts in whose case~

Total number of prisoners punished by whipp:ng corporal punish- Percentage Qf Total Total ments caused

number number directly or Year of of Jail indirectly

male offencea convicts

6 IO 11) Above Above Above Above Grand Column Column 10 to 15 IS to 20 20 to 25 25 to 30 Deaths Illness 9 to 9 to stripes &tdpes &tripes stripes stripes Total

column 2 column 3

----- ----- ---- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ---- ----- ----- - --· ----1 2 3 4 ::. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

I I

1936 ... 14,046 1,608 ... .. 1 1 1 3 . .. . .. •02 "19

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---- . -· GPN-399-- JGP-2-9·37-280.

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GOVERNMENT OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE

JAIL DEPARTMEN'1 IN THE

CENTRAL PROVINCES & BERAR

FOR THE YEAR ENDING THE

31ST DECEMBER 1937

NAGP'UR GOVT.RN~!F.NT PRINTING. c. P. & BERAR

1938

147

Agents for the sale of Publications issued by the Government of the Central Provinces and Berar

[NoTE.-Appointments of all official Agents in the United Kingdom and on the Continent (~r the Sale of Government Publi­

. cations have been terminated with ·.effect from the I st April 1925. All publications in future are obtainabie either direct from the

High Commissioner for India, India House, Aldwych, London, . W. C. 2, or through any bookseller.] ·

INDIA

:\KOLA : JUBBULPORE : The Proprietor, Shri Ramdas Stores, The Manager; Educational Book Depot.

Tajnapeth. The Proprietor, Nerbudda Book Depot, .\LLAHABAD: . . The M~nager, Bhargava Book Co'!lpany,

Mr. Ram Narain Lal, Publisher, etc., Publisher, Booksellers and Statmneu. I, Bank Road. I KARACHI :

The Superintendent, Nazair Kanun The Standard Bookstall. Hind Press. K.HAMGAON : . . .

Sakalkale Typewr1tmg INtltute. AMRAOTI : LAHORE : ·

Thakur & Co., Ltd., Booksellers. The · Punjab Sanskrit Book Depot. BARODA : Rai Sahib M. Gulab Singh & Sons.

Mr. M. C. Kothari, Bookseller and Messrs. Careers & Co., Moheni Road. Publisher, Raopura Road. LUCKNOW.: · . .

BlLASPUR.. · The Propnetor, Newal K1shore Press. · M M A Suhhan Bookseller· and The Upper India Publishing House.

Pr. bl' ·h • ' Ltd., 41, Aminabad Park. u 18 er. MADRAS :

BOMBAY: Higginbotham & Co D. B. Taraporevala, Sons & Co., S. Mlll1l!y & Co., Pflst Box No. 152.

Treasure House of Books, Ta,i Build- The Proprietor, The City Book ing, No. 210, Hom by Road, Fqrt: Company, Post Box No, 283.

Radhabai Atmaram Sagoon. NAGPUR • Sunder Pandurang, 25, Kalbadevi Road. Aidan B{n:zani, Proprietors, Karma vir Thacker &. Co., Ltd. Book Depot, Mahal. The Propnetors, New Book Company. Mr. G. G. Khot & Sons, Sitabuldi.

CALCUTTA: Mr. G. A. Shastri, Bookseller and The Book . Company, 4/4-A, ·College Publisher, Hislop College Road.

Street. The Manager, Educational Book Depot. Butterworth & Co. (India), Ltd., The Manager, "The Hitwada'',

Avenue House, Post Box No. 251. The Proprietors, Bhlsey Brothers, The Indian School Supply Depot. Booksellers and Publishers. M. C. Sircar & Sons, 15, Harrison Mr. D. M. Dhumal, Manager, Ex-

Road. perimental Book Bindin~ Depot. Newman & Co. The Manager, Nagpur Law Journal, R. Cambray & Co. Central Law House, Tulsi Bag Road, S. K. Lahiri & Co. Mahal. Thacker, Spink & Co. Neston Jacques & Co., Kamptee Road.

CAWNPORE• PATNA: The Manage; Sampson William & The Patna Law Press Company.

Co 127-B The Mal PESHAWAR CANTONMENT: CHHINnWARA: · Faqirc:hand Marwah, Bookseller.

The Proprietor Verma Book Depot. POONA: . BE

u .. .;. · The Propnetors, New Kitabkhana. COOCH ~: . RAIPUR:

Babu S. C. Taluqdar, Propnetor, The Proprietor, Chaube Printing Students & Co. Works.

DELHI: RANGOON: The Oxford Book & Stationery Co. The Superintendent, American

R. S. Tomara & Sons, Opposite Baptist Mission Press. Fort Gate. VELLORE:

JODHPUR: A. Venkatasubban, Law Bookseller. Messrs. B.S. Mathur& Co., Chaturvilas, YEOTl\IAL:

Paota, Civil Lines, Jodhpur (Rajpu· V. N. Saraswat. tmal. :Mr. M. G. Bakshi, Law Boob Agent.

READ-

No. 758-423-III GOVERNMENT OF THE

CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR

JAIL DEPARTMENT

N agpur, the 1st September 1938.

148

The report on the Jails of the Central Provinces and Berar for the year 1937.

READ ALSo-

The District reports . •

RESOLUTION

· Tlie report 1s the record of another year's steady and efficient work. · The year opened with a jail popula­tion of 5,272 [5,319] and. closed with a population of 4, 785. The slight improvement in general economic conditions due to a favourable agricultural season, spe­cially in Berar and the decrease in illicit distillation resulted in a decline in the number of admissions to 6,265 [7,403].· The activities of the Debt Conciliation Boards and. perhaps the slight economic betterment account for the marked dimunition in the average daily number of civil prisoners to 4.53 [ 19.52]. Discipline in the jails continued to show welcome improvement, the number of jail offences having decreased to 1,652 [2,089]'. Th~ dis- · continuance during the year of the system of. sending life­convicts, who volunteer to go to the Andamans, is, it is reported, likely to result in a steady increase in the jail population. The consequent pressure on the accom­modation provided in the jails is, however, not likely to-be felt for some years. ·

2. Government regrets to observe that the improve­ment noticed in 1936 regarding the treatment of young· offenders both in respect of their trial and their imprison­ment has not been maintained. Only 81 out of 294 offenders between the ages of 16 and 21 were dealt with under the Borst a I Act, and as man_y as 141 were sentenced

2

to ordinary imprisonment of six months or less. The position in the Chhattisgarh division was particularly unsatisfactory, the percentage of boys dealt with under the Borstal Act being 19 against 30 for the province. Government desires that this important matter should receive the· special attention of District. Magistrates and co~mends to them the suggestion of the Inspector­General of Prisons that Magistrates should be asked to record in their judgm·ent the reasons for awarding a sentence of imprisonment to a youthful offender and for not dealing with him under the Borstal Act.

· 3. Reference .was made in the last report to the overcrowding at the Narsinghpur Borstal Institution, and Government notes with satisfaction that it has now been found possible to allot funds for the building of a sub­sidiary jail and an additional barrack for juveniles at Narsinghpur.

4. the inadequacy of the accommodation provided in the Nagpur Mental Hospital involved the undesirable detention in jails of certified-::lunatic criminals. Funds have since been provided for extensions to the hospital, and they are expected to be completed before the end of the current financial year.

· 5. The fall in the average daily -population of the jails resulted in a decrease in the total expenditure incurred in guarding and maintaining prisoners which was Rs. 6,82,342 [Rs. 6,90,468}. The cash profits of Rs. 1,34,920 earned by Jail industries were Rs. 13,500 less than those during the previous year. This is attribut· ed to the fewer number of orders received for the supply of liveries, uniforms, tents, etc. Government proposes shortly to appoint a Committee of experts in trade and industry to review the position of jail industries and make suggestions for the improvement of. their profit-earning capacity.

. . 6 .. The year was a fairly healthy one, being free from ·epidemics in any severe form, except influenza at the Amraoti Jail, which was, however, brought under control within a short time. As a result, the daily average number of sick prisoners was 43.44 [ 46.03]', and the total number of deaths 84 [92].

149 3

7. The reform of Jail administration engaged the earnest attention of Government towards the close of the year under review. Orders have since been issued introducing additional amenities for prisoners calculated to make detention in jails more humane. A Bill for the better treatment of political prisoners has been introduced in the Assembly, and a Bill for the release on parole of well-behaved prisoners for short periods to enable them to visit their homes is being placed before the legislature.

8. Government desires to place on record its thanks to Lt.-Col. N. S. Jatar, C.I.E., o.s.o., I.M.S., for another year of successful administration of the department. It notes with satisfaction the names of the officers com­mended by him for good work and wishes to express its appreciation of the services rendered by non-official visitors and others who have interested themselves in jail proble~s.

0RDER.-0rdered that a copy be forwarded to the Inspector-General of Prisons, Central Provinces and Berar, for information and that it be published in the Central Provinces and Berar Gazette.

By order of the Governor, Central Provinces & Berar ~

C. M. TRIVEDI,

Secy. to Govt., C. P. & Berar, Jail Department.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

(Maximum limit of pages 28)

Submission of report and charge of the department Number and classification of jails General Remarks Review of general summary Statement No. I.-Number and disposal of convicts Statement No. H.-Religion, age and education of

convicts. Working of the Borstal Institution, Narsinghpur Statement No. 111.-Nature and length of sentence Statement No. IV .-Previous convictions Statement No. V.-Escapes . Statement No. VI.-Offences and punishments Statement No. IX.-Cost of guarding and maintenance Statement No. XU-A.-Results of the manufactory

operations. Industries Statement No. XIII.-Net cost of the prisoners Statement No. XIV.-Sickness and mortality among

all classes of prisoners. Statement No. XV .-Admissions and deaths from chief

diseases among convicts. Statement No. XVI.-MortaHty among convicts accor·

ding to length of time passed in jails. · . Statement No. XVII.-Prisoners undertrial Statement B.-Physical. condition of prisoners Statement C.-Remission earned by convicts· Education Religious and moral instruction Games Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society Visitors

. Inspection Honours and medals Notice of officers

150

PARA {s)

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17-A 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26

27

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No. 1450-A

LT.-COL. N. S. JATAR, D.S.O., M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.), L.l\L & S. (Born.), I.M.S.,

INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF PRISONS,

CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR,

THE SECRETARY. TO GOVERNMENT, CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR,

JAIL DEPARTMENT.

Nagpur, the 28th !v!arch 1938.

I have the honour to submit herewith my report on the administration of the Jail Department for the year ending the 31st December 1937.

2.. I was in charge of the department throughout the year.

3. There was no change in the number and classi­fication of jails.

GENERAL REMARKS 4. Funds were allotted during the year for build­

ing a subsidiary jail at Narsinghpur and an additional barrack for the Borstal Institution at Narsinghpur. This extra accommodation provided at Narsinghpur will re­lieve the steadily increasing overcrowding at the Borstal Institution and will result in complete separation of young from adult prisoners. The additional harrack for the Borstnl is being built outside the wall and selected Borstal lads \Yill thus be housed outside the institution. The object is to trust selected lads and encourage them to teform.

5. The other important change during the year is the abolition of the system of sending volunteers from among long-term convicts to the Andamans for under­gain~ unexpired portions of their sentences. The effect of this \\'ill be a steady increase in the daily average of the number of com·icted prisoners in our jails and the consequent increase in expenditure, but this will not be felt to an appreciable extent for some years to come.

