"76423895-2fd4-48db-bbe5-ee85b02aff4c"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF GAOLS, 1950-51"@en . "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1198198"@en . "Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia"@en . "British Columbia. Legislative Assembly"@en . "2017"@en . "[1952]"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0343335/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA\nDEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL\nAnnual Report\nof the\nInspector of Gaols\nFor the Year Ended\nMarch 31st, 1951\nVICTORIA, B.C.\nPrinted by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty\n1952 To His Honour Clarence Wallace, C.B.E.,\nLieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia.\nMay it please Your Honour:\nThe undersigned has the honour to present the Annual Report of the Inspector of\nGaols for the year ended March 31st, 1951.\nG. S. WISMER,\nA ttorney-General.\nA ttorney-General's Department,\nVictoria, B.C., February, 1952. Report of the Inspector of Gaols, 1950-51\nThe Honourable G. S. Wismer, Q.C.,\nAttorney-General, Victoria, B.C.\nSir,\u00E2\u0080\u0094I have the honour to submit the Annual Report covering the four Provincial\nGaols for the year ended March 31st, 1951. In submitting this Report, I would like to\ndraw attention to the fact that my appointment as Inspector of Gaols took effect March\n1st, 1951, so that actually I held this position for one month of the fiscal year covered by\nthe Report attached hereto.\nOAKALLA PRISON FARM\nWarden J. Millman reports as follows: \u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" I beg to submit herewith Gaol reports, men's and women's sections, for the fiscal\nyear ended March 31st, 1951. The annual returns for all prisoners received during the\nyear are being forwarded under separate cover. Also, please find enclosed statements\ncovering operation of the sheet-metal plant, laundry, shoemaker-shop, tailor-shop, paint-\nshop, farm, women's gaol, a summary of Gaol punishments for the year, and a complete\ninventory of live stock and equipment.\n\" The statements of revenue and expenditure, and the accompanying summarization\nof the Bursar, indicate a continued improvement in our farm operations, the only set-back\nbeing in poultry and egg production due to the fact that the flock contracted Newcastle\ndisease and had to be destroyed and later replaced. The picture in so far as the dairy and\npiggery are concerned is indeed encouraging as compared with previous years, and the\nvarious shops have maintained a fair over-all average.\n\" I regret to say that continued delays have prevented transfer of the sheet-metal\nplant to the proposed new quarters in the still-vacant Quonset hut, but it is hoped that the\nfew remaining obstacles will soon be overcome and that I shall be able to announce the\ntransfer in my next report. The Quonset hut in question was put to good use for a few\nmonths during the summer of 1950 for the housing of approximately 120 Doukhobor\nprisoners awaiting transfer to the Penitentiary.\n\" Principal new construction for the year under review includes extensive alterations\nto the Young Offenders' Unit; enlargement and alteration to the shoe-shop, effecting a\nvast improvement; erection of two additional Quonset huts for anticipated arrival of more\nDoukhobor prisoners, but never used; installation of sludge-drying beds for the Imhofr\ntank, which has brought our sewage-disposal to maximum efficiency; and other minor\nimprovements and alterations.\n\" Unfortunately, we still lack our long-sought new heating plant, but I am given to\nunderstand that construction of this has now been approved and that it will be proceeded\nwith before the end of 1951.\n\" Extension arms on the chain link fence surrounding a portion of the prison\nproperty, with offset angle terminals and additional rows of barbed wire, were recommended by the Provincial Architect, and work on this was commenced, but is now being\nheld in abeyance due to the fact that it has been conclusively proven that without concertina wire the addition offers little or no additional hindrance to scaling the fence. Further\nconsideration will have to be given to this aspect of increasing the security of the prison.\n\" The Young Offenders' Unit was opened on February 26th, 1951, with a staff of\ntwenty-one and the transfer of twenty-one youths. The population is increased from time\nto time as expansion of the training programme allows, and it is hoped that eventually\napproximately 100 young offenders will share the benefits of this new departure.\n\" General improvements to the Gaol itself include complete rewiring of the institution, installation of fluorescent lighting in the central hall and all offices, repainting where\n5 LL 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nrequired, more careful attention to the shrubs and lawns, and materially increased\nquantities of flowers and plants, all of which add to the comfort, convenience, and outlook\nof both staff and inmates, and present a pleasing appearance to the various visitors to the\nGaol.\n\" There are, unfortunately, very few figures available in connection with our libraries,\ndue to the change in Librarians and the long period (eight months) during which we were\nwithout the services of a Librarian at all. There is no question, however, as to the continued popularity of this phase of the prison programme, and judging from the enthusiasm\nof our new Librarian, I feel confident that the next Annual Report will include a highly\nsatisfactory showing of library statistics.