Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-02

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tss s.<e Prison make The folio~iss
sp1ss:
u ~ Hsssva1te ne Cer<ysoy. nal gr.~-
sfsss Cessesl:
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nsaa0snens Of tAis inSsAuGtoa shst esl's q,
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vAsis, ssen 70 appreciate their kind srees-
Ukas snd vbiie the dieiSi:ss 10 Of . nsces-
~ somsvhst risid i. IL Only those who
vitfsliy ssssk the ruies eY esuni. ,ous
pisdsneAnef that are nov rsse<A 10 parish
nsst 10 work 10 done % . ssins vh<rsby
- sssid b sntjsc1 "a puaassnene az
{pspfssd Of time dsdscsioa aissved by
\ ~. fat sew faiAi,msnt yet every one /,
lsnpectsd and required TO do HE shsss Of
lsb0s secofdias 70 his sptresy ard sbtiisy
10 10 saspsising In mssy Instances what
s1&lsh york csn be dere by some vhe ssvs
4btlsd TO pfoft BY t1sir ingenuity 10 EAR
tssie bread BY hSnsst toll when sss siSs the
wiaon walls.
II the discharge Of prisoners . sssstsoa
sfisss vhsthsf or M the State hes doas iss
fail dasy snd should loss all interest Ia :
discharged man shea he IL given change
Of clothes and small snoans Of noney.
barely sufficient to pay HE iransportaliso.
nts remote part Of thu sta.s, add .h<a
szpecs him 70 reform 10 every issanes
sben IL 10 % dif3cult 70 obtain smp.oymxat
% account Of ths pssjsiice for his harias
sssefvsd time" No doutt many have
lK~nts. Who, aasicipasins their release have
crowded employ menf for them G. viii n
tssst furnish them IN abiding piscs anti
work can be had. Others is matters net
whether !, 10 in nid-vin,sr or Otherwise
Z vhsn they sre turned out 90 to speak Al
10 expiration 81 their sentence AMI left 10
sbift for themselves With Scarcely
I cough to keep them ths Ars. night
. arriving ut their destination. Il
Moot expsjisns that the Whole matter
discharged inustss from all the penal
btilutions In the State be made . suhi,et
~ legislative Inquiry and some method
s.vissd whereby they could be assisted In
! Jtsinins employ meBt and thus be eneoar-
4sd from committing . second offenss.
I DOS. assarsdly so IL IL 10 actual waat this,
nompts them 70 commit the act Abuse
II confidence might ofieo be expected.
snd even then, should others ~ho are dssir.
sss Of refofmin. suffer from this.
At each Witt the condition Of the prison.
sss have bssn Inquired into ard Interviews
rsnfed whenever . request for one vas
made. The standard Of the prison diet has
teec maintained during The year and no
complaints In this direction have been made.
The various industries have been carried
% quite successfully and tbs financial
sanding Of the prison 10 on . good business
isis - will appear by the reports Of the
Warden snd Honorable Board OF inspectors
feel il my duty to urge upon the State the
neat necessity Of making . liberal appro-
ptiatIon for general repairs and Improve
nsnts which need not here be enumerated
~ the prison committee on part OF the
legislature will, In the near future, &C
quaint themselves with what il necessary to
pisce the prison in sanitary. economical
ard business like condition ard in keeping
with more modern Institutions in the State
The Warden. Inspectors and subordinate
officers have manifested 8 deep interes, in
behalf Of the State and no reason is row
apparent, should the Legislature adopt the
recommendations of those officers. why the
prison would not answer every purpose for
which il wss designed.
TOBIAS LoRD.
CooseiL CaAaBER, Dec. 81, 1890.