《宋史·列传·卷一百八十八》
湖北路境内多盗，府州县官吏往往捉拿后释放以放纵他们祸害良民百姓，张栻首先弹劾官职高的人放纵盗贼之罪，捕捉斩杀奸民中为盗贼提供住处的人，令其党羽相互捕告以减免他们的罪行，群盗于是都逃跑了。
湖北多盗，府县往往纵释以病良民，栻首劾大吏之纵贼者，捕斩奸民之舍贼者，令其党得相捕告以除罪，群盗皆遁去。
There were many bandits in Hubei. The officials of the prefectural and county governments would often release them after capturing them to set them loose to harm the common people. Zhang Shi began by impeaching higher-level officials for indulging the bandits. He captured and executed the bandits who provided them with shelter, and ordered their associates to denounce each other in order to reduce their sentences. The bandits therefore all fled.