SUMMARY OF THE EIGHTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INSPECTORS OF THE EASTERN PENITENTIARY, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
This report, contained in a pamphlet of about eighty pages, with nine plates, is printed and bound within the prison.
On the first of January, 1911, the population was thus classified:—
| White Males, 1,073; White Females, 18; Total White | 1,091 |
| Colored Males, 301; Colored Females, 15; Total Colored | 316 |
| Received during the year: | |
| White Males, 287; White Females, 9; Total White received | 296 |
| Colored Males, 100; Colored Females, 5; Total Colored received | 105 |
| Remaining at the close of the year | 1,350 |
| Decrease from close of the preceding year | 57 |
The discharges were:
| By Commutation | 300 |
| By Order of Court | 18 |
| By Parole | 105 |
| By Pardon | 14 |
| By Order Managers Huntingdon Reformatory | 6 |
| By Death | 14 |
| By Expiration of Sentence | 1 |
The inspectors report the completion of a new building containing 120 cells, for which the last Legislature appropriated $60,000.00. The actual cost was $52,698.11, and the balance of the appropriation has been turned over to the Treasury of the State. “In the erection of the building, no other than the labor of the prisoners was employed.” They also state that the results of the application of the Parole Law have been very satisfactory.