64 VICTORIA, SESSIONAL PAPER No. 34 A. 1901 REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE AS TO PENITENTIARIES OF CANADA FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30 1900 • PRINTED BY ORDER OF PARLIAMENT OTTAWA PRINTED BY S. E. DAWSON, PRINTER TO THE QUEEN’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY 1900 [No. 34—1901] 64 VICTORIA, SESSIONAL PAPER No. 34 A. 1901 COISTTEISTTS. PAGES. Inspector’s Report. .... 1 — 7 Appendix “ A ”, Wardens’ Reports 11 — 28 do “ B ”, Surgeons’ Reports.. 31 — 52 do “C”, Chaplains’ Reports 55— 62 “ do D ”, School Instructors’ Reports .... 65— 70 do “ E ”, Matrons’ Reports 73— 74 do “ F ”, Crime Statistics 77— 130 do “ G ”, Labour Statistics 133— 136 do “H ”, Cost per capita 139— 143 do “ I ”, Revenue Statements 147— 149 do “J ”, Expenditure Statements 153— 193 do “ K ”, List of Officers 197—204 do “ L ”, Farm Reports 207 — 214 do “ M ”, Regina Jail 217 —232 do “ N ”, Prince Albert Jail 235— 244 64 VICTORIA, SESSIONAL PAPER No. 34 A. 1901 To His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir Gilbert John Elliot, Ea l of Minto, G.C.M.G., &c., &c., Governor General of Canada. May it Please Your Excellency : I have the honour to submit herewith, for the information of Your Excellency, the Annual Report of the Inspector of Penitentiaries for the year ended June 30, 1900. In doing so I beg leave to submit also a few observations upon the operation of the Act for the conditional liberation of penitentiary convicts, 62-63 Victoria, cap. 49) and the Act extending the same privilege to convicts in jails and other prisons, 63-64 Victoria, cap. 48, which are commonly known as the Ticket-of-leave Acts. The first mentioned Act was assented to on August 11, 1899, but as the measure was an entirely new one so far as Canada was concerned, it was not deemed expedient to issue any tickets-of-leave or licenses under its provisions until regulations should have been framed, laying down the principles which should goveim the disposal of applications for tickets-of-leave. None were issued until November, 1899, when after careful consideration of the regulations in force in the U nited Kingdom upon the subject, the conclusion was come to that, for the present at any rate, it would be wiser not to frame any regulations fettering the Minister of Justice in respect to the duty imposed upon him of advising the Governor General upon all matters connected with or affecting the administration of the Acts. Certain principles have, however, been observed in issuing these tickets-of-leave. Unless under very exceptional circumstances they are in all cases first is say, are as a rule granted to prisoners issued to offenders only ; that to they not who are serving their second term. In advising the issue of a ticket-of-leave, regard has also been had to the age of the convict, the nature of the crime and such circum- stances connected therewith as would enable the Minister to judge wjiether or not the case was one in which there existed a probability of relapse on the part of the convict. Information has also been obtained from the Warden of the penitentiary or prison, and from other available sources as to the applicant’s character and conduct. In short, the utmost care has been exercised to prevent the granting of these tickets-of-leave to those not found to be entitled to them on account of their antecedents or their conduct in prison, or both. It is, of course, too soon to speak with anything approaching absolute certainty as to the eventual results, beneficial or other, of these Acts, but I think the information in my possession warrants me in saying that so far their operation has been attended with very satisfactory results. The figures given in the statistical tables of the report of the Inspector of penitentiaries, come down to June 30, last only, a period of about seven months from the date of the issue of the first ticket-of-leave. But taking the results for one year, I find that in the year following November 24, 1899, the date of of the first ticket-of-leave issued, 145 tickets-of-leave were granted, of which 115 were issued to penitentiary convicts, the other thirty being issued to persons confined in jails and other public prisons. Of the total number, 145, four have been forfeited, as VI DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 64 VICTORIA, A. 1901 provided by the Act, on account of the holder being convicted of an indictable offence, and one has been cancelled for breach of its conditions, making a total of five licenses revoked, a proportion of 3-45 per cent of the total number issued. This very small proportion of licenses forfeited and cancelled shows at least that the very great majority of the recipients of this favour were not unworthy of it. It leads one to hope that by administering the Act with proper caution the results in the future will be such as to fully justify its enactment. I have the honour to be, Your Excellency’s most obedient servant, DAVID MILLS, Minister of Justice. Department of Justice, Ottawa, Dec. 10, 1900. 