THE PRISON CHARITIES
Reading edition
were commenced about the year 1800, for the distribution of rewards to promote the reformation and encourage the industry of criminals confined within the prison walls; to relieve the wants of unfortunate debtors; and to provide all those who are dismissed from prison with a small sum for immediate maintenance, so as to prevent the great temptation of committing crime for that purpose.
The annual subscription is limited to one guinea; and the institution has met with a laudable support, principally among the gentry of the county.