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6. The position regarding sentences awarded to youthful offenders continues to · remain unsatisfp.ctory. There was a slight improvement in 1936 when about 38 per cent of the boys sentenced to imprisonment were dealt with under the Borstal or Reformatory Acts.

7. During 1937, 35 boys below the age of 15 were sentenced to imprisonment and out of these 26 were dealt with under the Reformatory Act. But the positior · regarding boys of the ages of 16 to 21 years (inclusive) wal unsatisfactory. Out of 294 such boys, only 81 wer~ dealt with under the Borstal Act and as many as 141 wert: sentenced to ordinary imprisonment of six months 01

less. I give below a table showing sentences awarded to

such boys:-Sentence

Jail Total r-admissions Bo:-stal 6 months and

less. Nagp!lr division.

Nagpur 33 8 13 Betul 3 I I Chhindwara 3 2 Chanda 8 5 3 Seoni 5 I 2 Wardha 9 4 3

Total 61 19 24

J!ibbulpore division. Jubbulpore 31 I 18 Hoshangabad 14 2 II Narsinghpur 9 9 Saugor 7 2 2 Damoh 7 6 Mandla 6 5 Khandwa 12 5 6

Total 86 25 42

Berar division. Akola 30 10 17 Amraoti 26 6 II Yeotmal 10 I 2 Buldana 13 7 5

Total 79 24 35

Chhattisgarh dit:ision. Raipur 33 3 30 Balaghat 8 3 I Bhandara 8 5 2 Bilaspur 14 2 7

Total 68 13 40

Grand Total 294 81 141

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8. It will be seen that only 19 per cent of the boys have been dealt with under the Borstal Act in the .Chhat­tisgarh division. The percentage is 31, 29 and 30 in Nagpur, Jubbulpore and Berar divisions, respectively. The percentage in different stations of the same division varies considerably. In Narsinghpur, for instance, all the nine boys sentenced were dealt with under the Borstal Act, whereas in Jubbulpore only one out of 31 was dealt with under the Borstal Act and as many as 18 boys out of 31 were awarded short sentences.

9. It has been frequently pointed out that the , award of short sentences particularly to youthful offend­ers is only making them habitual prisoners. The sentence is never deterrent and the period is too short to effect any reformation of the prisoner. The recognized modern method is to refrain from sending young offenders to penal institutions. They are more likely to behave themselves with a sentence of imprisonment hanging over the h~ad than after having served a short sentence, be­cause the dread of prison would be gone and they are bound to feel like having similar holidays again and another run for their money.

10. If imprisonment is necessary, the period should be as prescribed in the Borstal Act. As the tendency of awarding the short sentences persists in spite of repeat­ed instructions, it would be desirable to ask Magistrates to mention in the judgment of every such case why im­prisonment was necessary and if it was necessary why the case was not dealt with under the Borstal Act.

11. Seven hundred and two out of 6,265 or about 11 per cent of persons sentenced to imprisonment were for offences under the Excise Act. The corresponding percentage in 1935 and 1936 was 20 and 14, respectively. Two hundred and eighty-four out of the 702 Excise Act offenders had a sentence of. fine, but 218 of them did not pay the fine at all. Forty-one paid it in full and 25 in part. It will be seen from the district reports that very little attention is paid to take steps to recover fines and lesser attention is paid to the fine-paying capacity of offenders before awarding a sentence of fine. A sentence of fine is awarded in most cases simply because it is per­missible to do so under the law. The sentence in lieu of the fine is a very short one, and this is one of the reasons why the percentage of short sentences is high.

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12. The number of ticketless travellers sent to jail under the Railway Act with very short terms of imprison­ment decreased from 403 to 271. Raipur and Bhandara districts contributed 159 and 49 such persons respec­tively.

13. The total expenditure during the year is less by about Rs. 8,000 and cash earnings have increased by about Rs. 4,500. The ratio of punishments per cent of prison population has gone down from 47 to 38. The number of admissions of habitual prisoners h.as slightly gone up from 19 to 20 per cent. The year can be called a normal one for the Jail Department.

· 14. B class prisoners.-There were 20 prisoners at the beginning of the year and 14 were admitted during the year making a total of 34. Of this number 14 were teleased, five were transferred to the United Kingdom and other provinces leaving 15 in custody at the end of the year. These priwners were confined in Jubbulpore. Nagpur, Raipur, Akola and Amraoti jails. Their con­duct has been good.

CHAPTER I.--JUDICIAL [The figures in brackets denote corresponding figures for the previous year.]

15. General summary.-The year opened with 5,272 [5,319] prisoners of all classes and the number re· ceived during the year was 14,976 [17,545] making a total of 20,248 [22,864 J. The number discharged from all classes was 15,463 [17,592] leaving a balance of 4,785 [5,272].

The following table shows the daily average number of each class of prisoners and variations for the years 1936 and 1937:

1936 1937 Variations

Convicts 4,554.62 4,307.80 -246.82

Undertrials 721.55 630.14 -91.41

Civil prisoners 19.52 4.53 -14.99 --

Total 5,295.69 4, 942.47 -353.22 --

It \vill be seen from: the above that the daily average number decreased during the year under all classes of prisoners.

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16. Number and disposal of convicts (Statement No. I).-There were 4,436 [ 4,424] male and 190 [204] female convicted prisoners in jail at the commencement of the year. The number imprisoned during the year was 6,022 [7,154] males and 243 [249] females. The decrease occurred in most of the districts, especially in Berar and is attributed to the satisfactory harvest of 1936-37 and the reduction in the prices of licit liquor. The number of convicts received by transfer· from within the Province and from outside during the year was 2,504 [2,646] or 142 less than in the preceding year. These transfers include 4 [2] convicts received back from the Andamans, three of whom were on account of ill-he;Ilth a~d one as aq incorrigible.

The total number of convicts of both sexes dealt with was 13,395 [14,677].

No volunteer convicts were sent to the Andamans during the year, as Government has decided that no volun­teers should be sent to the Andamans.

Of the 6,567 [7,191] released during the year, 734 [713] were released on appeal, 1,563 [2,140] on expiry of sentence and 4,148 [ 4,245] under the remission rules. Ten [22] convicts were released on account of sickness and 112 [71] on other grounds under the orders of Gov­ernment. There is an increase in the numbers released on appeal and by. orders of Government.

Six [ 13] prisoners were transferred to the Mental Hospital, Nagpur. The number executed and deaths were 46 [ 47] and 79 [85] respectively.

At the close of the year there were 4,143 [ 4,626] convicts in custody. The daily average population of convicts was 4,307.80 [4,554.62].

Advisory Board.-Four meetings of the Boards were held during the year two at Nagpur and two at Rai­pur. Seventy-nine [31] prisoners were recommended for release and of these Government sanctioned the release of 51 [19].

17. Religion, age and education (Statement No. 11).-This statement shows lhe .distribution of con­victs imprisoned during the year accordino to their reli­gion, age, education and previous occuparion.

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The following figures compare the percentage of convicts imprison~d during the year according to their religion:-

1935 1937 ,----A------'\ .~-,

No. Percentage No. Percentage

Christians 66 0.9 58 0.9

·~ 1\Iohammadans 1,072 14.5 919 14.7

Hindus and Sikhs 5,368 72.5 4,419 70.5

Buddhists and Jains .. 20 0.3 18 0.3

All other classes 877 11.8 851 13.6

Hindus owing to their numerical superiority in the Province contribute the largest number of criminals. The percentage of Christiaris and Mohammadans remain­ed the same as last year. The percentage of Hindus de­creased and that of "other classes" has increased.

Each jail has its own religious and moral instructors who address the prisoners of their particular faith and religious persuasion once a. week on moral and religious subjects. These preachers are doing fairly good work and they are paid an honorarium of Rs. 10 per mensem each to meet the conveyance charges to and from jail.

The sub-joined table gives the age st.atistics of the convicts admitted during the year as compared with the figures of the previous year. ·

Under 15 years

16 to 21 "

22 to 30

31 to 40 ,.

41 to 60

1936 1937

48

392

3,585

2,099

1,189

38

317

2,983

1,898

984

Above 60 90 45

. The above figures show as in previous years that the bulk of the jail population is cpntributed by persons be­tween the ages of 22 and 40 years.

Education.-Of the 6,265 convicts admitted 1,275 or 20 [ 17] per cent were literate and 4, 990 or 80 [ 83] per cer t were illiterate.

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Pre1.1ious Occupation.-0£ the 6,022 males admitted, 86 or 1.4 per cent were employed under Government, municipal or other local authorities, 343 or 5. 7 per cent were professional persons, 283 or 4. 7 per cent were in service or performing personal office, 1,909 or 31.7 per cent were engaged in agriculture and with animals, 157 or 2.6 per cent in commerce and trade, 124 or 2.1 -per cent in mechanical arts, etc., and 3,120 or 51.8 per c<.mt were miscellaneous persons mostly unemployed.

17-A. 1Varsinghpur Borstallnstitute.-At the begin­ning of the year there were 279 boys in the Institute, 129 were admitted direct from the local court and from jails and sub-jails of the Province making a totai of 408 dealt with during the year under report. Of these, 4 were released by order of Government, 3 escaped, 3 died and. 145 ~ere discharged from all causes leaving a balance of 253 at the close of the year. The daily average was 264.92 [292.43].

· Release on lice~ce.-There were 14 [14] Borstal and 2 . [ 11] ordinary boys on licence at the beginning of the year and 33 [ 17] Borstal and 13 [ 15] ordinary were licensed out during the year. Of these, one [ 1] Borstal escaped and another committed house trespass. Both of them were prosecuted and convicted. Ten [2] Borstal and 2 [ 1] ordinary boys were received back on account of ill-health and unsatisfactory work; 24 [ 14] Borstal and 10 [23] ordinary were discharged and 11 [ 14 J Borstal and 3 [2] ordinary boys remained on licence at the close of the year. All the boys who remained on licence work-ed satisfactorily. ·

As usual, two months before. the discharge of Borsta] boys, the District Magistrates concerned were addressed for the appointment of parole officers. In all 82 such references were made during the year. In 62 cases parole officers were appointed, in 14 cases no reply was received and in 6 cases no one was willing to act as parole officer. It has been noticed that in most of the cases, the parole officers do not submit their reports re­garding the welfare of the boys and in some cas€s the boys do not report themselves to the parole officers. From the reports received it seems that the majority of

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the boys have settled down peacefully to honest work after their release.

Boys are imparted literary education as well as voca­tional and physical training in the institute. There were 275 [291 ]'boys on the roll on the opening day of the year and 127 [ 162] were admitted during the year making a total of 402 [ 453 J. Of these 154 [ 1781 were discharged during the year leaving 248 [275] boys at the close of the year. One hundred and fifty-eight [ 143] were examined and promoted during the year.

Hindi, simple arithmetic, keeping of bahi khata ac­counts, board and glass painting and typewriting were taught during the year as in previous years.

The school has a debating society and 6 debates were held last year on moral and religious subjects. The boys enjoy the privilege of taking part in the debate and are very keen on it.

Selected boys were trained in stretcher drill, first-aid and scouting. There were 14 boys in· ambulance,. 24 in scouting and 4 in motor driving classes at the close of the year.

Thirty Muhammadan and 40 Hindu speCial star and good character boys were sent to Idgah and Burman' Fair on Id and Shivratri days respectively. Twenty such boys were also taken out for a day's outing twice during the year.

Hockey, football, volley ball, basket ball, dodge ball or other games were played regularly every evening throughout the year. Matches with local teams were also periodically arranged during the year.

