§ 22. Mr. CADOGANasked the Home Secretary whether the experiment tried in Wakefield Prison by which prisoners sentenced to terms of six months and over are divided into three classes, for each of which a new system of stages has been devised with decreasing supervision according to conduct, and by which they are given better facilities for education and recreation, has proved a success; what are the numbers since the experiment was started of those who have undergone the new treatment and who have been reconvicted; and whether, if it has proved successful, there is any prospect of adopting the system else where.
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe experiment at Wakefield has so far proved successful. The information given on pages 16 and 17 of the Commissioners' Annual Report for 1923-24 (Command Paper 2307) includes the latest figures so far collected. Figures for the year 1924-25 are not yet available. The extension of the system is under consideration.