Lord Macaulay’s work--Commission appointed to look into state of prisons--Appointment of an inspector-general of gaols--Charge of district gaols given into the hands of civil surgeons--Treatment of juvenile offenders in India--Prison discipline--The employment of convict overseers--Caste--Ahmedabad gaol--Prison industries--Alipore Gaol in Calcutta--Ameer Khan, the Wahabee--Description of the Montgomery gaol--The prison factory--Convict officials--The gaol of Sirsah--A native gaol of Orissa. The prison system in India developed gradually under the British rule. At first but little attention was paid to the subject of penal discipline, and the places of detention were put in the charge of jud…
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