AJMER CENTRAL JAIL. 19
APPENDIX A.
Review on the Ajmer Jail Report for 1912.
The charge of the office of the Superintendent, Central Jail was held by
the following officers during the year under report.
Lieutenant-Colonel H. R. Woolbert, I.M.S., from the beginning of the
year to the 28th March 1912; Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. B. Robinson, I.M.S.,
from the 29th March to 6th November 1912, and Lieutenant-Colonel R. C.
MacWatt, I.M.S., for the rest of the year.
|
Convicts . . . . |
248 |
|
Under-trials . . . . |
44 |
|
292 |
2. Population.—At the commencement of the year there were 292
prisoners, including convicts and under-
trials. The number of prisoners admitted
to the Jail during the year was 1,266
against 1,295 in 1911 of whom 662 were
convicts, 592 under-trials and 12 civil prisoners. The number of prisoners
discharged during the year under review from all causes as compared with the
previous year is as under :—
|
1911. |
1912. |
|
|
Convicts . . . . . . . . . . |
655 |
673 |
|
Under-trials . . . . . . . . . . |
594 |
584 |
|
Civil . . . . . . . . . . |
18 |
12 |
|
1,267 |
1,269 |
The number of prisoners remaining at the close of the year was 289
against 292 in 1911:—
|
Convicts . . . . . . . . . . |
237 |
|
Under-trials . . . . . . . . . . |
52 |
|
289 |
The daily average number of prisoners was 265.03, i.e.—
|
Convicts . . . . . |
242.36 |
against |
286.86 in 1911 |
|
Under-trials .... |
21.49 |
„ |
30.83 „ „ |
|
Civil . . . . . |
118 |
„ |
1.44 „ „ |
Disposal of convicts.
3. The following table compares the disposal of convicts (673) during the
year under review with that of the preced-
ing year :—
|
— |
1911. |
1912. |
|
Released on appeal . . . . . . |
9 |
65 |
|
Released on expiry of sentences . . . . . . . |
438 |
463 |
|
Released on payment of fine . . . . . . . |
22 |
28 |
|
Released under remission rules for good conduct . . . . |
63 |
75 |
|
Released on account of sickness . . . . . . |
nil |
1 |
|
Transferred to other Jails . . . . . . . |
88 |
49* |
|
Died in Jail . . . . . . . |
1 |
1 |
|
Released in commemoration of Delhi Darbar . . . . |
82 |
... |
|
Transferred to Andamans . . . . . . . |
... |
... |
|
Executed . . . . . . . . . |
2 |
1 |
|
655 |
673 |
* Of this number 10 were transferred for transportation beyond seas.
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