\n\" General behaviour of inmates in both Men's and Women's Gaols, as indicated by\nthe attached summaries, has improved, in that there were fewer infractions, and infractions\nfor the most part were of a less serious nature. Health of inmates has maintained a very\nfair average, and this can be attributed in no small degree to the excellent facilities now\navailable to combat sickness and disease. The Gaol is attended by the Gaol surgeon\nthree days weekly (or more often if required), by a psychiatrist whenever required, by a\ndoctor and nurses from the Venereal Disease Control Clinic twice weekly, and a dentist\nonce weekly. In addition, all new admissions are blood-tested for venereal disease and\nX-rayed for possible tuberculosis or other pulmonary disorders. Inmates requiring minor\ntreatment or convalesence are housed in our own infirmary, and those requiring actual\nhospitalization are transported to the Vancouver General Hospital. It will be seen that,\nshort of a full-time medical staff and a well-equipped hospital, everything possible is being\ndone to alleviate suffering, both physical and mental, and to curtail the spread of disease\namongst the prison population.\n\" The population remains high, particularly during the fall and winter months, and\nwe are still faced with the problem of overcrowding in the Men's Gaol, while the overflow\nfrom the Women's Gaol is still being transferred to the Women's Gaol at Prince George\nperiodically.\n\" Activity in the Women's Gaol, as outlined in the Matron's report, shows a very\nsatisfactory picture. The long-awaited occupational-therapy programme, encompassing\nseveral arts and crafts such as weaving, leatherwork, rug-making, needlecraft, quiltine,\nshellwork, etc., is now well under way, and the excellent workmanship evidenced in the\nfinished products being turned out certifies the interest being taken by our female inmates\nin these diverting and educational occupations. The matron supervising this work is\nmaking excellent progress and is to be highly commended.\n\" In looking toward the ensuing fiscal year, I have pleasure in making the following\nrecommendations:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" (1) That an addition be made to the administrative section of the main\nbuilding, as discussed with the Deputy Attorney-General and the Chief\nArchitect.\n\"(2) That provision be made for punishment cells under the administrative\nsection, replacing those in the wing, to eliminate the practice of unruly\nprisoners undergoing punishment disturbing the remaining prisoners in\nthe wing.\n\"(3) That the infirmary be enlarged by extending an additional story over the\nsouth wing of the main building.\n\"(4) That provision be made through expansion for increased segregation\nfacilities.\n\"(5) That the second story of the Women's Gaol be extended over the kitchen\nto provide adequate workrooms for the occupational-therapy programme\nin effect, and that adequate fluorescent lighting be installed. In the\nmeantime, the installation of fluorescent lighting in the present cramped\nwork section would be extremely beneficial. REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF GAOLS, 1950-51 LL 7\n\"(6) That the roof of the tailor-shop be replaced by a higher, flat roof to\nprovide additional work-space and more adequate ventilation.\n\"(7) That the prison acquire the 28 acres of municipally owned land adjoining\nthe northern boundary of the prison property. This could be cleared and\ndrained, providing employment for prisoners, making a valuable addition\nto the farm area and also reducing the hazard of escapes in that direction.\n\"(8) That a fully equipped dental office be provided. The dentist who is now\nattending the Gaol weekly is doing an excellent job under trying conditions, at no cost to the Government, but he is seriously handicapped by\nlack of equipment, and he can hardly be expected to supply his own under\nthis arrangement.\n\" In conclusion, may I once again commend the efforts of the Salvation Army, the\nRoman Catholic chaplain, the John Howard Society, the Church of England ministry,\nthe Elizabeth Fry Society, and the Alcoholics Anonymous group toward the betterment,\nboth socially and spiritually, of our inmates in general.\"\nWomen's Section\nMrs. E. Inkster, R.N., Matron in Charge, reports as follows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" The female population shows a daily average of 56.772, a slight increase over the\nprevious year.\n\"A total of 61,589 meals was served. The usual extra rations were served at Easter,\nThanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's.\n\"Edibles canned consisted of 174 quarts, mainly pickles; 10 gallons of sauerkraut;\nand 10 gallons of dill pickles.\n\"Arts and Crafts.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Old material made up into quilts, two; rugs, twelve; slippers,\n5 dozen pairs. New material made up into three layettes.\n\"A new full-time programme of arts and crafts, which has been promoted and\nfostered by the Elizabeth Fry Society, commenced March 12th. Initial supplies (to be\nused under supervision of a matron, Miss Maybee) have been ordered to cover all\nneedlecrafts, rug-making, leathercraft, quilt-making, and dressmaking.\n\"Library\n\"Mr. K. Egilson commenced duties as Librarian on February 1st. Library\ncirculation has been high and, as usual, has filled a great need sufficiently. The value of\nthis extremely worth-while unit is hard to estimate.\n\"Sewing Repairs\n\"Men's Gaol.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Miscellaneous, 306 articles; socks, 20,633; hickory shirts, 1,791;\nunderwear, 4,720; jackets, 784; men's pants, 6,093; a total of 34,327 articles.