The boys are also given industrial training. They are taught weaving of cloth, newar, carpets and tat-putties; money-bag making, tailoring, carpentry, fret-wo;k; smithing, brick-m::1Jdng, vegetable and flower gardemng and agricultural work on the farm.

A few of the selected boys are also taught motor driving and English knowing boys typewriting and com· .

d. 6 poun m"".

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18. Nature and. length of sentence (Statement No. III).-The following table compares the length of sen-tences awarded during the year as compared with the previous year :-

Number Percentage r--"------. ~ 1936 1937 1936 1937

I. Not excesding one month 641 457 8.66 7.29

2. Above I and not exceeding 3 524 450 7.08 7.19 months.

3. Above 3 and not exceeding 6 3,842 3,222- 51.90 51.44 months.

4. Above 6 and not exceeding I year 1,480 1,195 20.00 19.07

5. Above one and not exceeding 2 365 375 4.93 5.98 years.

6. · Above 2 and not exceeding 5 years 346 347 4.67 5.55

7. Above 5 and not exceeding 10 52 59 0.70 0.94 years.

8. Exceeding I 0 years 4 0.05 0.02

9. Sentenced· to transportation for 71 84 0.96 1.34 life.

10. Sentenced to transportation for a 2 3 0.03 0,05 term.

II. Sentenced to death 76 72 1.02 I. I 3 ---

Total 7,403 6,265 100.00 100.00

From the above it will be seen that during the year under report there was a slight decrease in the percen­tages of short sentences as compared with the previous year.

The admissions under "simple imprisonment"' also showed a welcome decrease as will be seen from the sum­mary of the nature of sentences given below :-

Prisoners sentenced to simple imprison­ment.

Prisoners sentenced to rigorous imprisonment.

Prisoners sente.nced to rigorous impri­sonment with solitary confinement.

Prisoners sentenced to rigorous impri­sonment with whipping.

Total

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Number ~ 1936 1937

597 439

6,767 5,812

32 12

7 2

7,403 6,265

Percentage ~ 1936 1937

.ng 8.06 7.• in

91.41 92.~ar

0.43 O.li>f ~

0.10 0.03

100.00 100.00

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· 19. Convicts previously convicted (Statement No. IV).-Of the 6,265 convicts admitted during the year, 1,247 or 20 per cent had been previously convicted against 1,415 or 19 per cent in 1936. Of this number 654 had one, 231 two and 362 more than two previous convictions. The number imprisoned for the first time in default of finding security under section 110, Criminal Procedure Code, and classed as habituals decreased to 1Jj7 [188].

The number of youthful offenders under the 1age of 15 fell from 39 to 38. Of these 9 [ 14 ]' had been pre-viously convicted.

Recognition of habituals.-The table below gives particulars regarding the identification of habitual offenders.

Number of all classes admitted during i:he year

Number in column 2 identified as " habituals " before conviction and classified as such by the convicting courts.

Number in column 2 classified as "habituals " by Dis­trict Magistrate or Magistrates specially empowered (not being the convicting court).

Number in column 2 classified as " habituals" by Jail Superintendent.

Total ..

1936

7,403

1,570

9

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--1,603

1937

6,265

1,389

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1,414 --20. Escapes (Statement No. V).-F our [2] prisoners

escaped during the year. Of these, three escaped from Narsinghpur Borstal Institute and one from the Akola jail.

As the inmates of the Borstal Institute are given greater freedom than ordinary prisoners, escapes from the Institute are easier. All those who escaped were recap-·tred, prosecuted and sentenced.

tau One boy who was on licence from the Borstal Insti­mo'! escaped from the licensee's custody. He was re­smHured and suitably dealt with. ar The prisoner who made good his escape from the -~kola jail was suffering from meningitis. He escaped from the isolation hut outside the jail. He was recaptured the next day and was prosecuted and sentenced. The

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sentence was, however, set aside on appeal on the ground that he was not in his proper senses at the time of his escape.

The members of staff who were found guilty of negli­gence resulting in the above four escapes were dealt with departmentally.

21. Offences and punishments (Statement No. VI).­There is a welcome decrease in the breach of jail rules as will be seen by the fall in the number of jail. punish­ments.

During the year the total number of offences com­mitted by convicts was 1,652 [2,089]. Of these 8 [9] were dealt with by criminal courts and the remainder by Superintendents of Jails. ·

Of the latter 465 [ 608] related to work, 300 [3651 to prohibited .articles, 10 [5] to assaults and escapes and "S69 [1,102] to all other breaches of jail rules.

The number of punishments awarded by Superin­tendents during the year was 1,644 [2,080], o£ which 1,197 [1,456] wete minor and 447 [624] major. The ratio per cent of minor and major punishments to the daily average number of convicts were 27.79 [31.97] and 10.37 [ 13.70] and that of the total number of punishments 38.35 [ 47.25]. .

Corporal punishment.-The number of convicts flogged w.as 7 [3]. Of these seven cases, two were awarded at each of the jails at Nagpur and Amraoti and one at each of the jails at Raipur, Hoshangabad and Buldana. The offences which called for this punishment were assaults, threats to assault officials on duty and con~ tumacious behaviour. The ratio per cent was 0.42 against 0.14 in 1936. ·

CHAPTER 11.-FINANCIAL

22. Expenditure in guarding 'and maintaining prisoners (Statement No. IX).-The total expenditure in guarding and maintaining the prisoners during the year was Rs. 6,82,342 [Rs. 6,90,468] or a decrease of Rs. 8, 126. The decrease in expenditure was mainly due to a sm:1ller average population. The total cost per head, however, increased from Rs. 130-6-2 to Rs. 138-0-11 in

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the year under report due to the total cost being distri­buted among a smaller average population. The causes for the important -variations under the different heads are explained below :-· Establishment charges.-The expenditure under

this head was Rs. 3,79,756 [Rs. 3,82,470] or a decrease of Rs. 2,714. The decrease was partly due to the retire-

. ment of senior officials and partly to smaller number of temporary warders· appointed to guard condemned pri­soners durin~ the year. The cost per head, however, rose toRs. 76-13-4 [Rs. 72-3-7] as a result of the decrease in the average population.

Dietary charges.-The expenditure under this head amounted to Rs. 1,52,190 [Rs. 1,39,335] or an in­crease of Rs. 12,855. The increase was due to the gene­ral rise in the price of food grains. The cost per head rose from Rs. 26-6-6 to Rs. 30-13-2.

Hospital charges.-The expenditure under this head decreased by Rs. 1,650. This was chiefly due to the subsidence of cerebro-spinal meningitis during- the latter half of the year.

Clothing and bedding of prisoners.-The total expenditure under this head was Rs. 30,298 [Rs. 40,523]. The decrease was mainly due to stricter economy in· the use of clothing and bedding and lesse~ purchase of woollen clothes.

Charges for moving prisoners.-The expenditure under this head decreast;d by Rs. 3,541 due ~o a smaller average population.

Contingencies.-The expenditure under this head was Rs. 23,979 [Rs. 26,889]. The decrease of Rs. 2,910 was due to non-payment of water-tax due to the late re­ceipt of the municipal bill in Jubbulpore Jail.

23. Result of employment of convicts (Statement No. XII-A).-The amount drawn from the treasury dur­~n~ the year was Rs. 1,07,469 [Rs. 1,51, 759] while that paid into the treasury was Rs. 2,42,483 [Rs. 2,82,306] showing a cash earning o{ Rs. 1,35,014 [Rs. 1,30,547] or an increase of Rs. 4,467. Consequently the average cash profit per head of convict sentenced to labour increased to Rs. 31-6-0 [Rs. 28-12-3]. The total cash profit, how­ever, decreased by Rs. 13,500 due to less orders received

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for tents and police uniforms during the year. The savings effected to Government by the employment of prison labour amounted to Rs 46,587 [Rs 51,506].

24. Industries.-A brief account of the industries carried on in the important jails is given below :-

Jubbulpore Central Jail.-The average number sen­tenced to labour was 1,127.27 fl,l41.40]'. Out of these 479.36 [518.17] were employed on jail manufacture to carry on the main industries of the jail, such as manufac­ture of tents, prison, police and forest clothing, peons' liveries and other miscellaneous articles. The cash profit and cash earnings of this jail were Rs. 38,244 [Rs. 38,295] and Rs. 36,831 [Rs. 26,814] respectively.

The following statement shows detail~ of articles sup­plied during the year as compared with the previous year.

1937 1936

Number Number Description of Value of Value

garments garments supplied supplied

Rs. Rs. Prison clothing 24,238 13,137 24,526 16,506 Paid warders' clothing .. 2,943 3,7S9 2,469 4,390 Forest clothing 5,078 7,830 6,124 8,551 Police clothing 25,791 44,045 29,389 48,935 Police cloth 4,756 2,969 2,888 2,024 Peons' livery cloth 18,822 4,759 12,618 3,527 Tents 43 12,735 60 22,786 Blanket and blanket co;t~ 5,429 16,283 5,416 15,128 Excise, Settlement, 2,788 4,476 2,234 4,214

Nazul, Hospital, Land Records and Revenue Peons' clothing.

Miscellaneous such as 17,949 12,468 durries, newar, dusters, etc.

Total 1,27,942 1,38,529

N agpur Central .I ail.-The main industry of this jail is printing and distribution of Government forms. The minor industries are weaving of white liveries for peons, carpet, newar and tape-making, quinine manufac­ture, stitching of postal uniforms and making of flower pots, sankies and earthen glzadas. -

The cash profit (factory) amounted to Rs. 10,190 [Rs. 11,870] and the cash earning Rs. 10,989 [Rs. 8 231] or a slight increase of Rs. 2, 758. '

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Nagpur Central Jail Press.-The number of forms printed was 27,528,045 [35,026,238] during the year. The number of new forms added was 68 [136] and the number revised was 227 [74]. The supplementary indent for forms decreased from 156 to 73. .

The cash receipts from local bodies received in the Press was Rs. 8,063 [Rs. 5,682].

Quinine.-The quinine factory continued to be work­ed to its full capacity throughout the year.

The table below ~hows the quantity of quinine sup­plied during the past three years.

193S 1936 1937 Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.

Quinine sulphate 682 807 928 Cinchona febrifuge S33 68S 820 Quinine hydrochloride 38 32 47 Quinine tablets 384 417 428 Chichona tablets . . 19S 220 24) Quinine boxes 3,832 4,606 ),046

Besides this, 726 lbs. [ 1,528 lbs. J of white quinine tablets were supplied for free distribution.

Raipur, Akola and Amraoti.-The industries in these jails were the same as in the previous years except at . Akola where brick-making and preparation of earthen pots were introduced. The following table shows the cash profit during 1937 as compared with the previous year:

Raipur Akola Amraoti

1936 1937 Rs. Rs.

. . 5,353 . . t.746 .. 4,912

5,187 2,109 3,095

Narsinghpur Borstal Institution.-The cash profits and cash earnings during the year were Rs. 8,275 [Rs. 4,507J and Rs. 2,914 [Rs .. 1,563], respectively, thus showing an increase of Rs. 3, 768 and Rs. 1,351, respec­tively. Articles worth Rs. 726 [Rs. 465] were sold by the boys at the railway station and the Institute shop. It is satisfactory to note that none of the boys put on both these shops abused the trust. Some articles manufactured in the institute were sent to the Scouts' Exhibition at Delhi

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and Raipur and most of them were sold. The Raipur Exhibition authorities have granted a reward of Rs. 5 in appreciation of good work.

