Number of prisoners received during the year 1911 4,171 Number in prison at end of year 827 Average daily cost per inmate 41.91 cents Average cost, after deducting earnings 19.01 cents Average inmates employed per day 535 Average inmates unemployed per day 301 The sources of revenue are from the manufacture of brooms, brushes, carpets, and from the sale of farm produce, and also from boarding prisoners received from counties outside of Allegheny County. Of the 4,171 received during the year, 2,237 were committed for the first time. There were six who had been committed each fifty times or more. The shortest sentence was 10 days; the longest, 7 years. 2,366 were sentenced for 30 days, a very common sentence. A night school is conducted for the benefit of illiterates, of whom 552 were received last year. The chaplain in his report suggests that reformation would be much aided if there should be organized at Pittsburg some society with object to have the care of released prisoners. MONTGOMERY COUNTY--Norristown. Report for 1910--Total committed during 1911 1156 Number in prison at close of the year 147 Cost of food per day for each prisoner 9½ cents “The night school conducted by the Society of Friends has taught many inmates to read and write.” DELAWARE COUNTY--Media. A very brief report received. Average number of prisoners per day 98 Average cost per day for board for each prisoner 12 cents They receive from articles manufactured $4,243.41 Expense of material for these articles 2,516.81 -------- Leaving profit on manufactured articles of $1,726.60 Amount of money paid to prisoners for overwork $338.00 Amount spent for tobacco for the prisoners $369.00 MONTOUR COUNTY--Danville. Number committed during the year 54 Number in jail at close of the year ending Sept. 30th, 1911 2 LANCASTER COUNTY--Lancaster. Number of prisoners received during 1911 1,324 Number on hand at the end of the year 94 Cost per day for boarding prisoners 14.7 cents Industries appear to be carpet weaving and caning chairs. Number yards of carpet 9,966 Number of chairs caned 379 PRISONERS’ AID SOCIETIES. Some few months ago, the Secretary of the PENNSYLVANIA PRISON SOCIETY sent to various Prisoners’ Aid Societies in the United States a series of inquiries relative to the character of the aid furnished by them to discharged prisoners. A summary of these reports will prove interesting. MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR AIDING DISCHARGED CONVICTS.