64 VICTORIA, SESSIONAL PAPER No. 34 INSPECTOR'S REPORT — 54 VICTORIA SESSIONAL PAPER No. 34 A. 1901 REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF PENITENTIARIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1899-1900. To the Honourable David Mills, Q.C., Minister of J ustice. Sir, —I have the honour to submit herewith reports and statistics in connection with the Penitentiaries of Canada and the Territorial Jails for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1 900. The summarized tables do not include the statistics of Territorial Jails. These will be found in Appendices M and 1ST. POPULATION. 1, 30, Received. Released. July ! June Penitentiary. Total. when Jails. of Transfer. 1899. custody Sentence. custody received. Transfer. 1900. rom Pardon. Parole. Expiry Death. Insane In F By In 1894- Kingston 570 144 35 749 143 25 20 13 1895- 1 547 St. Vincent de Paul. 447 182 629 99 17 28 19 3 463 Dorchester .1896- 226 81 307 59 15 20 4 5 204 Manitoba 1897- 112 32 144 16 8 2 12 106 British Columbia 90 50 140 28 5 1 1 1 104 1898- 1899- 1,445 489 35 1,969 345 70 71 35 22 2 1,424 Average daily population : 5 1,250 6 1,314 7 1,353 8 1,415 9 1,447 1900 1,430 34—1 — — . of justice. 2 department 64 VICTORIA) A. 1901 Comparative Statement of Pardons, Deaths, and Escapes. Fiscal Year. Pardons. Deaths. Escapes 73 18 2 52 8 1 56 16 2 2 1 £Q7-K 53 8 80 17 0 iQQQ.ionn 70 22 —0 Number of Convicts released on Parole : Kingston 20 St. Vincent de Paul 28 Dorchester 20 Manitoba 2 British Columbia ..... 1 6 — 71 Age : 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. Convicts under 20 years 131 159 154 125 “ from 20 to 30 years .. 637 654 659 619 “ “ 30 to 40 “ 339 357 350 359 “ “ “ 40 to 50 168 174 185 199 “ “ “ 50 to 60 85 72 69 79 “ over 60 years of age. 22 30 28 43 1,382 1,446 1,445 1,424 12 Duration of Sentences ; 2 years 201 54 Over 2 and under 3 . 3 years 271 Over 3 and under 4 11 4 years 114 Over 4 and under 5 12 5 years 293 Over 5 and under 6 2 yeai’s 38 146 8 “ 17 “ 9 10 10 “ 82 11 “ 1 “ 11 | 1 “ 23 13 « 2 14 “ 29 — REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF PENITENTIARIES. 3 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 34 Duration of Sentences—Concluded : 15 year .... 26 16 “ 2 17 “ 2 18 “ 1 20 “ 15 22 “ 1 23 “ 1 25 “ 4 25£ " 1 30 “ 1 Life 62 1,424 Racial : White 1,306 Coloured . 75 Indian 22 Half-breed 9 Mongolian 12 1,424 Nationality — : Canada.., 1,016 England 124 'S Ireland 60 'C -i Scotland 20 ^ Newfoundland 5 West Indies . 2 Australia 1 1,228 United States 116 France 14 Germany 13 Italy 17 Russia 9 S3 CC | *53 -[ China 9 c Norway and Sweden 6 Denmark 4 Austria 3 Japan 3 Portugal and dependencies 2 196 1,424 34-1* ———— 6 4 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 64 VICTORIA, A. 1901 Civil Condition : *’42 Single - - • • • • Married 445 Widowed 37 1,424 Social Habits : Abstainers 163 Temperate 742 Intemperate 519 1,424 Education : Cannot read or write 250 Can read only 96 Can read and write 1,078 1,424 Religious Creeds : Roman Catholic 762 Church of England 249 Methodist 164 Presbyterian 115 Baptist 78 Lutheran 15 Jewish 3 Congregationalist 2 Other Creeds 9 No Creed 27 1,424 Comparison on percentage basis. No. to each Number Percentage of 10,000 of popu- of prison lation as per Convicts. population. last census. 249 17'48 3 • 89 762 53 51 3-82 78 5 47 2' 15 1 05 25 164 11-51 1-95 115 807 1-53 b REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF PENITENTIARIES. 5 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 34 FINANCIAL. Gross Expenditure, Revenue and Net Expenditure. Gross Net — Revenue. Expenditure. Expenditure. $ cts. $ cts. $ cts. Kingston 182,075 05 66,106 17 116,569 48 St. Vincent de Paul 99,019 35 1,855 44 97.703 91 Dorchester 53,856 05 2,141 83 51,714 22 Manitoba 46,111 02 1,769 24 44,341 78 British Columbia 40,447 10 1,684 10 38.703 00 422,709 17 / 3, 5ob ( 349,152 39 Comparative Statement of Cost per capita, 1899-1900.