\n\"Borstal School.\u00E2\u0080\u0094A total of 128 articles was mended.\n\"Women's Gaol.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Wearing-apparel and equipment made from new material, 164\narticles; wearing-apparel and equipment made from old material, 906 articles; repairs\nmade to miscellaneous garments, 1,209 articles.\n\"Laundry\n\" During the year 21,969 articles were laundered.\n\"Health\n\" General health of the inmates was excellent. The Gaol physician made regular\nvisits. A doctor and nurse from the Provincial Venereal Disease Control Clinic made\nweekly visits. There were eight inmates infected with syphilis and sixty with gonorrhoea.\nThese inmates were treated with penicillin and streptomycin.\n\"Hospital.\u00E2\u0080\u0094There were eight inmates hospitalized during the year. LL 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA\n\"Recreation\n\" Miss Grace Walton, Provincial recreational instructress, has been giving weekly\ninstruction to the inmates in basketball, square dancing, badminton, ping-pong, etc. She\nhas had very favourable response from the inmates. Mrs. R. C. Weldon has been showing\nthe girls a movie, followed by a lecture, each month, under the auspices of the Women's\nChristian Temperance Union.\n\"Church Services\n\" The attendance at the weekly church services is fair. The monthly services of the\nJohn Howard Society have a favourable influence over the inmates.\n\"Major and Mrs. Wagner, of the Salvation Army, are doing valuable work in\nrehabilitating inmates by boarding them at the receiving home.\n\" The Sisters of Service held weekly classes with girls who wished to attend, and the\nresponse was very gratifying. The Sisters also help in rehabilitating many of the Roman\nCatholic girls.\n\"Discipline\n\" Conduct for the past year has been fairly good in spite of overcrowding and the\nvery morbid increase in number of drug addicts. The percentage of drug addicts has\nincreased steadily during the year, and it is absolutely impossible to segregate the various\ntypes of inmates.\n\"An increased number of prisoners with long sentences should be kept in single cells,\nbut our number of single cells is too small to make this possible.\n\"Summary\n\" It has been necessary to transfer a large number of inmates to the Provincial Gaol\nat Prince George at various times during the year, but crowding is still a problem. Rooms\nnot intended for use as cells, such as the treatment-room, have to be used as cells.\n\" The new arts and crafts programme should aid in improving behaviour of inmates,\nand already improvement has been noticed.\"\nYouthful Offenders' Unit\nMr. T. A. Camm, Director in Charge, reports as follows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" The new building which was constructed immediately north of the main Gaol, and\nwhich originally was to have been used as a shop building, was opened on February 26th,\n1951, and is now being used as a Young Offenders' Unit. General overcrowding of the\nGaol, coupled with the large proportion of inmates between the ages of 16 and 23 who\nwere unsuitable for transfer to New Haven, led to the decision to use this building as a\nsegregated closed Borstal-type institution.\n\" Special equipment for vocational-training shops offering instruction in diesel, motor\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2mechanics, and woodworking has been secured, and a relatively modern and up-to-date\ntraining facility of this type has been set up in the basement. There is cell accommodation\nfor 100 inmates. Separate kitchen facilities have been provided and furnished with\nmodern cooking equipment. At the date of opening, twenty-one inmates in the age-group\n16 to 23 were transferred from the main Gaol at Oakalla Prison Farm.\n\" The staff, consisting of the Director, Mr. T. A. Camm, formerly in charge of the\nStar Class, Oakalla Prison Farm; Classification Officer, Mr. B. J. C. McCabe, who had\nbeen transferred from the Provincial Probation Branch; Chief Custodial Officer, Mr.\nJ. W. Lane, formerly Chief Clerk at Oakalla; Vocational Officer,, Mr. W. McD. Holland;\nand an Educational Officer, Mr. E. L. K. Cowan, and seventeen supervisors were\nappointed. Part of the supervisory staff was selected from younger guards on the Oakalla\nstaff and the remainder from recent graduates of the University. All applicants have been\nsubjected to a screening test regarding their interest in people and their ability to deal with \u00E2\u0080\u0094^\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nREPORT OF INSPECTOR OF GAOLS, 1950-51 LL 9\nbehaviour problems. This screening process was carried out through the co-operation of\nthe University of British Columbia Counselling Service.\n\" The plan is that the Young Offenders' Unit will be a modern institution, with\nparticular emphasis on vocational and academic training and the development of an\nindividualized treatment and rehabilitative plan for each inmate. Stress is laid on staff-\ntraining. The basis of the treatment process rests on the classification and selection of\ninmates from the main population of Oakalla.\n\" There will be close co-operation with Probation Officers, the Provincial Psychiatric\nClinic and other social-agency staffs. Vocational, academic, social, and religious needs\nof inmates will be met, and it is hoped that in this way the percentage of recidivism among\nyouthful offenders in this age-group will be substantially reduced.