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committing new crimes, and enters into
engagements which render him more than ever
dangerous to the public security.
The following statements, partly taken from
a report delivered in 1839, by the Chief inspector
of prison discipline in Sweden, afford subjects for
serious consideration.
The number of criminals admitted into the
county-jails and. town-prisons, amounted
Males. Females. Total.
in 1835 to 10,500. 1,931. 12,431.
— 1838 — 12,488. 2,784. 15,272.
The increase of this kind of prisoner has thus
been in 3 years:
1,988. 853. 2,841.
In this number the so called transport
prisoners [1] have not been included, but as possibly
under this head, such prisoners might be reckoned
several times, as for the sake of farther
examination have been removed from one prison to another,
about a sixth part may be deducted, which then
leaves the following results:
In 1835 . . . . 10,368 persons.
— 1838 . . . . 12,727 —
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