, 1875-03-06
CONVICT LABOR.
n Sell-Sustatnfng Stnte Penitcn.
tiarY ut Joliet
The Financial S0un,incsa or tile IusGtn.
tion Through lilo Manufacture.
lug Contract System.
Numerous Benefits Aocruing Therefrom to
the 0onviota Themselves and
Society at Large.

to,v :. ,nn,t,,not, ~ oaro.fs until Tim ,,rnsent
1sr. m n,ov,sua Ina hmm n)ovcr. vet ut tho
.,nna tina rnoro stea,,r tb., in tho const,uction
.,,d ,n.r.oomont ~ nr,aon. The n.tions havo
hccp allow Ia aatnbliah fnatitutiopH vhict, exDc-
+iencn teurht then, warn n tunde oxpeuBo.
Ia ,.ls,.,.,,'..ts h..., ,so.o s,1;c,.ar, ~
,,sr,, a o@sinst ~ron MY osr. ,nn,o, st larro than
to securely hold thosc already deprived Of ffeo-
dom. Plusarch tslls uB that tho GrcekB had
1ro,, ro,,,ononco r. ,,risona ,na outy used than
s'.es r''s ~ p' ~ a.. u+..a s,a ,o,s,n.
~ sonhntnk oooto'" ~ '''' salu A.N f-a .s
hosa Tor Trial, Whiie among NC 4'oshahs sAe9
were used for purposes closely resembling mod
ern police stations OF prisons, being only for
,etrnarnrs o"o,n3v nricinn1lv in,ondod aa
aempofas5 ena'oos. s, s,..a.,,,,a s..,,.r .,,.s
places Of eonlnomeos aha oe'en'1oh sa'nes 'nau
punishment. prisons woro constructed and man.
aged to accomplished ibis ord so1s 'o.s. an n
totnI 1iarcoa,d IN ,ho rights and priy,lerou which
.osas ula'oku ~ sat a,'.a'.,s,sS ~ anssaas a,i
even conT1css arc ackno"'eoseu 70 posacas' ana
nAlcfacsofa were punished " being condemned
10 wurk In mines or quasrscs, by sas.uses, uu-
tila,fop. Or death
- rxo,.rn
eu..'.,..s I'D, -. l., .r,,..
tno luea u auo7',tutu5 sona."'uou. ~ pt'so' ~,
for curporeal puniahmeht hfat uaNncd upon sue
minds OF Legislators. Yet for centuries tho groat-
cat inco,,ycucnrns and abuses oxlstoa ,n anita
- TN o,,o1;ornt,,,o 1,,ora nj 1Jou,r1 1,ort1,n,n
- s ~. nv,,:,..a ,ns,ssto,a Morsornr I'm w.
aild BIZ William Hlsckstohe: moreover Ao H.
stitusions were 10 unproAtablo that tho uovcru-
mont finally resorted to transpo1 taslou and pris-
orora aont IN AmorIoa bcfora tba Ileyolutton
were hlrea oat 70 planteth o' ~ 'nue4' pci noaet
and IN tlia system "hereny eonsiclH canie 10 no
source OF profit 70 tho state io''nu INC term
of that gro~th, Which has 6a1ned lof Anefiea ihe
reputation OF harlnG, not only atcfl1tectlfaiiy,
but also Ananria1ly' the bust pflaons III tho
wo1ia.
Endeagorn to thus
RENDER THESE !Fsf1rc11oSs sELr-suprohziNa
have been becoming moro hatlhlnctoly 1toHl year
to year, until eomp!eto haa continued success
has beon nchieVea LII aeveYal rr1Hohs 81 tho
United States, anu 4 can be proudly aaia thst no
onort1 ~ thta dsfoct1on naVe ptoaucea more nM'
PIE results than those inade oy the o'hcGfs oI te
Illinois state Pen1cntiarS at joliet. Under tho
c1celIent management OF tho present cnternF1B-
inE Wafden. Ma1. a. y: AeGtsnehIy'
aud his able assistant, Capt. na!l. To-
Ecther With tue uohfu o1 CofbImselonets CON-
pliaing tho following gentlemen: Go'. y. n.