\"\nNELSON GAOL\nWarden A. Tulloch reports as follows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" The staff at present is made up as follows: Alex. Tulloch, Senior Guard (in charge\nof Gaol); Andrew Niven, 1st Guard (office duties); Robert G. Thompson, 1st Guard\n(general duties); John H. McGinn, 2nd Guard (general duties); Frank H. Doyle, 3rd\nGuard (general duties); Donald J. Potosky, Probationary Guard (general duties).\n\" Population\n\"The population at the beginning of the year was 71. There were 591 inmates\nreceived and 637 inmates discharged, leaving a total of 25 prisoners in the Gaol at the end\nof the fiscal year. The peak of the inmate population was 141, and the low point 17.\nThe daily average for the period was 44.6, as against 34.7 for the previous year, an\nincrease of 10.1.\n\" Welfare and Recreation\n\" The inmates who are not working with the outside gang are allowed the freedom of\nthe cell blocks during the day, and, when weather permits, one hour in the exercise-yard\ndailv except Saturdays and Sundays. Due to the Fire Marshal's report and to the crowded\ncondition in the Gaol, all individual locks were disposed of, thus giving the prisoners more\nfreedom during the night hours. A library is provided, and the radio is controlled from\nthe office by the guard on duty. There is a two-hour programme each evenins from 7 to\n9 p.m., when the lights are turned out. On Saturday evenings the radio proarammes are\nallowed for four hours, from 5 to 9 p.m., and on Sundays the radio is allowed from 12.30\nto 9 p.m., so that the inmates have a varied programme, such as church services, popular\nmusic, and news bulletins.\n\" Religious Services\n\" The Salvation Army continues to hold a service every Sunday morning from 10\nto 11 a.m. Occasionally the Pentecostal Assembly has been meeting, with a good percentage of the inmates attending both these services. The Roman Catholic Church has\ndiscontinued holding its service due to the decrease of members of that faith in the Gaol.\n\" Medical Care\n\" The general health of the prisoners in the past year has been very good, with no\nhospital cases to report. We have been very fortunate, as there were few cases that\nrequired segregation from the other inmates. These cases were attended by the Gaol\nsurgeon, Dr. F. M. Auld, either at his office or in the Gaol office. On January 22nd\nprovision was made by Dr. Auld to have all inmates undergo a chest X-ray at the local\nhospital for early recognition of chest diseases, especially tuberculosis. This proved\nsuccessful, as we have had no cases of chest disease to date. However, facilities here for\nhandling these cases are extremely limited. LL 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA\n\" Farm Work\n\" Due to the Doukhobors being housed in the Gaol annex and the erection of tents\nby the Public Works Department for the overflow, the garden space was used for a\nrecreation centre for the Doukhobors. As a result of this, it was impossible to have\na garden this year, and the cost of provisions for the inmates increased considerably over\nlast year.\n\" Maintenance and Construction\n\" The only construction carried out this year at this institution was the erection of\nwooden frames for the tents to house the Doukhobors when the Gaol annex became\novercrowded. These tents, three in number, were built on the space where the garden is\nusually planted.\n\"All painted surfaces in the cell blocks were washed down after the Doukhobors\nleft, but no whitewashing was done during the year in other parts of the building due to\nthe overcrowded condition of this institution at the time the Doukhobors were housed here.\n\" General Remarks\n\" Since the new hot-water system was installed in the laundry in the early part of\nthe year, the facilities for supplying hot water in the Gaol and quarters are excellent, and\nvery little heat is required to provide this service. This new hot-water system makes\nprovision for sufficient hot water for baths, laundry, and the kitchen, and was particularly\nuseful when we were handling the peak of the Gaol population.\n\" Discipline\n\" The discipline in this institution has been very good during the fiscal year ended\nMarch 31st, 1951. There was only one breach, of a minor nature, of the prison\nregulations reported by Warden R. S. Nelson during the entire year.\"\nKAMLOOPS GAOL\nWarden W. T. Teal, in making his report, states as follows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" Population\n\" The summary of annual statistics shows a marked increase in population over the\nprevious year; this increase has further taxed our limited facilities at this institution. To\nrelieve this condition, the Department was asked to approve and appropriate funds for\na small concrete cell block to be built adjacent to the west wing of the Gaol, to be used\nexclusively by the police to hold persons arrested and taken into custody prior to committal\nor sentence.\n\" Maintenance and Construction\n\" The general maintenance was done by prison labour. Painting in the women's cell\nblock was completed and the Gaol kitchen was redecorated at this time. The Gaol,\nProvincial Home, Provincial offices, and Court-house lawns and grounds have been\nmaintained and improved by the prisoners under the supervision of Mr. A. Merridew\n(Provincial Home gardener) and the writer.\n\" In May we commenced work on the cell block previously referred to in this report.\nThe prisoners worked on this project under the supervision of Constable J. D. H. Stewart\nand the writer. This addition was completed and ready for use by September. We also\nconstructed 220 feet of concrete sidewalk and 1,500 feet of road curbing for the Provincial\nHome. In the latter part of November, prisoners reconstructed a retaining-wall for the\nProvincial Home which was approximately 300 feet in length. report of inspector of gaols, 1950-51 ll 11\n\" Farm and Gardens\n\" The prisoners were used on numerous occasions to assist the farmer with the\nProvincial Home farm. The small garden we had for the Gaol was utilized fully, and we\nwere able to grow sufficient vegetables to last for six months.\n\" Medical Care\n\" The general health of the prison population was very good. We had no major\naccidents or sickness during the year.\n\" Welfare and Recreation\n\" We have no facilities for any recreation at this Gaol. The library has been used\nextensively by the prisoners and is appreciated by them.\n\" Religious Services\n\" The Gaol has no facilities which can be used by the various religious groups for\nholding Sunday services. I have at all times made my office available for prisoners and\ntheir spiritual advisers so that they could speak in private.\n\" Discipline\n\" Discipline has been well maintained throughout the year, and breaches of prison\nrules were all of a minor nature and needed only a reprimand.\n\" I would draw your attention to the satisfactory manner that Constable J. D. H.\nStewart has carried out his duties and the firm, tactful way that he handles all prisoners\nworking under him.\n\" Summary\n\" I would, with your kind permission, again draw your attention to the Gaol and\nthe Gaol precincts. This building is inadequate and only suitable for a city lockup. The\nincrease in the population of the Interior of the Province calls for a modern institution,\nthis new institution to be detached and isolated from any community.\n\" The writer believes that a valley in the approximate area surrounding Vernon,\nKelowna, or Kamloops would be ideal for an institution of this type. The small amount of\nprecipitation and the abundance of sunshine would not only yield good crops, but would\nbe beneficial from a health standpoint for the prisoners.\"\nPRINCE GEORGE GAOL\nMen's Gaol\nWarden W. Trant, who was appointed to the position of Warden at Prince George\nGaol on April 1st, 1951, reports as follows: \u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" No major alterations were made in the Gaol during the fiscal year and there were\nno escapes and the general behaviour of the inmates was good. Health of prisoners was\nsatisfactory throughout the year, and, as nearly as possible, all inmates were employed in\nand around the premises.\"\nWomen's Gaol\nMiss F. Zepik, Matron in Charge, submits the following report:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\"Co-operation (Inmates).\u00E2\u0080\u0094During the past year the co-operation seems to have\nbeen quite good. There was one incident of escape. Two British Columbia Indian\ninmates just wanted to go to the exhibition, so apparently walked quite boldly through\nthe town and were recaptured. To them it was like playing hookey from school. They\nwere taken to Court and sentenced.\n\"Another infraction of the rules got more newspaper space than gaol space. It was\na fight among several inmates who had made and consumed ' a brew.' Loss of remission LL 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA\ndays has been partly earned back since then. There seems to be the general feeling\nnow that co-operation earns its own reward.\n\"Labour.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Time of work is not set rigidly. If work, as assigned, is done, and done\ncorrectly, the rest of the inmate's time is her own. It is an incentive to work industriously\nwhen the inmate knows that she may earn spare time in some private way. Much\nhandwork\u00E2\u0080\u0094knitting and sewing\u00E2\u0080\u0094is done in this way.\n\"Clinic.\u00E2\u0080\u0094All tests and treatments ordered by the Venereal Disease Control are\ncarried out by Dr. J. G. McKenzie, assisted by Matron Mrs. Taylor, R.N. All other\nmedical care and advice is taken care of by Dr. J. G. McKenzie. His co-operation in all\nways at all times is much appreciated.\n\"Church.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The Salvation Army is still with us. Other churches have given us up\nin disappointment.\n\"Library.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Our books are being supplied by the Public Library Commission at\nPrince George, and are exchanged every three months. Although small, our library is\ngood and well patronized.\n\"Entertainment.\u00E2\u0080\u0094On May 24th the girls had a sports day. The evening concert and\nplay were all local inside talent. Four movies, three by the Prince George Film Society\nand one by the Shantymen's Mission, were shown for the girls during the year.\n\"Prince George Fall Fair.\u00E2\u0080\u0094In the fall of 1950 space was again given for a display\nfrom ' The Girls Behind the Fence.' The cakes, preserves, fruit and vegetables, and the\nhandicraft work were among the best on display.\n\"Extra Work.\u00E2\u0080\u0094New articles are sewn and mending is done for the Prince George\nHospital. Laundry and some mending is done for the Men's Gaol. During the fall a lot\nof preserving and canning is done and makes quite a menu change during the winter.\n\"Recreation.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Mostly recreation is the inmates' own effort. As soon as spring\ncomes and late into the fall, the girls spend as much time outside as possible. During the\ninclement weather, exercises are sometimes done in the rotunda. This is also the girls'\ndance-floor, and many evenings are spent listening to and dancing to their records, of\nwhich they now have quite a collection.\n\"Staff.