25. Net cost of the prisoners (Statement No. XIII).­The total cost of maintenance of prisoners was Rs. 6,82,342 [Rs. 6,90,468] and the cash earnings in· creased to Rs. 1,35,014 [Rs. 1,30,232] during the year. The net cost to Government after deducting the cash earn· ings amounted to Rs. 5,47,328 [Rs. 5,60,236] and the average cost per head of average strength was Rs. 110-12-0 [Rs. 105-13-0].

CHAPTER 111.-VITAL

26. Sickness and mortality among all classes of prisoners (Statement No. XIV).-The table appended be~ low shows the vital statistics for the past two years :-

Ratio Total , of

Daily Admis- Daily number deaths Year average sions into average of per

strength hl)spital sick deaths mille

(I) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

1936 .. 5,295.69 I ,202 46.03 92 17.37

1937 .. 4,942.47 1,138 43.44 84 17.00

The number admitted to hospital, the daily average sick and the number of deaths decreased by 64, 2.59 and 8, respectively. This shows that the year was a fairly healthy one.

Of the 84 deaths, 79 were among convicts and five among undertrials. The highest death-rate 58.00 per mille was at the Betul Jail wherein are collected all the infirm and aged prisoners of this province. Next to it comes the Amraoti Jail with a death-rate of 48.86 per mille. There were 16 [12] de.aths in Jubbulpore and 10 [22] in Akola. No deaths occurred in the Subsidiary Jails at Balaghat, Chanda and Seoni. There was one death of a lunatic from suicide at the Narsinghpur Borstal Institution.

The death-rate per mille in jails has been much less than that among the free population of the province.

J ubbulpore Central J ail.-Both the number of admis­sions and deaths rose from 39 and 12 to 48 and 16, res~ pectively. The daily average sick was 2.83 [1.55].

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The increase in the daily average sick is attributed to some of the chronic cases, as of Bright's disease, perni­cious anaemia, general debility, etc., having remained in hospital for a long time. The increase in the number of admissions was due to re-admission of some of the chronic cases owing to relapses. There were no cases of dysen­tery or other infectious disease in this jail during the year under review.

N agpur Central 1 ail.-The numb en of admissions to hospital, the number of deaths and the daily average sick fell from 96, 11 and 5.11 to 79, 7 and 4.68, respectively, during the year. ·

Raipur District Jail.-Both the daily average sick and the number of admissions to hospital decreased from 5.09 and 423 to 2.30 and 92, respectively, while the number of deaths remained at the same figure as last year, viz.,. 2. It is interesting to note that there was not a single case of dysentery or enteric fever at this jail during the ·year under report.

A kola District Jail.-There ·was a inarked fall in the number of admissions and deaths. The daily average sick was 5.78 [7.50]. There were 42 cases of influenza, of which 41 were in the month of January' alone. Four of them died of broncho-pneumonia.

Amraoti District J ail.-A severe epidemic of influenza in the months of January and February contri­buted in conjunction with an epidemic of cerebro-spinal meningitis to the increase in the number of admissions and deaths from 198 and 15 to 295 and 22, respectively, and consequently increased the death rate and the daily average sick thereof.

Betul District Jail.-The number of admissions and the daily average sick rose from 66 and 2.76 to 143 and 4.81, respectively, the number of deaths remaining at the same figure as Jast year, viz., 6. As has been pointed out already, this jail accommodates infirm and aged pri­soners from all other jails and this explains the rise in the daily average sick.

Chhind~t·ara District J ail.-ln spite of the increase in the daily average sick, there was a marked fall in the num­ber of admissions and deaths, ·viz., from 33 and 8 in 1936

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to 24 and 2, respectively. This jail is a concentration jail for all tubercular prisoners. Both .the deaths were due to tubercle of the lungs.

Narsi11ghpur Borstol lnstitutio11.-The number of admissions and the daily average sirk fell to 16 [ 44 J and 0.56 [0.90 J, respectively, while the number of deaths re­mained at the same figure as in the year previous, viz., 4.

27. Admissions to hospital and deaths from principal diseases among convicts (Statement No. XV).-Shows the ~.dmissions and deaths from the (hie£ diseases among con­victs in the jails of the province. A brief account of the number of admissions and deaths from principal diseases is given below :-

Dyse11tery.-Ninety-three fl46] admissions with 7 [ 11 J deaths were reported. Of the 7 deaths. 3 occur­red at Amraoti and 1 each at Nagpur, Betul, Narsinghpur and Akola jails. The jails at Amraoti and Betul returned the largest number of admissions, t•iz., 46 and 17, respec­tively.

Malarial fe·vers.-The numbe.r of admissions increased fr~m 184 to 249, while the number of deaths remained the same, ·viz., one. The de:1th was at the BG:tul Jail. Rai­pur, Betul, Amraoti and Akola recorded the largest num­ber of admissions for this disease.

Tubercular diseases.-The number of admissions in­creased by one, while the number of deaths decreased by three. There vvere nine admissions with two deaths in , the Chhindwara jail, three admissions each in N agpur and Buldana, two admissions with one death in Jubbulpore, one admission with one death in Raipur and one admission each at Akola and Bilaspur.

.~lllaemia a;zd debilttv.--Both the incidence and mor­tality rose to 34 [23.] and 5 [1], respectively, during the year. 1

Pneu111ollia.-The number of admissions fell to 33 f53] while the number of deaths remained at the <>arne fi~ure as in the previous year, 'viz., 12. Seven Jeaths hom this disease occurred at Jubbulpore and one each at Na~pur, D:1moh, Bhandara, Amraoti and Buldana.

Diarrhoea.-The number of admissions from this disease fell to 36 [78 J and the number of deqths remained at the same number as in the previous yeat, viz., 2. Thiii

4

159

18

shows that the disease has declined in incidence bv half of what it was in the previous year. The highest n~mber of admissions was in the Betul and Saugor jails.

Abscesses and boils, etc.-The number of admissions decreased from 69 to 61 while the number of deaths was 1 [nil]: .

Cerebro-spinal meningitis.-There were .19 [26] cases with 10 [ 19] deaths. Ten [ 14 J cases with 5 [10J deaths occurred at Amraoti, 7 [7] cases with 3 [5] deaths at Akola and 1 [ 5] case with 1 [ 4 J death at N agpur and 1' [nil] case with 1 [nil] death at Buldana. All necessary precautions were. taken to 'check the spread of the disease.

Anti-hookworm campaign was carried on as usual.

28. Mortality among convicts according to the length of time p~ssed in jails (Statement No. XVI).-This state­ment shows the mortality among convicts according to the length of original· sentences classified according to the length of time passed in jail. The number of deaths was highest amongst those who had been in jail for periods not exceeding six mont~s .. ·

29. Undertrials (Statement No. XVII).-The year opened with 636 [ 649 J undertrial prisoners and 6,149

!7,198] were received during the year. Of these 6,785 7,8471 undertrials, 3,541 [4,230] were released, 2,384 2,723] were convicted and sentenced, 215 [251] were

transferred, 1 [nil] escaped, 5 [7] died, leaving a balance of 639 [ 636] at the close of the year. The daily average population of undertrials was 630.14 [721.55].

The escape occurred at Mandla from the Police cus­tody while the undertrial was sent out to stand trial.

CHAPTER IV.-GENERAL 30. Physical condition-Prisoners' weighment-

(Statement B).-Of the 6,567 [7,191] prisoners released during the year, 4,454 [ 4,450] gained weight, 532 [808]. lost weight and 1,581 [1,933] neither gained nor lost weight, the· percentages being 67.8, 8.1 and 24.1 respec­tively. These figures are self-explanatory and call for no special remarks.

31. Remission system-(Statement C).-The result of the working of the remission system is shown in State­ment C, appended to this report. The total number of

160 19

convicts released under the remission. rules was 4,148 [ 4,245]. The maximum remission earned by· any one prisoner released during.the year was 1,107 [1,545] days and the maximum gratuity Rs. 32 l Rs. 63-1-0]. Only one prisoner failed to gain remi~ion during the year on account of bad conduct.

32. Education.-The jail schools . have continued to do satisfactory work. 1 hey were all inspected by officers of the EducJtional Department, who certified that the teaching and results were ~·ery satisfactory. One post of teacher was transferred from N agpur Central Jail to the Narsinghpur Borstal Institution on acceunt of the vast increase of work in the latter Institution.

33. Religious and moral instruction.-As usual Hindu and Mohammedan religious preachers regularly visited the jails on Sundays and other holidays as also on the principal festival days and imparted religious and moral instructions to the prisoners.

34. Games.-~The staff as well as prisoners showed keen interest in outdoor games in almost all the big jails. Annual Sports Tournaments were held at Nagpur Jail and the Borstal Institution and the prisoners put up a very good show. of skill in different gaines.

35. Discharged Prisot'lers' Aid Society.-The branches at Nagpur, Amraoti, Bila~pur, Buldana and Yeotmal continued to do verv useful work. Funds have

· not yet become available for building the Discharged Prisoners' Home at Nagpur. The branch at Raipur which had become defunct was revived about the middle of the year. In the short period that it has been active, it has rendered assistance to eight released prisoners, four of whom have found employment and are reported to be working satisfactorily.

i

36. Visitors.-The Hon'ble the Prime Minister paid visits to the J ubbulpore, Raipur, Betul, Bilaspur, Buldana, Damoh, Seoni and \Vardha jails and other Hon'ble Ministers to Raipur, Amraoti, Betul, Chanda and Damoh jails. The jails at Chhindwara and \Vardha were visited by the Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals and the Amraoti Jail by the Director of Public Hc1lth. The Visitin~ Boards, Official and Non-official visitors includ­ing lady visitors paid the usual visits.

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37. Inspections.-1 inspected all the Jails during the year and paid additional visits to all the bigger jails and to some of the smaller jails.

38. Honours and Medals.-Rao Saheb R. B. Pande, Superintendent of Jail, Akola, received his well-earned title of Rao Saheb during the year for his work as Senior Jailor. Mr. N. D. Pendse and Mrs. Vatsahibai Panditji were awarded Coronation Medals in commemoration of Their Majesties' Coronation, the former for his cons­cientious work as the religious preacher at Nagpur Cen­tral Jail and the latter for the great interest she is takin~ in the welfare of female pdsoners as a non-officiai visitor at the same jail.

39. Notice of officers.-All the officers and subordi­nates of the department have on the whole done very good work. I mention for special recognition the follow­ing:-

Superintendents.-Lt.- Col. L. S. Modi, I.M.S., Rai Sahib I. D. Gupta, Mr. Syed Masum Ali, Mr. C. R. Alvares, and Khan Sahib Mohammad Ali.

Assistant Superintendent.-Mr. Pradhan. Jail or staff.-Messrs. Madho Prasad, Moolchand,

Muhammad Kasam, Jamadar Yusufali, Mathura Prasad, G. R. Supekar and Bachittar Singh.

Matron.-Mrs. Khandekar. The work and conduct of the warder staff has also ·

been satisfactorv. Chief Head \Varder Mohammad Khan of N agpur. Jail deserves special mention.

Mr. Bhaiji Ganesh, the Superintendent of my office, retired during the year after a long and meritorious ser­vice. Mr. Shetty who is now the Superintendent has done very good work as usual. The res~ of the staff of my office have also done good work.

I have the honour to be, SIR,

Your most obedient servant,

N. S. JATAR, LT.-COL., I.M.S.,

Inspector-General of PrisoiiS, NAt,PUR: Central Pro·vinces & Berar.

