' The Adult Offender '—3
' Women in Prison '
MARGERY FRY, LL.D., J.P.
THIS is the third talk on the adult offender in this series. It will be given by Miss Margery Fry , and will deal with women in prison. Though the system of their treatment is the same as for men in principle, it cannot always be carried out in detail for various reasons. The number of women prisoners is small in comparison with men. They comprise for the most part ' drunks who keep on returning, other minor offenders with short sentences, and those who for reason of their age or recidivistic tendencies are untrainable, so that the application of the principles of classification and training must remain an ideal except at Holloway, Manchester, and, to some extent, Birmingham, where the numbers are sufficiently large to put it into practice.
Listeners who are interested in the question might read to their advantage Chapter XII of L. W. Fox 's admirable book, ' The Modern English Prison,' before listening to this talk. They will then follow Miss Fry's broadcast more easily and be in a better position to understand the difficulties of authorities in dealing with women offenders.