Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-14
THE PRISON CONVENTION.
Further. Proceedings Of the convocation
Of Penelogical Students.

| In the Prison Reform Convention at San
Francisco Friday Ex-Governor Irwin pre-
sented paper, in which the writer urged
that person. sentenced to prison Sec
ond time should be sentenced for life.
'Delos Lake stated that nothing like
prison reform could be accomplished in
California SO long as prisoners were not
subject to discipline, were not kept sepa-
rate, not made to observe silence, allowed, !,
if they had money, to have delicacies and
choice reading sent to them, allowed to
receive visits, and make OF the prison, in
fact, pleasant retreat.
Papers were read as follows By John
Wright (of Wright Sons, architects), on
:" Prison Reforms" by Rev. NJ. G. Briggs.
a paper on Indeterminate Sentences and
their Results in New York ) by z. r.
Brockway, Superintendent of the Elmira
New York; Reformatory Prison.
81. E. Highton presented the following
resolutions
Resolued That the California Prison Commission,
under whose auspices this Convention has been
called and is held, be and it hereby is requested
within thirty days next after the ADJOURN OF
this Convention to select three committees each to
consist of three qualified persons, TO whom, within
and according to the principles formally adopted by
this Convention, ana suDlccb Ie Ul TIC
said California Prison Commission, shall be and
here are confded tie following duties:
Committee No. The examination OF the State
Constitution and the existing legislation relative to
the State Prisons at Folsom and San Quentin, and
also the legislation OF other States, and OF foreign
countries on the subject OF State penal institutions
and bearing in mind the present conditions of these
prisons, and having due regard to economy and ef-
fcency the preparation OF such an amendment TO
| the laws now in force OF such new statutes as
NAV be deemed necessary to carry out the views and
purposes OF this Convention to be presented to the
Legislature that shall assemble IN Sacramento In
| January A. D. 1888.
| Committee No 2-The examination OF the State
Constitution and OF existing State and municipal
legislation relative to municipal prisons and re-
foratories now established in this State and also
the legislation of other States and municipalities
within the Union and in foreign countries, upon the
subject Of municipal prisons and reformatories, and,
bearing in mind the present condition of those
prisons and reformatcries, and having due regard
to economy and efficiency, the preparation oi
such amendments 10 State laws and municipal ordi-
nances now in force, or Iof such new statutes and
ordinances as may be deemed necessary to carry
out the views and purposes OF this Convention, to
be presented respectively to the legislative body OF
each municipality concerned, as speedily as posi-
bic. and to the Legislature that shall assemble al
Sacramento in January, A d. 1888.
Committee No. 3-The examination OF the State
Constitution and of existing State and county legis
| lation, relative to County Jails throughout the
State, outside OF municipalities or consolidated
States and foreign countries on that subject, and
bearing in mind the present condition of County
Jails throughout the State, and having regard to
economy and efficiency, the preparation OF such
amendments, or such new statutes and such uni
form ordinances may be deemed necessary tc
carry out the views and purposes OF this Conven
ion to be presented respectively to the Boards OF
Supervisors OF the several counties speedily as
possible and to the Legislature that shall assemble
at Sacramento in January, A. D. 1888.
ResolUed, That while the above division of labor
is desired by this Convention the said committees
are requested to meet and consult together and to
co operate with each other, 90 that interacting
and harmonious system may be proposed as the re-
suit OF their united lab rs
Resolred, That the three committees aforesaid,
sitting together committee, be and they are
hereby requested to frame and prepare codes Of
rules and regulations for the State Prisons, munici
pal prisons and reformatories and county jails
throughout the State, to be submitted respectively
to the Board of State Prison Directors the legis
lative body OF each municipality, and to the Boards
of Supervisors in the different c-unties.