Taylor Ct tho Chicago Fost ana MaH ffcsidoht
Co: ). NJ. soutlTorth' OF "ooastock. secretary;
and Ma!: - ". ,,;' Mnan, aayoraoao eotfacaa
| l4avo beon made With Aoary m2ntifacslltorH, nna
IN this manner ~ tho available ieIce ot mo el',
tire boby Of cohf1cts, I3o5 y. number u sl'lzed
aud evcn maae aoarco o. ac'aal pfoht ~ TUG
| in this regard ts grea1y DUO TO ttH wholesome
| discipline, which u SO admirably wrought 0ue
that ovo'! pr!aonofs "ho arc aehtencaa Tor liie
tcrne, aud the great freedom nllowca contributes
| largely townrtH fenaefing the whose poaf moro
ohedions and usofut hoi'tasy confinement anu
| reduced rataone afe the only hetIoda OF p1nlsh.
| mcnt rc6ostea 10, and TINS ~onla beeni a!most
usolesa a!pse but 11nm three to aax out Of th'
great numocr u oonslcts ZIG sFof Utter such
restraint At ono time.
THE benefits
Accruing from t1t.B syHtcln OF convict labor arc
institution ttBci TO tho prisoncrs confined with.
III ita walls, and 70 society from which Tue nued
for retai so,S,uaG hss sprunE. .. lho primary
object ol state rfson y io featraln ci1n'nss
| Ehcro they eau be aup1ectcuto d1Bctfnno. IAlh.
then. is tic nrst object to be accomplished and
how can 90 favorable sesn!t ;n be brought about
o. " nysso'matle laporf Inc ne1t nelu. IL 70
Ing ~ posa!be, to accomplish which t!ie strength
aud skill Of tue convict to very properly b'oueht
into requlsielon. iho atfeot 1eno!its 91 tho ays,
Important. " the fEst place, ho 's aehooled iu
Industrious 9ahtfa, aud tho1ahy 9ecomea prohcient
au Eotuo usetul erauo, " which 10 IL enabled 70
earn an lonest hye'laooo upon golng ont m lnto
tho world. Ihis ia ustaneed by the fnct that
there hro about aftJ ex-congacts from Joliet now
employed IL various bral1chos af Industry In Luis
city, many toaced, occupying Important post.
tious- Az these useful rehuita rcaeI directly
upon eociety, returning to her from penal instt-
tuttons PERSONS far better calculated TO 10 uBo-
ful men and assist 10 building M tho fabric, than
when. undor The bun Of her d'spleas'lie, they
we're consigned to tmpsiaonmen: Tor violating
ser laws, 1n III tLess sexasds lAiros may well
bo proud o1 haf model prlaon. Hlnco Bhe IL coli.
tlntia1ly compli!nented W Commissioners and
v,g!tora from otlor States onti oven tbo CansdaH,
all u whom afo hh9ious to incorporate Aer saEu..
tAry and aen' sustaining System into tlcr several
Codes
THE EAEnar AND sK1LL
Of The prisoners At Joliet arc ut present expond-
ed upon seven distinct branches OF industry
! which employ workmeii III tulloWs: HARNESS
making. depattnaent. ~; marb!oATorka, 63; OHIO
butt Company, o. cighs 1lanufaetory. 1Gl +;
| cooperngo establishment. 1B2 stono-cuttlnE do
patt,nent, 238; boots aud shoe nahufactory,
y. gErz CO.,
Chicago, contractors, $50, OF all these the last
oy ,as ta1 s,, ana ~ % aug eom
tico IN connection With the snduHtl1os OF
the institution, as excmplttyipg tho beat rcsults
Of the labor aystom and. moreover, a br1ot
eaotch Of tue enterprise cannot but be intorest-
ing to the general reader whom he knows that
the establishment 10 tho largest 10 tho West aud
| In mint ~ aYral1eurn IN d n, Il Al