Defects in the Criminal Administration And Penal Legislation of Great Britain An
Defects in the Criminal Administration And Penal Legislation of Great Britain An
William Tallack
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Many improvements liave taken place in these prisons of late years, and, as a whole, they hold a fair 50 comparative position as regards tlie similar institu- tions of other countries. In particular they are greatly superior in their general principles to tlie convict or Government prisons. This superiority is mainly owing to two causes — the separation of pri- soners from each other as a primary hasis of treat- ment, and their frequent supervision by intelligent local magistrates. The county a...nd borough gaols are thus comparatively open to the influences of local observation and voluntary co-operation, at least on the part of a large and widely distributed body of magistrates, many of whom are excellently qualilied for their responsil)I(> duties ; whereas the convict prisons are, in great degree, closed to the healthy ventilation of public observation and local visitation. It is comparatively difficult to obtain permission to inspect them. They are administered by four or five Directors, who are almost irresponsible, except to the Home Secretary, and it is needless further to describe the very imperfect attention and control w^hich his promiscuous and overwhelmingly multitudinous duties permit him to give to the single department of convict prisons.
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