§ Mr. KINLEYasked the Secretary of State for India the number of persons committed to prison in British India in 1920 and subsequent years?
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§ Mr. BENNThe following are the figures for the years 1920–1928. The figures for 1929 are not yet available:
NUMBER OF PRISONERS of all classes (convicted, under trial and civil) placed in confinement in the jails and subsidiary jails of British India during the years 1920 to 1928. Year. Males. Females. 1920 … … 556,768 21,341 1921 … … 574,413 18,935 1922 … … 621,921 17,080 1923 … … 519,534 16,055 1924 … … 521,560 14,868 1925 … … 521,434 14,725 1926 … … 539,737 15,360 1927 … … 566,166 16,077 1928 … … 569,800 15,406