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Having been here a short time, it is not possible to say too much. 1 must\nsay that the co-operation has been good. They are all capable, and remuneration according to length of service has been deserved for some time.\n\"The Building.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The building, being all wood, will always be a fire-trap, but the\nnew wiring has made it safer. Everyone, staff and prisoners, is very fire-conscious.\nThe roof leaks in all the cells and in the two large wings, but we have been promised a\nroof-repair job. The drains are also to be repaired. We still need more bath and lavatory\n. accommodations, but can manage if the count stays under forty. It is realized many things\ncannot be changed because the building, as originally planned, was not intended to be a\nwomen's gaol.\n\"Summary.\u00E2\u0080\u0094As the writer has only been here since February 16th, 1951, there is\nnot much to add. During the last year there were changes in head matrons and wardens,\nbut the co-operation between them all, and the help given by the retiring personnel to the\nones taking over the positions is much appreciated, as it has enabled the work of the\ninstitution to run smoothly at all times.\n\" To all concerned in the various work of the Department in Victoria, we extend our\nthanks for their help at all times.\"\nLIBRARIES\nMr. Konrad Egilson was appointed Librarian for Oakalla Prison Farm, Young\nOffenders' Unit, and New Haven. He commenced his duties on March 1 st, 1951. Owing\nto Mr. Eeilson's short tenure of office during the fiscal year, it was impossible for him to\nprepare an adequate report on the libraries in the three institutions. The Gaols have been\nwithout the services of a Librarian for most of the year, and consequently, while there\nJ REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF GAOLS, 1950-51 LL 13\nhave been a number of books circulated throughout the Gaols during the year, it is\nimpossible at this point to give any comparison with the preceding year. Mr. Egilson's\ntime during the past month has been taken up in getting the catalogue system back into\nshape and also in ordering new books, both as additions to those in the library and also\nas replacements to those which are in a bad state of repair.\nThe selection of Mr. Egilson to fill this position was after careful consideration, and\na decision was made after receipt of several applications and through the co-operation of\nMr. Morison, of the Public Library Commission. It is to be hoped that during the next\nyear library facilities in Oakalla Prison Farm will be extended, and than an adequate\nlibrary will be established in the Young Offenders' Unit, and that also the new incumbent\nwill have time to look over the facilities at the Gaols at Nelson, Kamloops, and Prince\nGeorge.\nCONCLUSION\nStatistical report covering the movement of the population, commitments, sex,\neducational status, nationality, habits as to use of intoxicants and drugs, occupations of\nprisoners, racial extraction, civil status, ages, creeds, duration of sentences, previous\nconvictions, offences for which prisoners were committed, employment of prisoners,\nnumber of officers and employees, statement of revenue and expenditures, costs per canita\ncovering the four Provincial Gaols\u00E2\u0080\u0094Oakalla Prison Farm, Nelson, Kamloops, and Prince\nGeorae\u00E2\u0080\u0094are attached.\nThis Report should not be concluded without a few words of thanks to the many\nagencies and persons who have given of their time and effort toward the social and spiritual\nrehabilitation of inmates in our penal institutions; the Salvation Army, the ministers and\npriests of the various denominations, staff of the John Howard and Elizabeth Fry Societies,\nProbation Officers, and others who have had occasion to visit the institutions regularly or\nhave interested themselves from time to time in individual inmates should not be forgotten.\nIt is gratifying and encouraging to note the general interest that has been taken by\nthe public at laree and the support which has been given to all efforts that have been put\nforth toward brinaing about a modern treatment programme for those who have entered\nour Gaols. It is hoped that by another year it will be possible to report definite progress\nalong this line.\nOur smaller Gaols in the Interior have also had the interest of numerous organizations\nand individuals. To these people, too, I wish to express thanks.\nThe wardens and executive officers of all our Gaols, the matrons and guards, are to\nbe commended for the loyalty with which they have carried out their duties, and the\ninterest they have shown by making suggestions for improvements to the institutions in\nwhich they are employed.\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour obedient servant,\nE. G. B. STEVENS,\nInspector of Gaols. LL 14\nBRITISH COLUMBIA\nAPPENDIX\nANNUAL REPORT ON GAOLS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31st, 1951\nOakalla\nNelson\nKamloops\nPrince\nGeorge\nTotals\n1\n$698,097.57\n647,065.15\n$2.26\n2.23\n$0.59\n.47\n5,969\n4,279\n1\n$37,198.45\n29,974.85\n$2.29\n2.42\n$0.60\n.72\n591\n244\n1\n$15,313.65\n11,922.65\n$1.98\n1.64\n$0.53\n.49\n733\n752\n1\n$58,304.63\n56,539.30\n$2.94\n3.82\n$0.62\n.70\n910\n825\n4\n2. Total expenditure for gaol maintenance in B.C.\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nYear ended March 31st, 1951.