Mexico will thus continue to be infested with felons, as long as its prison is a house of refuge, and a comparatively happy home to so large a portion of its outcasts.1
Statistics of Crime in the Capital, 1826—1836—1842.
The following table exhibits the condition of the public prisons of Mexico in 1826.
| Inmates on the 31st Dec., 1825, | 553 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Entered in 1826.— | For Homicides and their accomplices, | 151 | —4,750 |
| " Robbery, " " " | 1,090 | ||
| " Rioting and bearing arms, | 2,011 | ||
| " Incontinence (incontinencia,) | 543 | ||
| " Various crimes, | 955 | ||
| Total number of persons, | 5,303 |
Of these there were
| Released, | 4,155 | —4,628 |
|---|---|---|
| Sentenced to death by garrotte, | 7 | |
| " to prison for terms, | 67 | |
| " to public works, | 159 | |
| " to house of correction, | 3 | |
| " to service of the prison, | 229 | |
| " chained at various places, | 8 | |
| Remaining on the 31st December, 1826, | 675 |