New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-24
DISSERTATIONS AMONG PRISONS.
PRELIMINARY TOUR OF TIE PRISON LABOR RE-
FORM COMMISSION.

PRELIMINARY TOUR OF TIE PRISON LABOR RE-
FORM COMMISSION.
FpOs w. Barnes. Editor of The II eiisriUe
Reportcr who Is member OF the New-Nork Prison
Labor Reform Commits ion, was in the city recently
This commission organized by act o. Legislature at
winter to and ot Oh tie best pans for en-
poying convicts without bringing convict labor INTO
competition with free labor Mr.. Barnes said TO rhlB.
ISL reporter:
We are only on the Threshold OF our Investigations
We have VISITED BackwelIs Island. sing sing. Aaourn
and DauDemora We have also been 10 Montreal We
sh. visit number Of prisons var.oi states OK
pec 20 20 10 Ohio Few days 20 far, oar visits 20 the
several prisons have been preliminary onlr We have
beer getting idea OF the ground and preparing for
more extended INVESTIGATIONS Later on There wa some
LAX about going bur 10 not thlk any hing will
come Of IT, can good reason for such TIP. Tie
conditions Of society different tat ObservaiiCns OF
re methods OF II AMAZING prisons over there could DO Us
little or no good WHAT might De good aud valuable
rr,.ou there might De very nad discipline here
We cot a glimpse 81 English prison rule 10 Montreal Il
wa. not wholesome The discipline l. like iron. II Is
r.,c O, terror The convict aud the botI
In constant terror Th have uprising about once
wear ONE occurred only short Time a-o, when tbs
warden was s4oi three places. rever. persons keep
eis and couylcis we're wounded aut one convict VS.
killed IN clerk IA uIison toll me tnat they expect
dog ell NA-ncv-r the warden so-- tlrH -h Tie prison
the guards cal Attention." anu every convict stan ;
convict. -aluei gracefully, others inHihrFcnuj. many
yin AN usy look tirr Eyes. aud not a. al. or
win lrrr sweep or tr hand 20 me naL Where OJeis-
,uc- To those authority BE- maze tnin- o. Apl.-uh
II ,-at,- on those WHO are un4er fA~ over II wh-
,'e ,irrrent Ia New York prisons. whef - thOuh
[ fbe -aufr l. not compulsory, -aN pT.-Oart aitrr
urt.nnrr mako { voluntarily an Willingly matter ~
rs,-,,,ai trde / uu aEvia1ly Impressed tn lie
r.-n,t- of lie rig IIle al M1utreh wAi - To
.re.J r-,outlou aud do-grt Re- stance. Pnc who
h,r s,nt wears GOT twenty i've stl iona. ior
rI. ~ in fn. last revolt AL tue ,rtou- men were
NM m rnaiu- 81 dungeons. DOtced ole nan IN the
mn, ,,u, VINO had ruorbOu- great btl attached 10
a. ,tkle Nome II others wtlr -!Li Ariy shfe
ami asked VIA; meant. ! Wa tod That tl- man
t t..r . HE prisoner before tI- revolt and lAal thr
nrv e,fr nun smcns they could iLnic Oh him Wa 10
90 -. 10 l- cnalu You ran understand tue de-pera-
TN n, -uch prisoners. In orr American 1ri-O :. 10
.i,,inu r., the ronmutati1n OF sentence winch every
uY. yet. FOR good behavior various lilvl!r-es are
ai1,-rcI item as they SHOW Themselves worthy. Men
ar. M Ia improve father than 10 rriToETaGe. Way al
al the ncrs rlt on o. grass
l.rn, regular country s"ci.nlr. II wnr tier Fourth
49, inIv c,l,nrstlou. gu Juy ). For trn years the
,.nIer t1err pave hId tAgee ANNA hpdiy--1ha
n'~i,. tr3trna- and July !. THANKSGIVING and Cnr-t
- - are sneut Indoors On the Fourth the cBnvict- are
ird H. % ont intO yard and spend three II
s, hour- a, trey nj They talk OF nothing else Tor
r..k. bs,r- Il happens. II IL pretty bad man WAC
~. r.n,iu ,uky and under punishment and so lose LIS
~ ant ln.y had man III the Il lngeOn Tor Two
- Al a. 10 July =. hut lie sent for the warden that
40, ,rt b.esrd ami promised Ike good on- anu was
usfn.d "a come out OF course, Al no wanted was "