\t\nYear ended March 31st, 1950 ____\t\n3. Average total maintenance cost per day per prisoner-\nYear ended March 31st, 1951 \t\nYear ended March 31st, 1950 \t\n$750,609.67\n745,501.95\n$2.37\n2.52\nAverage dietary cost per day per prisoner\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nYear ended March 31st, 1951 \t\nYear ended March 31st, 1950 \t\n$0.59\n.59\n4. Number of prisoners committed\u00E2\u0080\u0094-\nYear ended March 31st, 1951 ., ,\t\nYear ended March 31st, 1950 \t\n8,203\n6,100\nI. Movement of Population, Year Ended March 3 1st, 1951\nOakalla\nNelson\nKamloops\nPrince\nGeorge\nTotal\nOn register, April 1st, 1950 \t\n853\n71\n15\n36\n975\nReceived\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n4,910\n6\n5\n3\n854\n191\n140\n12\n10\n429\n733\n123\n112\n672\n3\n5,173\n130\nBy recapture.\t\n5\n3\n10\n2,688\nInsane \t\n194\n6,822\n662\n748\n946\n9,178\nDischarged\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n3,663\n163\n26\n22\n8\n5\n180\n633\n514\n851\n126\n2\n3\n49\n95\n49\n303\n396\n1\n171\n58\n99\n292\n3\n319\n17\n272\n3\n4,477\n169\n29\n22\n8\nBy death \t\n5\n719\nBy release of Court order (including bail)\n803\n934\n1,157\nTotals \t\n6,065\n637\n725\n906\n8,333\nOn register, March 31st, 1951\t\n757\n25\n23\n40\n845 REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF GAOLS, 1950-51\nII. Commitments\nLL 15\n1949-50\n1950-51\nDecrease\nIncrease\nMurder \t\nManslaughter\t\nCrimes\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nAgainst the person.\nAgainst property..\nAgainst public morals and decency..\nAgainst public order and peace.\nOther offences not enumerated above .\nInsanity \t\nNumber of prisoners sentenced\t\nNumber of days' stay of prisoners\t\nAverage number of prisoners per month\t\nAverage number of prisoners per day\t\nEscapes\nEscapes and recaptured.\nDeaths in gaols\t\n14\n6\n244\n1,531\n143\n3,753\n572\n30\n6,087\n309,290\n25,788\n849\n4\n4\n10\n242\n1,637\n494\n3,316\n393\n25\n6,860\n333,034\n27,814\n914\n10\n7\n9\n437\n179\n5\n106\n351\n773\n23,744\n2,026\n65\n6\n3\n1\nIII. Sex\nOakalla\nNelson\nKamloops\nPrince\nGeorge\nTotal\n4,500\n410\n274\n43\n1\n734 |\n82 |\n737\n173\n6,245\n708\nTotals -\t\n4,910\n317\n816 |\n1\n910\n6,953\nIV. Educational Status\n348\n3,023 j\n1,434 I\n105\n|\n153\n96 ]\n66\n2\n1\n83\n667\n58 |\n8 I\n171\n567\n150\n22\n765\n4,354\n1,708\nCollege or university \t\n137\nTotals \t\n4,910 |\n1\n317 |\n816 |\n1\n910\n6,953\nV. Nationality\n(Place of Birth)\nBritish-\n3,746 |\n536\n22\n1\n267 |\n11 1\n- 1\n1\n780 j\n27 |\n 1\n736\n80\n1\n5,529\n654\n23\nTotals _. \t\n4,304 |\n278 |\n807 |\n817\n6,206\nForeign\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n1\n152\n360 |\n22\n72 |\n!\n6 1\n32\n1 1\n-\u00E2\u0080\u0094 1\n1\n6\n2 1\n1 1\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094 1\n13\n77\n\t\n3\n177\nEuropeans \u00E2\u0080\u0094 \u00E2\u0080\u0094\t\n471\n24\n75\n606 |\n39 |\n9 1\n93\n747\n4,910 |\n1\n317 |\n1\n816 |\n1\n910\n6,953\nVI.\nHabits as to Use\nOF\nIntoxicants\n|\n610\n1,206\n3,094 1\n45 |\n114 |\n158\n1\nV 1\n23\n786 |\n54\n189\n667\n716\n1,532\nIntemperate -\t\n4,705\nTotals - \t\n4,910 |\n1\n317 |\n1\n816 |\n1\n910\n6,953\nVII. Habits as to\nUse\nof Drugs\n4,497\n413\n1\n1\n1\n317 |\n- 1\n!\n815 |\n1 1\n870\n40\n6,499\nAddicts \t\n454\n4,910\n317 |\n1\n816 |\n1\n910\n6,953 LL 16\nBRITISH COLUMBIA\nVIII. Occupations\nOakalla\nNelson\nKamloops\nPrince\nGeorge\nTotal\n367\n423\n371\n1,921\n671\n3\n195\n737\n195\n109\n2\n41\n. 155\n10\n157\n7\n78\n509\n26\n32\n7\n\t\n100\n227\n132\n398\n18\n3\n32\n733\n659\nDomestic \u00E2\u0080\u0094\t\nLabourers ,. \t\n622\n2,983\n725\n38\n234\n737\n195\nTotals \t\n4,910\n317\n816\n910\n6,953\nIX. Racial\nWhite \t\n4,388\n39\n425\n58\n295\n21\n1\n596\n2\n217\n1\n673\n2\n235\n5,952\n43\n898\n60\nTotals \t\n4,910\n317\n816\n910\n6,953\nX. Civil State\n2,940\n1,088\n173\n709\n1\n153\n161\n3\n........ |\n520\n174\n55\n67\n496\n285\n24\n103\n4,109\n1,708\n255\n879\nMarried \t\nWidowed \t\nSeparated \t\nTotals .. . \t\n4,910\n317 |\n1\n816\n910\n6,953\nXL Ages\n569\n604\n624\n1,011\n1,025\n743\n334\n11\n49\n52\n84\n74\n27\n20\n79\n112\n79\n202\n173\n131\n40\n54\n170\n177\n146\n219\n143\n1\n713\n21 to 25\t\n935\n25 to 30\t\n932\n30 to 40 \t\n1,443\n1,491\n1,044\n395\n40 to 50 . \t\n50 to 60 \t\nOver 60\t\nTotals \u00E2\u0080\u0094 \t\n4,910\n317\n816\n910\n6,953\nXII. Creeds\n1,685\n710\n540\n70\n745\n102\n335\n66\n31\n281\n12\n31\n111\n190\n72\n6\n10\n11\n25\n2\n11\n180\n489\n96\n77\n19\n44\n30\n34\n1\n26\n473\n63\n40\n6\n115\n19\n8\n3\n129\n53\n2,719\n875\n667\n106\n929\n153\n388\n69\n160\n462\n12\n31\n190\n190\nChurch of England \t\nPresbyterian ._ \t\nMethodist. \t\nBaptist \t\nLutheran\t\nDoukhobor \t\nHebrew \t\nBuddhist\t\nOthers \t\nNone\t\nTotals ....\t\n4,910\n317\n816\n910\n6,953 REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF GAOLS, 1950-51\nXIII. Duration of Sentence\nLL 17\nOakalla\nNelson\nKamloops\nPrince\nGeorge\nTotal\n2,177\n311\n224\n465\n457\n205\n64\n459\n9\n9\n316\n1\n113\n41\n37\n21\n72\n20\n28\n14\n10\n5\n3\n165\n\t\n........\n......\n\t\n\t\n495\n115\n47\n31\n20\n5\n1\n1\n26\n7\n12\n15\n___\n567\n160\n88\n45\n30\n22\n5\n2\n3,311\n' 606\n387\n555\n6 months and under 12 months\t\n517\n238\n73\n627\nProbation \t\n35\n16\nUnfinished \t\n328\n1\nNot guilty \t\n128\n41\n78\nYoung Offenders' Unit \t\n21\nTotals \t\n4,910\n317\n816\n910\n6,953\nXIV. Previous Convictions\nNone \t\n1 '\t\n1,894\n708\n401\n252\n200\n164\n135\n105\n109\n93\n71\n57\n51\n42\n35\n37\n28\n19\n37\n24\n54\n23\n43\n17\n186\n38\n87\n245\n32\n14\n11\n5\n2\n1\n1\n1\n1\n2\n1\n1\n479\n88\n57\n33\n25\n21\n19\n18\n7\n13\n8\n4\n2\n2\n2\n3\n5\n3\n6\n2\n5\n3\n4\n2\n5\n507\n141\n110\n33\n36\n19\n15\n17\n8\n5\n5\n5\n2\n2\n3\n1\n........\n1\n3,125\n969\n2 \t\n582\n3\n329\n4\t\n266\n5 \t\n206\n6 -\t\n170\n7 . .