Showing a decrease of 120 The discharges were: By Commutation Law 471 By Parole 23 By Order of Court 14 By Order of Huntingdon Reformatory 3 By Pardon 6 Died (1 Suicide) 11 Expiration of term (only) 1 ----- 529 The number who served out their terms in 1909 was 7.[3] [3] It would seem that by the actions of the commutation and parole laws it will become very unusual for a prisoner to serve out his term. The inspectors state that “the influence of commutation and parole which are now in action is having a restraining effect on both the thoughtless and vicious,” but they further say, “the administration of the Parole Law has been too limited in its time and extent for us to do more than make mention of our efforts to intelligently apply it.” Some other interesting statistics are as follows, _viz._: Number claiming this as their first imprisonment 223 Known to have been previously imprisoned 186 ---- 409 Number under 30 years of age 257 Number over 30 years of age 152 ---- 409 Number having trades 67 Number without trades 342 ---- 409 Number idle at time of arrest 149 Natives of United States 324 Natives of foreign countries 85 ---- 409 Conjugal relations: Single 230 Married 152 Widowed 27 ---- 409