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to which they are afterwards to return, increased difficulty of there obtaining any lawful trade, &c.
In this view it were certainly desirable to be able also to receive in the county-jail all the criminals of the county condemned to penal-labour. But, on the other hand, this arrangement would cause too great an expense, as well with regard to management and superintendence, as to the buildings; for the less the prisons are, the greater will be the expense for each prisoner. In order to secure an enlightened management of an extensive prison, it is necessary that the daily superintendence should be committed to an intelligent overseer; the greater revenue and the extended labour would also require a separate accountant, all which, in 24 counties, would cause a considerable amount of salaries, besides the difficulty of finding suitable persons for so many responsible situations. It would also be necessary to increase the number of cells considerably, for, on account of the variation in the accession of prisoners, the same number of reserve cells, which, within fewer but larger establishments, may be sufficient, would not answer the purpose if they were divided among so many places.
According to the experience gained in other countries, it is considered that from 3 to 400 cells is the number most applicable for a well arranged prison. Thus a desirable economy may be united with the possibility of thoroughly inspecting the
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