\n140\n8 \t\n125\n9 \t\n111\n10\n85\n11 \t\n66\n12 \t\n56\n13 \t\n48\n14 \t\n40\n15\t\n41\n16 -\t\n17 ...\t\n33\n22\n18\t\n43\n20 \t\n26\n21 \t\n60\n23 \t\n27\n24 \t\n47\n26 ' \t\n18\n27 to 30 . \t\n188\n30 to 50 -\t\n43\n60 \t\n87\nTotals \t\n4,910\n317\n816\n910\n6,953\n61.425\n22.71\n40.10\n57.04 LL 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nXV. Offences for Which Prisoners Were Committed and Sentenced during the Year\nCommitments\nSentences\nMale\nFemale\nTotal\nMale\nFemale\nTotal\n(a) Crimes against the person\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nOakalla _ \t\n181\n7\n16\n7\n16\n1\n1\n197\n7\n17\n8\n168\n5\n11\n14\n11\n1\n179\n5\n11\n15\nTotals\t\n211\n18\n229\n198\n12\n210\n(b) Crimes against property\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nOakalla \t\n1,328\n127\n75\n14\n55\n3\n2\n9\n1,383\n130\n77\n23\n1,752\n126\n73\n31\n72\n1\n2\n9\n1,824\n127\n75\n40\n1,544\n69\n1,613\n1,982\n84\n2,066\n(c) Crimes against public morals and decency\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nOakalla \t\n124\n243\n5\n9\n93\n22\n133\n336\n5\n22\n206\n43\n4\n19\n8\n31\n22\n214\n74\n4\nPrince George \u00E2\u0080\u009E\t\n41\n372\n124\n496\n272\n61\n333\n(d) Crimes against public order and peace\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nOakalla\t\n2,287\n472\n590\n8\n317\n108\n79\n140\n2,604\n580\n669\n148\n2,356\n267\n666\n573\n328\n44\n78\n2,684\n311\n744\n573\n3,357\n644\n4,001\n3,862\n450\n4,312\n(c) Other offences not enumerated above\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nOakalla \t\n580\n11\n48\n13\n10\n593\n11\n48\n10\n373\n6\n36\n18\n2\n391\n6\n38\nPrince George \t\nTotals \t\n639\n23\n662\n415\n20\n435\nGrand totals of (a), (6), (c), (d),\nand (e) \t\n6,123\n878\n7,001\n6,729\n627\n7,356\nXVI. Employment of Prisoners\n(Per Cent of Population)\nOakalla\nNelson\nKamloops\nPrince\nGeorge\n0.817\n27.942\n1.182\n1.560\n6.085\n10.956\n2.031\n49.427\n23.00\n18.00\n59.00\n27.00\n5.00\n2.00\n39.00\n17.00\n10.00\n9 00\nSick \t\n1 00\nNot employed _ \t\n90.00\n100.000\n100.00\n100.00\n100.00 REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF GAOLS, 1950-51\nXVII. Number of Officers and Employees on March 31st, 1951\nLL 19\nOakalla\nNelson\nKamloops\nPrince\nGeorge\nWarden _ _\t\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n6\n8\n1\n4\n3\n8\n67\n1\n3\n14\n1\n2\n1\n3\n5\n1\n1\n1\n5\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\nGaol Surgeon _ __\t\n1\nAssistant Deputy Warden and Bursar..\u00E2\u0080\u0094\t\nChief Engineer \t\nAssistant Chief Gaoler \t\nSenior Guard _\t\nClerks and stenographers\t\nKitchen Steward- _ _ \t\n4\n1\nAssistant Matrons... \t\n9\nMatron\u00E2\u0080\u00942nds\t\nTotals\t\n134\n9 15 16\n1 1\nXVIII. Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for Year Ended March 3 1st, 1951\nOakalla\nNelson\nKamloops\nPrince\nGeorge\nTotal\nExpenditure\n$930.19\n100.34\n260,393.71\n5,096.15\n4,039.82\n8,470.71\n37,254.52\n7,169.98\n25,995.68\n164.62\n15,847.88\n10,031.36\n63,709.60\n181,228.76\n26,403.39\n16,611.80\n65,238.14\n927.23\n$930.19\n100.34\n$18,039.70\n300.18\n$7,095.44\n330.43\n$34,410.82\n339.41\n319,939.67\n6,066.17\n4,039.82\nTravelling expenses \u00E2\u0080\u0094 ~\t\n62.52\n1,868.03\n685.10\n159.20\n8,533.23\n811.74\n336.43\n1,250.98\n4,127.97\n41,185.27\nJanitors' supplies \t\n12,319.48\n26,154.88\nUpkeep of grounds \t\n15.01\n319.90\n179.63\n1,191.80\n17,359.58\n10,031.36\n3,506.20\n9,839.12\n874.11\n439.50\n1,664.42\n4,077.60\n406.94\n423.80\n1,699.49\n12,131.08\n2,224.96\n896.80\n\t\n70,579.71\nProvisions (keep of prisoners) \t\nMedical attendance and hospital supplies .\n37,276.56\n29,909.40\n18,371.90\n65,238.14\n681.46\n84.57\n103.21\n1,796.47\nTotals \t\n$729,614.73\n74,986.05\n62,317.74\n$37,646.92\n$15,231.37\n$57,519.63\n$840,012.65\n74,986.05\nPublic Works expenditures \t\n217.93\n2,475.28\n785.00\n65,795.95\n$866,918.52\n$37,864.85\n$17,706.65\n$58,304.63\n$980,794.65\nRevenue\n$593.90\n$593.90\n$1,978.96\n112,101.99\n54,740.00\n1,978.96\n \t\n112,101.99\n72.50\n$2,393.00\n57,205.50\n168,820.95\n666.40\n2,393.00\n171,880.35\n$698,097.57\n$37,198.45\n$15,313.65\n$58,304.63\n$750,609.67 LL 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nXIX. Summary of Revenue and Expenditure for Fiscal Years 1950 and 1951\nTotal Gross Expenditure\nTotal Revenue\n1950\n1951\n1950\n1951\nOakalla ._\t\n$728,821.83\n30,913.35\n14,147.65\n56,539.30\n$866,918.52\n37,864.85\n17,706.65\n58,304.63\n$81,756.68\n938.50\n2,225.00\n$168,820.95\n666 40\n2,393.00\nPrince George \t\n$830,422.13\n84,920.18\n$980,794.65\n171,880.35\n$84,920.18\n$171,880.35\nNet expenditure \t\n$745,501.95\n$750,609.67\nXX. Average Cost of Each Prisoner and Miscellaneous\nOakalla\nNelson\nKamloops\nPrince\nGeorge\nAverage\nDietary cost of each prisoner per diem \t\nKeep of each prisoner (including salaries) and all expenses\n$0.59\n2.26\n$0.60\n2.29\n$0.53\n1.98\n$0.62\n2.94\n$0.59\n2 37\nVICTORIA, B.C.\nPrinted by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty\n1952\n495-352-3691"@en . "Legislative proceedings"@en . "J110.L5 S7"@en . "1952_V03_15_LL1_LL20"@en . "10.14288/1.0343335"@en . "English"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "Victoria, BC : Government Printer"@en . "Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy or otherwise distribute these images please contact the Legislative Library of British Columbia"@en . "Original Format: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Library. Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia"@en . "PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL Annual Report of the Inspector of Gaols For the year Ended March 31st, 1951"@en . "Text"@en . ""@en .