The 28th March 1938.

U'l

GENERAL SUMMARY

Showing the distribution of the prisoners of all classes confined in the 1 ails a ad Subsidiary 1 ails of the Central Provinces and lJerar during the year 1937.

1 I 2

Province Place of confinement

.!! ...

·;; .. .... .... .. -; u ·;;; .. .... ...., i ..b .. .. " u w en ----- - --- -

Cent-ral Prov- 2 10 9 inc:es and Berar.

... .)

Remained at the commence-

ment of the year

.. .. .. Oi Oi .. e .... .. 0 :: ~ ,...

--- -- --

-S,J)54 218 5,272

I

4

I Received during

1 the year

.. .. ~ "<0 -;

.., 8

.. -; .. 0 0,

::E ""' !-< :: -- - -- --

14,233 743 14.976 19,287

5 6 7 8 - •

Total Discharged from Remaining Daily averR,ge all cause& at end of the number of C:Jch

y~ar clau

I .. "' l

.. ... .. .. .. "' .... "' -; -;;; "' "<0 .. o; 8 -;;; " 8

.. 8 .. .,

8 -; .. 0 "iii .. 0 -.; .. 0 -;; .. 0 ""' !-. :: r.. !-< :2: c.. !-< ~ t:.. !---- -- -- - ____ j ---- - , .. -··- --·-- --- ----

l I -~·---

4,571,214 961 20,248 14,716 747 i5.463 4,785 4721·54 220·93 4942·47

I

.......

~

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STATEMEN r No. 1.-JunJciAL (FoH coNvic-rs• oNLY)

Showing lhe number a11d disposal of convict~ in tl1e Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces a11d Berar during the l'ear 1937.

1 2 I 3 4 5 6 1

Received by tranafer Tr an~ferred to orher Jails

A B A 8 .. In transit for ..

~ To undergo sentence transportation or >. .. to other Jails. c ::1 -~ 0 ..

-~ E > <!l .. .. >. .. .. ~ Q. "' c 0 ... c ~

Year c .. ., ·:;: ·:; c ..c .. .,

2 "' - .. u _g 0 ., ;: 0 Q. c 0. c Q.

·:;: ~. ·:;: 0 .. ~ ·-"' .. &I

a -5 0 "' u .:;: 0 -5 .. &I 0.. ..... c Q. u u u '>II >..> u .. c c

I c "' "0 .. "0 .. " "' -5 •. 0 -5 "' Q c -:: :; .... .., c ~Q. :; c :s :.l :: -.; ·- ·- ... 0 ·- 0 .., .. "'..c .. "' "'

., 0 0 .c~ 0 ~ ,.,

"C .. :sc ·;; ...

'1 c ., en._ ·;;; ·;;; !- ...

I c .g ..... ..., ..., ..... ..,

·;; e e~ E 8 8 "0 c e 0.. -;:; c :s

0 0 0" 0 0 0 "' "' .§ c;: ....... eX; ~ ~ 0 0 0:: !- ""' !-

- --

1 M.l F. I M.l F. ~r~;-l M.r;~l~lM·IF-lM.jF.jM-lF·I M.]F/Totall M-IF·I¥ 1937 ... ,4,4361 i9o 16,Qz2j 243110,4581 43311.741,158~511 126,651 4{··l···I···I···JI2.774l621jl3.39512.357185 6 ...

N

STATEMENT No. I.-JUDICIAL (F"oR CONVICTS ONLY)-concld.

Shouing the tlumber and disposal of convicts in theJails and Subsidiary Jails oj the Central Provinces and Berar during the year.J937-concld.

1 8 I Rele•sed during the year

A B c D

By order of I Government

Year A B

--- ----.. u .. .. c ~ .. ...

E c c .... .; " ~ c "'0

:~ c

c c ::> 0

... ~ 8 c ~ .. "'

::> ... .. ·a. 0 ... Q, Q, .. .. u -£; .. ... u .. "'0 .. 0 c c "' c c

0 ! 0 - 0 0 0

M. F. M F. M. F. M. F. M. F.

---- --- -- -- ---- -- -- --

9 10 11

I i

8 ::> ~ - <

"' : "' o; "'0 c Q ::s 0 .... ..J .,

~ ,.Q

"'0 "0

~ !!! 5 0 "'1;1 Q, Q, .. c c Q,

"' .. .. v

~ r:: r:i

M. F. M. F. M. F.

-- - -- -- -- --

12 1

"'0 ~ ::> .... 't ... I ..

~ lil

M. F. M.

~- -- -·

3 14

.. "' .. >.

c· ~ .. Q.

c "0 c .. ..

-= a; .... c

·;:; ·; s " c::

F. I M. IF. I M.

15

.. '<>ll .. .. ... c:

~ ·-.; Q

F. I Total

w

:...;.. 1937 .... 95 39 1,472 91 4.034 lU 13 ... 105 7 3 ... 6 . .. 3 ... 45 1 75 . 413,9631 18JI4,119'72I18S·osi4,307·so ~

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- -STATEMENT No. u~JumciAL (FoR coNvlcrs oNLY)

Slwu•ir •. '! the religion. age and Previou.s occupation of the convicts admitted into tf1c Jaih and Subsidiary JaMs of the Central Provinces and Berar during the year 1937.

1 2

RELIGION ~- ----- - ·----------

I I I I

A B c D t E • I

Christianso

a l b f c

. 'i en

., c; ..r: :! ~ ~

.: <n "0 "' c "'0

c .. • .. -;:; .. .., c

= .. • .. "' ~ "'

c .. e ., .. ., .; ..r: c.. "' E "' ..s:::

> "C 0 ~ "' ...c: • c '0 .. "0

::l :l "' 0 ::l < w Cij z ~ :X: IXl

M.l F. M. I F. I M. I F. M. I F. I M. I F. I M. I F. I M. I F.

J 2 I I I

I S03 .I I ._,, \ 162 1 17 I ,--,-=-1-~ 1937 ... 4 ... I 5') 2 16 --- --

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STATEMENT No. li.-JuDICfAL (FOR CONVICTS ONLY)-contd.

Showing the religion. age and previous occupation of the convicts admitted into the Jaih.and Subsidiary Jails oj the Ce11tral Provinces and Berar durin~ the year 1937-contd.

I I I 3 •

l Age Education

' A n c D E F A B

--·-- ·----- ··---------·

Year

ll) 0

" .... 0 0 0 \0 .. -;;; - \0 o; .. N ., .... .. .. ..

.9 2 .9 .9 > ... .. "0 0 2 c \0 N ..... ..... .J:J

~ ::::l - ..... N ., ..,. < -M. I F. I j F. M. l F. M. I F. I ~1.1 I

I M. F. M. F. M. I F. M. F. I I

1937 351 3 '"I 23 2,8991 84 1,832! 66 9191 651· 431 2 1.2671 8 4.1551 235

en

r-----­._;.,

o;,

STATEMENT No. 11.-JUDICfAL (FOR CONVICTS ONLY)-concld.

Showing 'the religion, age at!d previous occupation of the convicts admitted into the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Ce.ntral Province~ and Bemr during the ·year 1937-concld.

1 I 5

\

Previous occupation

Male&

J

A I B c D I E I F

------------0 --= -= v;· ..A

c - c ~ - 0 c ~

., "'·-Year I ...

" .. ., "0 .. - .. 8.!: c. c !:

... ... "' u c- "' ·-a. -·- ""' '"C ; 0 ., ...

• 0 c ~ c

~.c ·a .. .c.,.. o_ ~ .. <> c

~~ 0 <> ... __

:; ... 8 .. ... - "

., ., ... " 0 .. 8 c

"1:1" a. "'ool 8 c::·-cJ: "' ·-""' 0 c "'..; .. 0 <> u

"1:1., c .: .~ """" .. -:: 0 ., ., c .. u :>."' :>.0 .. ·;; ..., ..., 0 • o ... .. .. ... o.o a. .. '<>D .... c..~

~ "' .. a- « ""' ..,. a "' .,g_ c c c c .. - u .... _

e'"U ·i ·- .. .. .. • ..! ~ .. - .. -;;; .. =·- c .. ca c ""' . 0 .. .. 0 u 0 0 c . .. = 0 ~!:E o._ . e a:s~

t~ ~ c t <> a ., ~

.. 0 ... Cl.. a. a. Q., Cl..

1937 ···l 861 3431 2831 1,9()91 1571 1241

Females

G ,:--H -,,-~---,-J I K ' ------ ---· ---·---.

" -= Q ..., : .. u 0 c V> c

~ .. c. .. = 0 .. c

"' -.;., ..... .~·i :a

3.120 1

..., ·E .. :a

157 1

"'0 .. ·E

., ~ ~

I .,

0 a "0 0 c ~ :::: ::J ,, n/ 31

6

Total

M., F.] Total

6,0221 2<31 6,265

0'\

STATEMENT No. 111.-Juotci,~L lFoR coNvicrs ONLY)

Shc!'wing the cowvicts admitted into lads and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Prot·inces and Berar during the year 1937. and those remaining on the 31st December of the :rear according to the nature a!ld length of untence.

1 I L_ ___

I A I B I c ~ 0 <= :.0 c

" '"::l .t:: "' u t:: ;: "'

., 0 " "' 8 "'-<=

.<="

"' 0 - c = 0 c:: c oa 0 8 ., , -o., c c.._ v·;; ., -;a "' c:: ~~ ... c 0 .. 0 8 ~C ·-u --o ...,

"' " .....

"' > ... > " 0

0 ~ o"' .o-:: .o"' z < -'(""

Year

2

Numbers according to len4th of sentence

D I E I 0 ;:; I

c:: c ., ., .. ::: .. ., ~ .. ... ..C:<> "' - .. ~ "' g,... ~:>-, E ., >.0

c ~ 0 4.1 ;r l<<e£

·;;;.= c c o._ ""' -,;; ., "' OJ ::01

~ .. I

;. ... 0 <J - <.1

~t; - I>(

~ ..

F I 0 c

""' c .. .. ... .. "' ~ .. i;:>-. :-..,

> "" g~

-;,o .., "' > " 0 u .o: .0:

G

0 c

., c "

"' .. ., ~ ... ::; ... ...,.,.., -.,'QI) >.=

<.<: "0 .. "' .. > u 0 ..

.o"' <

H

~

"' .. ... c :! 'QI) c

;a ., ... <J

"' tJ.J

Sentenced to transportation beyond seas .

A

For life

B

For a term

J

cicntenc· ed to

death

____ .:_ _____ !..,. ---

IM. I F.! M._, F.j M, J F. I M. I F .. M. ;_I ~1.1 F. I M.! F.l M., ~~l M.l F. I M. I F. M.[ F. i I r 1 I 2 193_7 Total admis- 444 13 430 2·J 3,114 lOS 1,133,62 360 15 342 S 1 59 .. . .. I 71 13 6R 4

uons. i ---- --- ------·-----~--- ---Totul rem:>ining on 24 ... 81 :! 9.-:!S 54 8G5l28 546 21 796 15 12~8 6 47 1 428 52 1 .•. 6 I

31st December. I

3

Total

M.l F., Tornl

6,!:22 243 6.265

3,963 1!!0 4,143

-.)

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STATEMENT No. IV.:.._JuotclAL (FOR coNvicTs ONLY)

Shou-ing the convicts admitted into Tails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces and Berar during the ']ear 1937 who had been previously convicted (recognition of habitual offtmdersi

1 I 2 ll 3 4

A I I c 1

0 .

