- 70 -«32» - Prisons The number of prisoners at the end of the year 1332 AH was 12,449, compared to 13,325 in 1909. Of these, 10,430 were sentenced to hard labor (compared to 4,233 in 1909), 5,763 to imprisonment (compared to 6,495 in 1909), 12,200 awaiting trial (compared to 11,88 in 1909), and 11,650 awaiting trial (compared to 14,091 in 1909). The number of women in this total was 351 (compared to 360 in 1909).

In the past year, 240 civilians were sentenced to transfer to reformatories for varying periods, in accordance with the financial order issued on July 11, 1908. The total number in reformatories at the end of the year was 492.

The total number of people who entered prisons during the year was 82,174 (compared to 93,165 in 1909). The average daily number of prisoners was 12,843 (compared to 13,420 in 1909).

63,231 juveniles were flogged in the past year (compared to 7,589 in 1909). The number of juveniles in reformatories on December 31, 1910, was 715 (compared to 726 in 1909), including 647 boys and 68 girls. The average daily number was 724.

The number of deaths in the past year was 186, with an average of 4.14 deaths per thousand (compared to 4.124 in 1909). Of these deaths, 16 were due to infectious diseases (compared to 15 in 1909). 23 prisoners were released for medical reasons (compared to 23 in 1909).

The expenses of the department, excluding amounts spent on buildings, were 197,025 Egyptian pounds. This includes expenses on prison products (which were 19,487.5 Egyptian pounds in 1909). The revenue from prisoners' work was 44,150 Egyptian pounds (compared to 44,460.1 Egyptian pounds in 1909). The average cost per prisoner in prisons where prisoners are fed and clothed was 4.1209 Egyptian pounds (compared to 1.4410 Egyptian pounds in 1909).

Public attention was drawn to a disturbance that occurred in Bageen in January, caused by the dissatisfaction of some prisoners with the replacement of wheat bread, which they were accustomed to eating, with corn bread. The national press seized upon this, publishing articles and reports, and some distributed poor-quality corn bread to the prisoners in Cairo's hotels, seeking to incite them. The truth of the matter is as follows: