There have been discharged during the above time, as fol Committed from Dec. 16, 1869, to June 1, 1870, From Nov. 1 to May 1, all of the inmates of the reformation department were sent to school. On May 1, the larger boys of this department were put to work on the farm, but one school being kept in session in the boys' department during the summer months. Solitary confinement and feruling are the methods of punishment. HOUSE OF CORRECTION. On the 24th June, 1870, the Committee visited and inspected the House of Correction, in South Boston. At the previous visit of the Inspector, Dec. 10, 1869, there were in the institution The number of persons committed from Dec. 10, 1869, to June 24, 1870, inclusive, has been The causes for which the prisoners have been committed and held are Larceny in a building Common nightwalkers Assault and battery Attempting, by threats, to extort money Breaking and entering a building with intent to steal therein Drunkenness. Obtaining money by false pretences Larceny from the person Knowingly uttering a forged endorsement Assault Simple larceny Larceny Embezzlement Stubborn child Malicious injury Attempting to commit larceny Being idle and disorderly Receiving stolen goods. Assault and battery with a knife Keeping a house of ill fame Engaging in a prize fight Forcibly and secretly, and without lawful authority, imprisoning a person within said commonwealth Keeping a disorderly house Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 2 4 1 1 2 1 1 Discharged by order of the Court for non-payment of fine and costs Paid fine and costs and have been discharged Transferred to State Lunatic Hospital Died 22 21 4 1 423 on "Writ of Error" by order Supreme Judicial Court 1 484 Discharged, expiration of sentence Total number discharged from the Institution The health of the prisoners has been good, but one death having occurred within the six months, out of the whole number of 463 commitments. Great care has been taken to have every part of the Institution kept clean and comfortable. The punishments have been deprivation of bed, and solitary confinement. No distinction or classification is observed among the prisoners, nor can there be any as the prison is at present arranged. The discipline has been excellent. There has never been more than one prisoner confined in one cell, although, during the past six months, there being from forty to fifty more prisoners than cells, the Master has been obliged to confine them an in attic, which has been attended with much inconvenience and danger; and the attention of the City government is particularly called to the necessity for additional accommodations. Aside from this improper disposition of the prisoners in the attic, for which the Master is not responsible, there has been no violation or neglect of the provisions of the law relating to prisoners. |