B A

--

Number in Number in column 2 . Number imprisoned column 2 dasaified sa for the first time in

Yea.r il<urnber admitted during defu.ed as '·habituals., by Number in default of finding

the year ''habituals" the District column 2 Total habituals security under section before conviction M agistute or classified as admitted 110, Crimins.l and cla&Siified as Magistrates "habituals'' Procedure

such by the specially empower- by the Code. and convidinA ed (not being Superintendent classifieJ as

courts the convicting habituals court)

--------M. I F. I Total M. I F. M. I F. M. I F. M. I F. M. I F.

l 1937 ... 6,022 243 6,265 1.298 91 1 . .. 22 2 1,321 93 151 16

. -

00

STATEMENT No. IV.--JUDJCJ,\L {FoR· CONVICTS ONLY)-concld.

Showing the convicts admitted into Jails and Subsidiary .Tails of the Central Provinces a~ad Berar during the year 0\ 1937 who had been previously con·t'icted (reco·gnition of habitual offenders)-concld~

1

Year

1937

4-concld.

------

B

-----default of finding security Number impri<ont:d in

under section llJ, of th or conviett•d uno:ier C

BOd XVIII of t'•e I previous convictin

Chspters or und Criminal Pro

cla:;sified

e Crimin:1l Procedure Code. lApkrs XII, XVl, XVII dion l't nal Code wiih ~s under ""Y of th .. se :r section llf:of the :ed un• Code and •S> hnhitual

'Once previ- -,-- Twice ously previously ·l~victed convicted

: M.l F.j M. i F

~ More than twice predous- Totul

ly convicted

! M. [ F M. I F. l

597 I 57 I 224 7 349 13 1,170 77

I -·--

c

Total of columns 4A

llnd 4i3

I

I 1\1 I F. I .

I

1,321 93

I I --- ---

5

Ratio per cent of column 4C to

column 2

Youthful offende: s under 15 Y"'ar& of age (Ref. School Act, 1897)

A B

:<umber ,1dmitted 'Number previously during the year convicted

M.j F. 1,;,~ I M. I_~Too~. j-.:; r~. --------- I I '

.,Total

21·941 38·27 I 22· 57 351·3,38 9 9

I

\0

~ 0": 01

STATEMENT No. VI.-JuoiCIAL (FOR coNvtcrs ONLY)

Shou.'ing the offences committed h)• convict;; a11J the punishments inflicted on them in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces and Berar during the year 1937.

------y--------r--.-----------------------1 1 2 1 3 4 5

---------- --r----- --- ---Offencf."S dealt with by Surerinlcndenrs

a b I c d I e . Relatin~~-- !

----·

0 Relating lo Relating to All other

u prohibited I assaults, mutiny breachts of Totnl

iii work ar1icles and e•capes jail rule~

c ~ .. :§ . ' '

I '

I . -,·- ' ' ' Year -:: ~ I .;; ~ -5i ~ -z ~ ~ ;';;

c u ·;: ·;:

l ·;: I ·;: ·c: c c c ·;::

.2 ... "' "' = = I

= I

= = 5 g_ = .. ~ Q, Q, Q.

I Q. Q. c.. c.. c. c..

= 0 0 0 .. .. 0 0 0 0 0 ....,

I 0 I 0

I "' c.. .:! ·; c I ·;;; c ::::: .. c ...

Q "i I I

<: ·a ·a ; Q. 8 8 8 8 e 8 I 8 8 0 ., ... ... >. ... >. >. """ >.

I >. >. >. u

'OJ) .,Q .r._

I

.,Q .,Q .c .,Q .,Q .,Q .,Q .r. .. "' .. ... "Q -=- .; .; I

-= .; ...., ::::: .. -= I .;

I -= ·a I> .,

-~ 'i -~ -~ i 'i -~ -~ -~ 'i .. ... ;I:

I

<.> ... " .;~ ~c - c :::.c I .:C .;; -= .:;~ -= .:::c u

"' ....... ..... .. - .. ..... .. "., ·; .. ., "' .. I ~ 8 12:: :::;e oe I oe os I C)B oe ~a oe 08 »

Q 0 Q Q:l

I 1937 ... 4.307•80 8 422 43 196 104 2 8

I 577 292 i,l97 447 8

I --- -- --

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STATEMENT No. VI.-JUDICIAL--(FOR CONVICTS ONLYJ-concld.

Showang the offences committed by co"victs and the punishments inflicted on them in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces and Berar during the year 1937-concld.

1

Ye11r

1937

6 7 8 9 13 11 12 -----1 I ---1---1------1--

Punishments inflicted

By Superintendents

-----Minor Major I - ---------- I

lr./ f!a / blc Jdl•f J a c I d g

!

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o~~ -; 1 ~ ! ~ ~f ~ ~ I e 1 !!!

... "'" c

·= "' ~

c"'::" = c: 4.ol = ~u c- e - Ci

e -:: ti • ~ ~ ·i =: ~ : ~ 0 e - . ·o '0£ ~on -c - o J c .,. ..c _ ~ ~ . ~ ·= ~c ~ _ ~ ~ : g_ ; c I -~

, __ •• t::: "' I - "S =o ·.:::~'-

:.c~~ ~~ e~ - ~~ ~:.o~ -c I':' ~e 5. v q,; • c.; • - ~ I = c = 'A foil) c ,.o ·- ..c

- .... - ~ q, - - ~ u: ... \- ·- . ..!:~ ell ...

~-: ~~ ==~~ !: 5_~ -;c= ~-':I t·l ~= ~ (; .. o" .. ..:; ..::. ..::. o .c 1 "«=: = 8 ~ -u~ 1 c o g_ 0-= o

- 'J_ _ ~ r- I ,;:. d: - "- 1 U , U ---------- ·------1--- --------- --

: I

.. c .. 8

-;; ·;:

::0 Q.

0 -e 0

~ I

J I

N c s "' 0 "' 2 ~ c 8 ::0 c ... 0 .g .. ~

N c 8 ::0

0 "' E

~I i I !

c 8 ::1

0 .. 0 i

~ i

N .. E "' -e .. E 00 c a ::1

0 "' 0

.2 -.; ~

00 c e = 0 "' 2 ~ = a

0 .. 0 2 .. ~

-- --

11 ss/ 7

I ··J"' I <47 I 1652 I ,., I 10•37 I 38•35 I 0·42

4S3 65 3S I 149 1.197 I 122

--

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STATEMENT No. IX-FINANCIAL

Showing the expenditure. in guarding and maintaining the prisoners in the 1 ails and Subsidiary Jails ol. the Central Provinces and Berar duriug the year 1937, excluding the cost of building t1ew Jails, ol additwns, alterations and repairs.

--~·------------------------~---------------------------.-----------------------------~------~-1 2 3 4

Daily average numoer of pri.soneu ERtablishment Dieting charges·

I I a b c d a iblc dl e I J

I

I I 11-1- I~ I ! I -= I I :: I ~

I ?: I : I ~ ,. . ~

Year l ,. ~ ' "' ~ ""~

I II I ' i ~ j ~ i~

' ~ ~ ::s ~ =~ I l : - -; .... oo.

I "' -~ "" ·; :; o ! ~ ~ ~·u

I "'0 ::I = 0 U'Cli

U} - ~ : 2 -g c .c -~ ~... ~ I = u; .c = = 0 <n L..""g

I = - 0 - "' .!: 0 .,_ v 0 v ~ c - = ~... u I ''"'

·:; ~ - ~ • c.. - c. I 0 4J cu 0 - - tiC c -.;, • > ~ ~ I E ~ f 0 - ~ ~ % !:! ~4.1 0 1 ~ I u ~ ~ , ~ ~ i 0 ~ ~ o Q: · ~- I a

f I . •

R~: I Rs. Rs. Rs. a. p. Rs. ! R>. Rs-. j l• s. Rs. Rs. a. p.

,936 ... 4,554 6:? 721'55 19•52 5,295•69 3,78·053 4,417 3.82,470 72 3 7 1.35,44511.721 2,095! 74 1,39,335 26 15 6

1937_. ... ' 4,307·8() I 630•}4 j 4•53 4,942•47 3,76.240 j 3,516 3.79,756 76 13 4 1,51,570 '1,09() 1,899~~=3~-1,52,19~~_:3_2

-N

STATEMENT No. 1X-FINANCIAL-contd.

Shou>ing the expenditure i11 guardint and maintaining the prisoners in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Ce11tral Provinces a11d Berar during the year 1937, excluding the cost of building new Jails, of additions, alterations and repairs-contd.

-1-----

1936

1937

Year

a

---

"' <:

" "' c.

..§ ., ~ .... ., "" '" -~

"" .... <J

Vl

R•.

6,706

6.~31

5

Hohpital charges

1 l 6 l. __ I Clothin~t and bed· II S11nitation chaq;es i di;.g ol priaoners

a I I - b I c 'I d -----~---

--- I ·--,---.-~ --:~---.----,1 c d e fIg 1 a b

-:;;--:-.---,-- ---1~-:---- -=· ,--~---~ I ..:_ { -0 i 'CL ·~ ~ :~ l -::I g ~ ~ ~:

e

-= ~ · I ~ I c: -= ~ ~ ~- ~ ~ l ~ I IU ;:J tt! ..:: ~ ·= w . ~ I 'e£ 'OJ} .q,

·ii ~ ~ I .u ~ z: ~ I .~ o ,.I ~ ;- :: I ~ ~ ·E

~ ~ ~ I -~ ! I ~ I ~ ~ ~ c ~ 1 .; I e 1 "" '"0 ·;:; c. ..: o / ~...- 'I "O I c ~ -::n .,;Q fA ..c • ..... "7' ~ - = ~o; 0·:= ·

1 c • _ ~ 1 -= _ -=:.;:;

ec Q,>~~ c I 0 -... '- ,J'. ~= £ .= .. j -~ , e . ~ I ~.¥ e ~u

~ ·- (J '=L c I - c.. v - fi< .:: ::.. :.0 .. : g. ~ ~ ~ ":;i ~ 5 4,)

W ~ ~ ~ J /0 ~ !U

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>.

0~ - ~. ., ""'=' "=.kc

:."' -= u

>. c. 0..

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"" 0 ::: -><

C;o;l

1 !

Rs. I 4,4071

3,301

Rs.

10,89:-1

10,323

Rs.

1,902

2.1G8

-~ R~~,'. 11 Rs. -=--:-- Rs. 1

Rs. a. p.! Rs. Rs. I ~·· I :3,913 ! 4 8 3 519 8 2 40,523 7 10 11 3,389 1,267 4561 22.263

1 4 8 1 !512 8 o 30.298 6 2 2 3.948 511 1 · ..

= 0 E-

~ c

~ .. '0< ., t > .,

0 "'=' "' ...

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0 c;.;

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5,1121 () 15 5

.;,459 0 14 5

-tJO

~ 0': -.J

STATEMENT No. IX-FINANCIAL-contd.

Shou:ing the expenditure in guarding and maintai1ling the p1"isoners in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails ol the Central Provinces and Berar during th'e year 19.17, excluding, the cost of butlding new Jails, of additions, alterations and repairs-contd.

