The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-11-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PEN.
Member Of tho tate Mn d ~ 'hnriti,a on
Corr, olion interview, d

Mtmbor Of tho tate boH Il ~ 'hHTiiita on
CORE oii0n interview,
A Nam Ae,d Helald mali u few eyen'
lnga alhce met Gen, brinkel hun aud fell
10 taking about prison matteIs, when
the interview assumed Tho following
/ form.
Reporter: What ara the prospects OF
thp new pouiientinryY
Gen. Brlukprhuf. Very god | think,
The BOaId OF Managers are llfSt claru
men, aud have iYpn very cp elul thought
and study TO tho eul ject, and | have tn
| tire COT Il fence that the result Will DO
very satisfactory. fhe site eelt cted Ia nd
mrable, hnn | 10 not ttlleve there ia an.
- her place In the State, taxing all things
iutO consideration, That combines no
many adyantug, Y, or anywhere near M
many, In fact there ie not one single
ming essential 10 such an Institution
that IN wanting.
What IL the probable coat OF tho instl-
lu,iOn wnen cOmpletpdY
hB afchllpGl's estimates, | think, are
about $500 OC0, but d. not believe that
II eau bu constructed, or ought TO he,
for much less tlini u million. The El'
MIRA RpfOfmat0fy, which IN u similar
| inSlitu Ion IN Hlze aud character, cost u
great deal more Than that, but mater
lalB ard ihb were higher then than
now. OF course tho coat will be kept
down ~ much 40 possible, but u good
prison structure auyShere will cost
money, anu II we bulld II prison NJ ull,
IL is vely evident that the best economy
10 10 build u good one, aud one that viii
last for centuries.
That new pfieon In OHIO Ia an abeo.
Lutte necessity IN evident 10 any Que who
knows anything about the subject; the
old peni lenliury IN already 0yercf0w wded,
~ d before the new ono IN completed
prisoners will have 10 be doubled up In
their cells In order " accommodate tho
increasing population. 0hlo, for ite
Nize, hus lees pebi eDtiary accommoda
tiOns than any other Northern STATE,
aud q new one should have been built
before this.
In dealing with tho defective and do.
pendent clneaea. Ohio IL tho foremost
State In the Uniou, but In dealing with
the criminal claeeee We have been pome.
what behind. Hereafter, however, this
will not be the case, for tho Legislation
OF tho past two years, properly carried
out, will place us In advance OF oil
| others.
What Legislation do you refer top
Well. there are q series of acts com
moncing q year ago with the abolition
OF tho Contract system ab d tho reorgan.
igalion OF the old pebiIouliary, by o
classification 0fthe prisoners upon tho
Crofton systelp, and tho authorize alton Of
the iDdetefmlunte sentence That Of H..
self was long step forward. Then
came NJ tho same session tho act for the
lulel mediate prison. viii h Ia TO DO q
ReIOrmat0ry on tho " mira pattern.
Tblp was another great advance. Then
again NJ tho session OF last winter came
two additional acts OF yast importance.
Tho ilrst settles tho prison labor qupu-
tion by tho adoption OF tho pitcO price
y an, which IN undoubtedly tho bvst eol
ulion OF VI at problem which IL now at.
talnable. Then cams tho crowniDg act
otall placing tho entire prison popula
ti0n OF tho B ate under thu paruo or
ticket OF leave py5lem, aud making u
third oifense punishable by impri.on.
ment I life. Among prison pxpeFts,
everywhere, thi4 series tf enac m W.,
IN cons d red tho wippgt Hud most nd
vahctd EVER made In America, have
received cOMnendatory letters even
from England.
30 Tar 40 legislation Ia concerned we
arc ifty years ahead OF what VIZ were
two years ago, aud now with u capable
aud conservative administration, W. Q m
plac oul saves abreast Of tho niUst al
yahced Eurup 'aD states IA our meth ida
OF dealing with tie crinllnai clusets.
The Board , I State Charities have To-
b red aud hoped for these thugs for
many years, but We hardly dared 10 OK.