CO129-179 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [9-12] — Page 129

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referred to the bad effect of repeated short-sentences over ... and were criminals who are again convicted of robbery. In the ordinary routine of daily work, cases came before me for trial whose general history was something of this kind:-

1st Offence. Larceny: Sentence 1 month imprisonment, and a flogging.

2nd Offence. Larceny. Sentence 3 months' imprisonment, and flogging.

3rd Offence. Larceny. Sentence 6 months imprisonment with hard Labor.

4th Offence. Larceny. Sentence 6 months imprisonment with hard Labor.

When the case came to this stage, there is generally a recommendation that at the end of the imprisonment the offender should be deported: and then comes, after release,

5th Offence. Larceny and returning from deportation. 12 months' imprisonment with hard Labor.

I do not blame the Magistrates for this unsatisfactory way of dealing with crime.

As long as the lash was administered in the associated plan, and was liable to periodical awarding, and as long as the Deportation Ordinances were used for clearing the prison and for punishing larcenies, the Magistrates very naturally accommodated their sentences to this system.

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referred to the bad effect of repeated short-sentences over ... and were criminals who are again convicted of robbery. In the ordinary routine of daily work, cases came before me for trial whose general history was something of this kind:- 1st Offence. Larceny: Sentence 1 month imprisonment, and a flogging. 2nd Offence. Larceny. Sentence 3 months' imprisonment, and flogging. 3rd Offence. Larceny. Sentence 6 months imprisonment with hard Labor. 4th Offence. Larceny. Sentence 6 months imprisonment with hard Labor. When the case came to this stage, there is generally a recommendation that at the end of the imprisonment the offender should be deported: and then comes, after release, 5th Offence. Larceny and returning from deportation. 12 months' imprisonment with hard Labor. I do not blame the Magistrates for this unsatisfactory way of dealing with crime. As long as the lash was administered in the associated plan, and was liable to periodical awarding, and as long as the Deportation Ordinances were used for clearing the prison and for punishing larcenies, the Magistrates very naturally accommodated their sentences to this system.
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referred to the bad effect of repeated

short-sentences

over

and

wer

m

criminals who are

again envicted of

robbery. In the ordinary routine of

daily work, cases

Came

whose

defroitation,

before me for -general history

something of this Kind:-

is

1 et Offence. Larceny: Sentence I manhã

imprisonment, and a flagging

2nd Offence. Lovceny. Sentence 3 months'

wat hanglion flegging infreisament, and

leben.

And Offence. Lomery. Ponteve 6 months imprisonment with thard Labor.

4th Offence. Larceny. Sentence 6 months. imprisonment with Ward Labor.

this

When the

Car Bo

stage

there is

have reached

generally

کس استان

123

recommendation that at the end of

the imprisonment the offender chould be deported: and then cames, after,

kom

5. Offence. Larceny and returning from deportation. 12 marshs' imprisonment wi

I do not blame the

Lark to bows.

2.

with crime.

Als

of

Magistrates for this musatiafacting way of dealing the Ichiness Department of the thongthing

Spaol

long

was administered in the afosciated plan, and was liable to perisdical anaruding, and as long the Deportation Ordinances were used for clearing the prison and for punishing larcenies. the Magistrate very naturally

accommodated their

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