___ 1 __ 1 8 -.-------- ·- 9 • 1. 10. 11

I

Chargea tor mo<ing prisoners

Charges for other m iscc:IJ.Ineous ~ervict:s and •upplies

Travelling lowances

al- Contingencies I

---------- 1----------

-~-b LJ d _ . a 1 b f c 1 d r e 1 f 1 g 1 h a 1 b \ a b f c 1 d 1 e

.g 1-:3 I -g .2 I -= I-51 I "'l·~ oo ~ m _ 'CD v ~ c <A • 'OJ; c: 'lO =

n, .!: '""; 4.JI ~ !: .C c "0 ' I CLJ E "'0 tn c; 41 ; u ~ I : I ~E ~ ~ I -.;; ; u :.:;

Year "'0 'j ., I 'QII I ; "'0 ~ :; I .<: i ., ':' ~ :l c v ~ I ~ (/, .. ~ v I ~ .... (I'J 0 UJ

,.,~. ~, .:J "" '-iS => ; . .... ~ -u ..cc. ~-UI ~ > I ~ C"' - I "" - H ~

v ·>I ~ l ~ 1 ~ : o = ~ ~ g ~ .:: !! 1 ~ ~ t ~'5 ::: o I ~ ~.!! c'"'O ~ ; I - c ~ j' e~ - 4.Jcl ~ (IS U 0 ""'0 U C c: IU ;.; ~ - O --a - ~ ~ U .2 '::' . -= I ·- ce I ~ IU ~ e .. I ~ u -a QJ = - . c u - -'"'-I -; I " ..,., I - c. "' "" ~ I "' u ., "' .. I .. ., u:: !: ·-Q -1 ...... ..c j c m too:t:;; callJ c r.f.i _ c,~ .. _ .c ~ 0 _ ~Q:;,_ c '- QJ ; .. I 0 '- ·~ I c ~ ~ c.. = 0 ~~ ~ ..c s 1- ; I c.. 0 0 ~ :; 4U u I 0 'U u I - = - - - ·- w 8 ... u -u .... 41 = - - -~ c: ! ~ - c. I '<:!' I .e. !' :3 ~ c... = ... - . OJ - Q. ... I .. ~ ~ ~ c 4) = ~~ c ~ aa: _ - u - e c !:';::I tJ li.J Q ~ = _ - > Q,) .... ::s u ~ ~~ I ~ I 0 0 0 l .~ ~ r..~ 0 ~ ~ ~ 0 ~ 0 0 I ; ~ u ~ 0 t£3 <--~I<-- I <-- ; u c.. 0 <"' ::E ~- :.:.l 0 <-- I 8 1 <-- 0 c:: 1 rn <-- 0"' 0

·------~-~~J~----;_~-Rs a. P-1 Rs. Rs Rs. Rs.\Rs. R,.: R3. R~~~s. Rs. alp. -~Rs- -.--

... ,19.327 ... 1~,327 ~ 10 5 !~0,57/ 1,041 7,938 3,351 1463 17,9791

41,:49 7 1~ 11 6,737 1 4 4 22,851~ 2,M9

... 115,786) ... 115,786 -' __ ~_I J~,616 872 6,984 5,149 36 1}8,3301

41.. 87J8 7 lJ 6,292 : 4 4 19,89512,476 I

1936

Rs . Rs.

591

573

Rs.

49

137 1937

616

826

-~

STATEMENT No. IX-(FINANCIAL)-concld.

Showing the expenditure in guardint and maintaining the priso11ers in the Jails aud Sub~idiar)' Jails of the Central Provinces and Berar during the :rear 1937, excluliing :he cost of building 1zew Jails, oJ additions, alt.erations and repairs-concld.

_ __... ___ - ~----- ~ ~-------------------- ---~ - -

1 11 12 13

-------- ------- --Contingenciea- ExtraOJdinaTy charges! for live-stock and tool& and plant likely to lost

(concld.) I for t•hree yean and upwards•

I I ! I I I {

- ,---, j I I

1 I ...,

f g h a b c d e f g h i j k ;:, i c:: .. .. >. I I I ' ' i 0.

I ..1<1 ... ~ ·- ....,

~ -:~ .. .. 'Cil - .. :: ., ., .. ... ... ..... Q. 0. ;: 0

...... I ..1<1 2 4; ""' ... ::> "" ., .. I> .. c - r ~ I> cQ c ' ~ 4i .. , Q. . ;: ....,_ • .. t ..,_

I ·=!~-.,

"' I> '"i ... ... - .. .. ..

.,>. 0 « o.., Year t ~ ~

v E c:: I "<:>Q\ '0 :0 0 ~ E .. .,., ~~ .. - c - c:: ... ~ -; ....

~ c c:: "' • "'0

-~ 0 ~ ., .., .., = "' ... ..,., 0 ..., Q. "' ,~r;r;

<..>

* ... 0 "'c:: ., .. .. c:: 0 ., 0 ... c: .. "' .. "' .. .. ~ .. c:: .. .. ..., .. _...., ..c '7 ;:, "'0 "" u·- ., .. ..!! .c rn .. ;..-t; "0 ..,:, ... 0 '" ' 0 ...

... -dl ., .. .. .. e- .,_ ;;8 ':01 4i .. ! -o 0 .c .. ..., .. 0 "' .. "'0 u "' ;.'CIA :';'Oil -~ ::s-= -;; 0.

-~» ... 8 a- .. "0 c: .,

"' -.::>;;; ... .. .. - ..... "'0 "' c c 0 > c ~~ s s . 0 ... - o.'<>il t..O :; ""' ...... :.=:0 I 8

I

0~ .. c .. u c:: t' c 0:: ~ u ... .. '<>!) 0., .. ., ..

"' ·o. ... .,.-; >..E! '<>l.c

I u .. "0

Oi "' .. "0 ;: -~ iii il: -;; ; .. ~·-=a -- ="" o; ~ Ei c:: .:; u I --0 "' .. ... :!

.c 0 "' .. 0 ..., 0 e 0 "' c .. Ci 0 0 c:; u E- u u :c 0 < Q I E- u E-

I I Ra., Ra. Rs. a. P• Ra. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. R•. Rs. R&. R~. Rs. a p. Ra. Rs. &- p.

1936 ... 133 126.889 5 1 3. 777 1,246 553 380 100 668 148 125 132 684 4,813 0 14 6 6,90,468 130 6 2

1937 ... 72 123,979, 4 13 8 390 740 2.0 348 111 484 1,254 350 305 1,150 5,332 l 1 3 6,82,342 138 011 - ------ -- - -- -- -- -- --- ~-

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~TATEMENT No. XII·A.-FINANCJAL

Showitlg the 1'esult of the emplo:vment of convicts in the Jails lmd Subsidia1'y Jails of the Central Province:; and Bcrar duritig the year 1937.

--~-----l-2 I ------ . ------. ----: I D~~

3 • 4

I ~ )-!------~--~-~---~-~-]--- -~t-1 ~·= .... log .... _ ; o ca . u ~-= ~.c-

i ~ ~ • .! ¢1 .!: ~ ~~ : : ~ - -~ ~ -= ~- -g.: : t; ~ :a \ - .! ·;; ~ ·; c: c\C c: ~_, .:e~

~ -g ~~ I ~ ~~ g~ ~ ~ 2:! *5 0 ;~ 0 ; ~~ ._ t#O 'C _.s:lO" --0\ 4,) =~ ..::~ I e~ co..... c .,....,.

..D -~ :SG 0" :::J:)- :l:S-8 _., ... C" jj:,... C"t!O O"t!C

= ~ • I = • e e. c 0 ~ ~ < < ~ ---- ---- 1--- ---- ---

Year

~ I

( redits

1 -a;-- ----- 4J C -.._ I ~ - 0- ~

.c ~ .c I ·- 0 I ..c Q = .c

.... ec· 0~

>. r ..:: '01)

- - ~ oo !' - -o :.Q-u c c = ~ "'0 u .oil' a• ::s. • c: ~c.. ~ f ~ ~ ;o:; ~ c .. ·-

.. ~ • c: ~

.c~ •j iil:og ... .., .. teo-. .... >a a- "tl ..

- = 1~ i g ~ - c I C­c" ! e ~ i < 0.. :

---I··-----·

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·= ·o; - I ·= - ; ... u - """ - - .. ... 0 V.t • - ;oQ = t.l\C

~~ ~ ~~ ~ s~~ ~ ~ = - ="""" .. ~ - >.. .... _c:; .c I t:""S ~ . o..c-o o- c~ ~ =- - . ·- . ·-.., I - --a 8 M c .. "'0 .

~.!; ~ ~~ I =:; - ~~ ~~ i :> c-. u :E ~ < --- ~-- , ____ -- ·---- --··---

~A B jC IDE 1 < l

--------+-~-'--- I -,---

RSI. ! Rs. I Rs. R!l'. . Rs~ ~- Ro. ! Rs ..

3,180 i 13 .... 1 •. 1l.796 "07 469

H r lA IB 1c· o i Rs. I Ra. R1. Rs.

1971 1937 • &0.688 I 28,305

I i j '

,4.302•92

I

991

Rs.

I

! 13,46.465 f · &os I 6Q.762

I

Rs. f I

34,574 1

I

Ra.

6.383

-0'\

1937

STATEMENT No. Xli-A.-FINANCIAL-concld.

Showing the result of the employment of convicts in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Centrall'rovince$ and Berar during the year 1937-concld.

-~ 4-conc/d.

Credi ts-co.ncld. A

-..-"0-.. V'Oll I I .c =~: ..c ..cc • ·- 41 - .. ·- ""'- = .0 - -r)C't) u

I ~ • ;.0'\ : ~.c ou .... ;.; : ~ =·= ~ c = cu ·- ·-"' c .c .. -- ·- 0:J (I) ·- ..c ., co-o -; .. as._ ~ "; u ~ Ov 8....: C.~·"= -.c M -Q 0- ~~ - ~f! =~::;; ;o ;~~ 5 IU~ j;--o 0 :c a"- .,c e ...

<"CO ji;" .<--"'; 0 E-____ , __ .,.._.,_ 1-----·-----

E F G H

Rs. ks. Rs. Rs.

0

~ ... II> > 0

:t: I ....

Q: .. -'"<C vo " .. ><c.. ti;J

Rs.

5

B

... 01

..Q

e " c

0 "C

"' "' .c

...... .. " c.o -s

~-= 0 0 c.;

"' u "c ..,.., ... _ "c .... > .. <

c .. ..

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-~ 0 "'

"'='" a:.!: "'" ,.cC .. :;; e c.-·; ~-; :: 0 C.."C .. .,;... ..,.o .,­._c. ... a <"'

Rs. s. p.IRs. a. P•

17,192 1,10.483 2.42.483 4,81,385 1,31,92{11 31 5 8 89 11 3

A

"' 'Oil

" ·~ "' "' -;; .. u

~ ~ .;, ...

01 > 0

c.:> .... 0 "' "' "' u >< w

Rs.

1.35.014

6

s " c

0 "C

"'

B

.. ... .C::>

0 ... .J:J ., "' c.--o ..c-

2"'=' C.<U u

.cc "' " .. _ u c .... ..,..., .. ..... " .. :>.o <

Rs. a. P·

31 6 ()

~ I D

.. ... ~

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c.!l I .... ... "' ~

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Rs.

;:: 01

a >. 0 c. a .. >.

..Q

.. E c ... ... 01:0 > 0 O.r>

c.:>.= 0 c ;.s; 'Oil'-

·= 0.. ,._ "' 0 cr.

Hs.

