The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-04-25
PRISON LAWS.
Extracts from the New Prison Man.
agement Law.

agement Law.
The bill provides that the government
and control shall be vested in board of
managers to consist of FIVE members.
The board shall meet once in each month
at the prison.
They shall make all necessary rules and
regulations for the direction and govern
ment of all the officers of the prison, they
shall make such rules and regulations for
the government of the prisoners as shall
best promote their reformation. And gen.
orally as may from time to time be pro-
motive to the purpose of this act, in order
that good behavior may be properly re-
waIded they shall provide in the said rules
and regulations for a correct daily record
of the conduct of sucn conv.c ct. and his
fidelity and diligence in the perf,i III ,ance of
his work. and all such rules and reg, lations
as may be necessary for the transfer of any
of the prisoners confined therein 10 the state
rsformaiory.
The board of managers shall appoint the
warden. prison physician, chaplain and
principle teacher.
The officers and employees of the prison
except those appointed by the board of
managers shall be appointed by the warden.
subject to the approval of the board of
managers, and shall hold office at the pleas
ure of the warden.
The board of managers shall fix and de-
termine the compensation of all officers and
employees, payable in equal monthly INSTALL
ments; provided that the annual compen-
sation of the following named officers shall
not exceed the amounts named, viz: War
gether with house rent. fuel and lights; dep
uty warden, two thousand (S2,OOO) dollars.
together with house rent, fuel and lights
assistant deputy warden, twelve hundred
1,200) dollars; physician, one thousand
ISL OO) dollars; chaplains. not exceeding
twelve hundred $4,000 dollars altogether:
principle teacher. seven hundred and fifty
($75O) dollars; steward, twelve hundred
Isl ,200) dollars. with board and room; hos
pital steward, nine hundred $4,000 dollars,
with his board and room; all other en-
ployes such compensation as may be fixed
by tho board of managers. The steward.
hospital steward and matron shall have
board and rooms at the prison, without any
The board of managers may allow such
other employees OF the prison as they deem
proper to board at the prison at State eX-
pense, provided that persons receiving din
ners only shall be paid five (S5) dollars less
per month, persons receiving full table board
shall be paid ten (S1O) dollars less per
month, and persons receiving board and
room shall be paid thirteen (s13) dollars
less per month than they would otherwise
receive for the same service.
DIM1NUT1ON FOR GOOD CONDUCT.
First year, five days month, seven days
the second year, nine days the third year,
and ten days month for every year there
after
A convict who shall pass the entire pc
riod of his Imprisonment without violation
of the rules and discipline except such as
the managers excuse, shall upon his discharge
from prison. be restored to the rights and
privileges forfeited by his conviction. And
shall receive from the Governor certificate
under the great seal of the state. as evidence
of such restoration.
All convicts confined in the Minnesota
state prison who shall become entitled to
diminutiOn of their term of sentence by
good conduct while in prison. in accordance
with this act, shall, in addition to said
diminution of their term of imprisonment,
receive compensation from the current ex-
pense fund for every day, except Sundays
and legal holidays at an average rate of ten
cents per day per convict. The compensa-
ton to be graded, at the discretion of the
warden, from eight to twelve cents per
day. The difference in the rate of cOmpen-
sation to be based, not on the pecuniary
value of the work performed, but on the