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clusion. The most correct manner, however, of proceeding in this calculation seems to be, to examine more nearly what would have taken place in this respect in 1838, when the number of condemned was greatest, if the punishments appointed by the new law-project had been applied at that time. According to the table which has been drawn up for this purpose the result would have been as follows:
Crimes. 5:th degree. 4:th degree. 3:rd degree. 2:nd degree. 1:st degree.
1:st class . . . 8 14 8 12 12
2:nd class . . . 2,069 143 49 33 26
2,077 157 57 45 38
If we then take for granted that 45 male criminals are condemned yearly to the 2:nd degree of punishment, and reckon a medium of 10 years imprisonment for each, here will be a necessity for 450 Auburn cells, which number seems to be just enough to form a separate house of correction on the Auburn plan. The choice of the place where it might be most advantageously built, depends principally on the kind of work which is intended for the prisoners. In the third chapter we have seen, that the prisoners are separated only at night, in different small sleeping rooms, but by day are together in the common workshops. Work is consequently here not only desirable, as a means of improving the prisoner and making good the
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