CO129-222 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [7-10] — Page 154

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are

old in crime), it is much,

to be feared that, in accociation

with each other, the

more inocent

run much wish. of being corrupted more hardened Invenite

by

Offenders.

3. Jeannot but feel that the

position of

Invenite Offenders

in this Prison is

most melancholy

morally

Rey are

a)

auch

well treated, well fed, and comfortable, but I fear the

realt

Comb

they

of

this is.

that

they

to like the Prison, and

soon lose, if they

precessed, amf

on de

any

of shame

degradation at being incarcerated.

The large

tit 1

совет

of repeated

convictions in the Casel

would

4

confirme

There is

of Ewveniles

the view

I regret to say,

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reformatory

turvates

reformatory discipline which can be applied to these incfortunder persons. to religions instructor of Budhist of Confucian crud enle to the walls of the Prison, to advice, beach, cuid persuade these unfortunate waifs, and I fear as a rule they leave the

that

entered it

Prison woree

than

they 5. The limited accommodation of the Prison, and the short lines

they are generally imprisoned. renders it impossible to teach their trades in Prison, which might perhaps tempt them to lead a more respectable life.

if time and facilities for this purpose existed, it could not be done without exposing

Inveniles

Bub

iles to the contamination

with older criminals.

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of a csociating

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