River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-12-09
DePARTneNt OF JUSTICE.

Governments I."lJentiary Needed
The subject of Convict Labor.
The conduct OF the department of jastiee
70 the lat freal year Is fatty detailed In he
report OF thr attorney general, aud ! Invite
tbs earnest ats BtieB OF sac congress 10 he
same. aud dHe cozsideTatIoA Of ne
recommend ttions therein contained In she
rrpost submitted ~ this oficvr t. the
last session Of congress he strongly recon-
mended the erection Of PepitenuaEy for The
oohfbem' nj OF prisoners convicted asd sea.
fenced in the United States couris; 81 4 he
repeats the recommendation IN his repOn or
the las, year This Is a matter OF very gr, al
tmpor Ruce and should Of once receive cos
gr,s ousI Artion. UniIea States Priroser-
are unw confined in more than thirty
different FiAte prisons and Penrentiaries,
s.tustvd IN evefy part OF the ceustry
They are subj eted To ne srly many difIerv ut
modes Of tr, Htment aud dircipilus, ana are far
too much removed from the csutol and regu-
latiou Of The government 30 FAR A. they are
entitled 10 humane treatment aud opportunity
for improyeMe nt and reformation. The govern
ment i Responsible 10 Them bot this duty csn
scarcely be discharged without mere sbsoiu e
control and discretion mat is possible under
the present system MANY Of oar good ei'i
gems ha,s Interested themselves wiki the
question Of
prison RrToEM
The geRersl rovernnsat sRould be n 8
situation silcs mere must be United States
prisoners, 10 furnish important Ad IN the
movement aud should be able to L.
luStr-Ie What NAV be practi.
cslly cssS il the practice Of reform.
ana u pr. seEt m example IN the trestmt NJ
snd improve ~ its pris bners worthy Of
imitafiun. With prisoners under its own con
tru. The government con d deal with The some
y hat yexrd question Of convict labor - FAR
n, a
plan # lie own aduptiou aud with Que regard
10 the rights aus interests Of our lahofiug citi-
EeHs, lnstsad Of som stimes aiding Ia the
operation Of s'stem which canses
amuug them irritation and discomfort.
Upon confederation OF this subject, IL u ight
he thought Ni-s 20 erect more than one OF
Ihe-e ius ituiiuus locAed Ia such places as
would best su5-r-ve the purposes OF coDveR
ietcs ard economy in tran-portatiuR. The
con siderable Coz Of DaihtsiHipg theae ron
si,ts. ne at present in sfatc INSTITUTIONS,
woHla re ssyec ~ the adoption Of Tie y sa
proposed. aud BY employing aen ID tho
manu- tuIe u such articles as wers needed
for use by the government. Qui'e
large pstuuiary benedt would De
realized IN psitisl retarn fer our outlay
THE Judicial sYsTEN.
again = cheHgs IN the federal jadici Il
system TO meet he wants OF The pc pie and
ohviate the dsisyr NectsssTily attending the
presentation Of ahairr in our courts. All
are agr.ed that someIhInK tbould be done,
aur much fave is shown by those we'll aele
50 Edy'se 10 the plan suggested BY tho attpr
Bey general q the last session OF congress
and rsconlm Bdsd IN my lsst annual message
This recommendation 10 here renewed,
together Siib another, ace al he
came time, TO snch cbst &c in the manner Of
omFeusatlug district attorney and marsnsls,
and he latIer sahj CT Is commended TO The
congress for its action IL the interest OF econ
omy 10 the government snd humanity, and
fairness ard justice 10 oH- PEOPLE.