46,587

7

u ' \Q

c 8

" 0 u

.: ;... ~ c

" ~ 'Oil

~

"' c .~

"' c "' Q. .. w

--J

~ ~ ~

9117

STATEMENT No. XIII.-FINANCIAL

Sho'ldng the net cost of the pr~soners in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces and Berar during the year 1937.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

-----, _____ -- --- , ______ ·--1--------1---------·--------8

Year

Total cost of maintenance (column 13 of

Ave<rage cost of maintenance

per head· (column 13 of

Statement IX}

Total cash earn­ing (column 6-A

of Statement XII-A)

Average cash earnings per

head of average sfrengtb

Net cost to Goveil"nment

(column 2 minus column 4)

Average net co&-t per head

of aver~~e strength

(tolumn 3 ,.,inus column 5)

Remnrks

Statement IX)

________ , ______ ___ , __ ------.~--------·-------· --- -- ---- ---

1 R1. a. p. I Rs. a. p. I Rs. a. p. i Rs. a. p. I Rs. a. p, I Rs a. p.

6,82,342 0 0 138 1 0 1.35,014 0 {I 27 5 0 5,47,328 0 0 110 12 0

........ oc

STATEMENT No. XIV.-VITAL

Shouing the sickness and mortality among prisoners oJ all cla:,ses in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the C ent?·al Pro·vinces and Berar during the year 1937.

1 2 3 4 5 6

Number of persons that can be accOtmmo-

J dated in the parts of tl]e jails devoted to

-

convicu, undertrials Maximum popu- Number ndmitted Daily avernge number Year and civil pr i6oners, Average dai•ly strength lation on any into hospital of 11ick

r .. spectively, but one day uclu~ive of hOoSpital

and obserV&tion cell'

M. I F. I T. M. I F_ I T. M. l F. r· T.-- M. j

F. I T. M. I F. I T. I . •

1937 ... 6,106 432 6,538 4,i21·54 220·!)3 4,942"47 5,468 398 5,776 1,107 31 1,138 41·61 1·83 43•44

- I I I

I --

...... \C

r-* -....) 0

STATEMP.NT No. XIV.-VITAL-concld.

S/HH,:iug the sickness and mortality among prl:;oners of all cla:;ses in the Jails and Subsidiary ]ails ' of the Cent'Tal P1ovinces and Berar during the year H'37--concld.

---~--·--i-·- _,-----~~---~··------

A

Yenr Number of deart.s in

ttnd out of ho&pi:al -----------

Of admisoion in hospital

to

I I

I i I I ___ !

I M. j F. I 'f \1. I F. ___ _

--------'-------.-, . .

1937

I

I

.. I

I

I

4 I 84 I23·N6

I

I

-14)•32 12

I \.

I

T. i

i

i 3n·zs I

8

Ratio per mille average ~trength ..

B I c D

Of daily nverage Of deaths from all cause& Of deuths trom dl cause number sick except cholera both in and out of

hospital

M. l F.

'

'I. M. [ F. I T. M. f F, 1 T.

I I

I

8•81 ~·28 I 8·79 16'94 18·10 17•00 16•941

I 18"10 17•00

I I I - --

a_

N c

STATEMENT No. XV.-VITAL Showing the admissions and deaths from chief diseases among 'the convicts in the Jails of the Cen~tral Provinces

and Berar during the year 1937.

1 2

A B c D E F G H I

-

--- --·-------

Pulmonary tOther reepi-

Year *Malarial Tuberculosis Other Anaemia Other ratory dia· Cholera Dysente~y and haemopty-. tubercular and general Pneumonia enes of non· fevers sis due to diseases Debility · diaeasea tubercular

I tuberculosis. origin

I I 1-

A.1 1 I i j.o. I I A. D. A. D l D. A. D. A. D. A. I D. A. A. D. A, D.

'

I 1937 ... . .. 93 7 249 l 20 4 5 3 34 5 449 43 33 12 38 1

-

---

tv ......

•Tbia heading includes ~II fe~ers diagnosf!d as being due to malaria and their direct sequence such aa enlargement of the spleen, malt~rial eacbex.ia, etc. ~

fAll the dieeasea shown undec respiratory system in the Annual Returna except those already entered in column• D, E and H. -.,:}

t-

STATEME;NT NQ .•. XV.-VltAL-condq ... L.

Showing the admissions and deaths from chief diseases among th.e convicts in the J ailY and SUJb .. idia1'Y · I aals oJ. th• Cent11al Provinces and Berar during the year 1937-concld.

1

Year

1937

2-concld. 3

J K Ratioe of admissions and deaths per mille of average strength from -··--·- 1------,--------:-------_,--.:___;._..__-.--_ __;. __ __,.. __ _.._ __ _._

Diarrhoea

Abscesses and boils

and ulcers ol all kinds

Cholera Dysentery ·Malarial fevers* Pneumonia Diarrhoea

A. I D. I A. I D. I· A. L_ ~-· 1. A. _I ; D. i A •.. 1 _D. I A. I D; ~--A~ r·~.

36

I I , I I I I I . I I I

21 I

i I '

61 I 21·59 1•62 5?·80 0·23 1 7·6c t · z·19

I 8•36 0"46

All causes

A. o.

236·31 18•34

*This heading includes all feven diagnosed as being due to malaria and their direct sequence aucb as enlar~tement of the spleen. malarial cachexia. etc.

N N

STATEMENT No. XVI.-VITAL

Showing the mortalrty among the convicts in the Jails and Subsidiary Jails of the Central Provinces and Berm during the year 1937. according to len~th of time passed in the Jail.

1

lea-r

2

Not exceeding six nl()ntha in Jail

* ... ... JJ

8 ::0 1:

... 'OJ)

" ;; > <

"' ..c ; ... 0

~

8 .. ... "' ., C..o "'8

..c= o; c .. .. "'C'OD _.., 0 ... ..

> .~ = ~0 0:::

---~-~

3

Above six months and nOtt exceeding

one year

..._ .. JJ 8 ::0 1:

... 'OJ)

"' a; > <

-e ., "' 0

~ ·a ..... .,., c..o .. e .r:, Gic "' ., "'C'OJ) - .. 0 ... ...

> .~ = =o

0:::

4

Above one year and not exceeding

two yeara

· ... " ~ E1 • = 1:

"' 'CD

"' >; > <

-5 c: .,

0

~ ·a .. .. .. ., c:...c "' e .c= - 1:

"' .. ... "C""' _ ... 0:; 0 >

·.::; c .,-0:::0

--· ·--· 1---

l 1937

t .•.• 1,176·47 43·3SII,OS0·2I 17 15•74 6:::6·80 51 7 111·17

5

Above two years and not exceeding thae years

..... • .c 8 = c

"' 'CD

~ >

<

467•00

"' ..c

= ., 0

2

~ '6 .. ... ., "' c..C .. 8 ..c"' -= "' "' ... -o"'" .. ... ... 0 .., 0 > ·-"' ~0

4.28

6

Above three years and not exceedin~

aeven years

. ..

.c 8 = c .. ""' ::: .. > <

470"62

I

., -:: "' .,

0

• 2

~ ·a .. .. ... "'.c 0.8 .. = .cc Oio """' "'C~ -., 0 > 0"' ·-;o

0::

4'25

•The average number must be obtained by meane of monthly census. '

7

Above 'seven years

* .. .. ..0 8 ::I c ..

'<>0 • t > <

- I

496:781

I

.. ..c o; .. 0

~ ·a ~ ~ o..o

8 .. = .<>c ;;; 0

"""' "C.,

. 0 ~ .g! "'0

0::

N w

~ ___ , l\:)

1

:.; .. ><

1937

2

.. . 0 .... .. -s -... ..... ~ .. Cl .... ·- .. ·i ~ a·~ ~ ~ .. c. ....

o.t:J,.c B ... =-zo

STATEMENT No. XVII

Showing particulars regarding prisoners ~-tnder trial in the Central Provinces and Berar 1 ails during the year 1937.

3 4 1 s l 6 ~ 7 I· 8 I 9 flo I

"!;I ., .. .. .. c .t:J .. a c: "!;I .. = ~

!>- Cl

·c; ~ "!;I c .. ·; ... "!;I

! "!;I "!;I t .. .. 1 .. "!;I .. 'Ql) -;:; .. ..

.t:J ... .. "' ·:; ':a- 0..

8 .. .. Cl .. "!;I

0 .. u c "' u .. = ... 0

~ .. Q z E- < a:: u fzJ

11

t; .t:J 6 .. " ..

c::a

-..., . c 0 '00 c ·= ·; . E~ .,a-a::-

~-------

I Total I M. \ F.

I

M. F. M. F. M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. MF MF M. F. Total

I 2,384 1197 .. 608,28 5,837 312 6,445 340 6,785 597•29 32·851 630•14 3,359 182 3,541 2,278 106 18 1 \ ••• 5 ... 605 34 639

I I

N ~

STATEMENT B

oo Showing the condition of the prisoners released from the .Tail~ and Subsidiary Jails oj the Ce1ttral Provinces and Berar during tit,. yPar 1937

. 1 I 2 I 3 I 4 5

-------~

~umb~r who had g11ined wei~ht Number who had lost wei~ht Number

Numbe.- who had

1- I I I I I I { neither (a) (b) (c) (d). (u) (b) (c) (d) Year released lost nor

~uring . g11ined the year weight in ~Prom l •• From 5 to Jail Up to From 1 to From 5 to Over Total Up to Over 10 Total lib. 5 lbs. 10 lbro. 10 lbs. lib. 5 lbs. 10 lb~. lbs.

I

I

19 37 .. (),567 1.581 243 1.5~6 1.516 1,169 4,451 67 293 135 37 532

-I I

I ' I I I

tv

"'

~

~J ~

·-

Year

STAtEMENT C

Showing the \f•orki11g of the remission system in the Jails of the Central Provinces and Berar tiuring the )'ear 1937.

G:i c -· --------- ··--·- ------- ~---- -

"" I % ""o Number of convicts released Maximum 1emission in days Av.•ra~e remission gained by =·- "' ::IR~ during the year who gained gained by any convict I the convicts entered in .. I -.:;

.. 8 remission rt'leased during the year columns 3 to 6 ... 8 .. .., "' ... --- -- --uc ·:; o·;;; Sentenced Sentenct:ci to--- Sentenced 10-

c ..c"" to·-- 0

il 0 ..,

... - - --- . -- --41- ~-- -- >.

"'"" 0 .. 0

I 0 ... c .... a: > !: > ~ > ..

>.:= - -= "' <.C >. .. ..;:: 'Cil ..,.., ...

~ 'C>Jl ..., Jl -=- c c c c c

:0 "" :0 :0 :.0 "'0

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., ... c .. ... .. .. ... .. ... " ... ·: e >-. u u "' u ... .. u u "' .. "' .... .. .. .... .. .. " :1 ., ... " .. .. .. ., "' "Q7h "' .. ....

"'0 >. c 0 0 c 0 0

I c 0 0 0 .. 0 0 ·; .. .... c c c c "' c c Ul -"' .. c 'C>Jl ;;; .,., ... .,., ... <II .. ., 0 c ; :; .. c ; -; .. c :;

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STATEMENT F

Showine ihe number of offences committed bv convicts a1zd the corporal (Htnishment.> i1J/lict11d on the111 in U1e Jails and Subsidiary Jail!. of the Central Provinces and Rerar during the year 1937. ~

Year

Total number

Total numher of prisoners punished by whip?i•g

Total number of male conyicts

in whose cases corporal punish­

ments caused directly or indire~tly

Total number

of male

convict•

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1937 12,774 1,176

GPN-382-1 G P-20-9-38-- 250.

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