The record-union., 1893-05-29
PAROLE OF PRISONERS.
Rules Adopted for Putting the Law
Into Practice.
Safeguards Thrown Around the Sys.
tem-Public Application Must
Be Made for Parole.

Prison Directors Depue, Sonntag and
Devlin, who were appointed committee
to prepare rules under which the new pa
role law shall be carried out, have agreed
upon the following, which will no doubt
be adopted by the full board:
BASIS OF ELIGIBILITY
|. 1t shall be the duty of the Wardens
OF the State Prison at san Quentin and
Folsom to keep full and accurate record
OF each prisoner therein confined, includ-
ing biographical sketch covering such
Items as may indicate the causes of the
criminal character or conduct of the prs-
oner and the advantages and opportuni-
ties OF education, ETC., enjoyed before ar
rest by said prisoner, ana also a personal
record showing, as far as possible or prac-
tlcable, the conduct, demeanor labor and
education of the prisoner while confined
IN such prison; also percentage table in
dlcatlng the conduct of prisoners, using
100 per cent. as basis, and no prisoner
whose conduct shall not have shown 100
per cent for at least six consecutive
months shall be eligible to parole, pro-
vlded that any prisoner whose record has
been exemplary for one year prior to
these rules going into effect shall be
deemed to have a record of 100 per cent.
within the meaning of this rule.
OFFICIAL GUARANTEE.
2. Before considering any case of parole
the board will require the written report
and opinion of the Warden, Captain of
the Yard and physician at San Quentin,
and the Warden. Captain of the Yard and
physician at Folsom, in the cases of
prisoners in their respective prisons.
Such oflcers shall report the general con-
duct ana habits of the prisoner and the
PROBABILITY, IN their judgment, of his re-
manning on parole without violating the
law. With their reports shall also be
presented full history of the prisoner
ana such statements as can be obtained
from the Judge who tried the case, the
District Attorney and counsel for defense,
such statements to be obtained by such
committees or by such other mode as the
board may direct.
EMPLOYMENT MUST BE ASSURED.
3. No prisoner shall be released on
parole until satisfactory evidence shall
have been furnished this board, in writ
ing, that employment will be furnished
by some responsible person, certified to
be such by the Clerk of the county where
such person resides. No prisoner shall
be released on parole until there shall
have been deposited with the Warden of
the prison IN which the prisoner is con-
fined the sum of $25, said deposit to be
used in defraying the expense of arrest
Ing and recommitting the paroled pris-
oner, should the conditions Of the parole
be violated. Should no expense be in
CURED the entire amount shall be re-
funded to the depositor on return of re-
ceipt properly indorsed, after final dis
charge OF said paroled prisoner.
PUBLIC APPLICATION.
4. Each applicant shall cause to have
published, at least once week for
two successive weeks, in two newspapers
of opposite politics published in the
county in which he was convicted. if
such newspapers are published, the fact
that he intends to apply for parole; and
no application shall be considered by this
board until the statement of the pub
fishers, with copy of notice attached,
shall have been filed; provided the ex-
pense shall not exceed 81 to each paper;
and provided further, that in counties
where papers of opposite politics are not
published, then said publication may be
made In any two papers published in said
county. In counties where only one
newspaper is published. or where all of
papers are of the same politics, 1t shall be
only necessary, however, to publish such
notice OF intention in one newspaper. If
no newspaper is published in the county,
the notice may be published in a news
paper in an adjoining county.
PAST RECORD.
5. No application shall be considered by
the committee provided in rule 2 until a
statement is obtained from the District
Attorney who prosecuted the case show
ing that the applicant had not, to the
knowledge of said District Attorney.
been convicted of felony and served a
term in penal institution prior 10 that
for which the sentence is being served.
and that the said District Attorney knows
of no other indictment or serious charge
pending against said prisoner.
MUST BE IN WRITING.
6. No oral statement will be heard for
or against any application for parole, All
arguments must be made in writing and
filed as part of the history of the case to
which they refer.
PAROLED MEN MUST REPORT MONTHLY.
7. Every paroled prisoner shall be re-
qulred to subscribe in a book to be kept
for the purpose, his signature, and TO re-
port in writing over said signature to the
Secretary of this board on the first day
of every month, in accordance with a
blank form to be prescribed and fur
nlshed by said board, until released ac-
cording to law, stating whether he has
been constantly under pay since last re-
port, and II not, why, and stating how
much he has earned and how much he
has expended, together with a general
statement of his prospects and surround
lngs, said report to be cOuntersigned by
the person in whose employ the prisoner
may be at the time. Said prisoner shall
make such additional reports as the
board in each particular case may re-
quire; but in cities be shall report to the
Chief of Palice, and at county seats,
where there may not be Chief of Police,
he shall report to the Sheriff.
PENALTY FOR VIOLATING PAROLE.
s. Every paroled prisoner shall be
liable to be retaken and again confined
within the prison liberated from for any
violation of the conditions of his parole.