The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-14

trained aud educated Much can Ire done
during their confinement, and when lib
Grated thee msv he able TO obtain cnl.
psoymcnt on accoUn; Of their efficiency
then yon may hope for reformation The
superintendent should cndcavor to iiud
employment for such ns he can recon.
mend as useful labprcrs and employees
and thus aid them in securing business
and a home. The public, III this way, find
ont their uscIu!ucsS, and lis demands will
give them employment
1t should 10 required by law that the
various occupations and trades, nscful &c
The people, should be taught to those who
arc sent TO prison, so that when they are
liberated with q certificate OF efficiency
and good behavior, wc may have some
ground to believe that while society has
boon projected ly Ito punishment OF
these unforlunaics, HE criminals have
been improved bv learning 10 become
useful during their terms Of impri;on-
meat, and viii see that the chas,scmen
which has been laid upon them was for
their own good. and they may learn to
love the law, whose iron hand has nHc;-
ed the punishment. We must cndcavor
to stop the war between the criminal and
society.
CONDITIONAL PARDONS.
If the legislature would pass law al
lowing the Governor TO Grant conditional
pardons TO criminals in the pcntcntarl.
and in the jails OF the Commonwealth,
VIXEN III his opinion it would bc eXpedi
ent TO do 20, it would he productive Of
good results. Let the Executive give to
any deserving convict or prisoner in the
JAiIs or pcni'cntiary, furl0nsh. or q
ticket of leave, based upon thc condition
OF him dcmeaning himself or herself a. n
sober, pclccabIe, Industrious, and law
abi'lin. citizen, and on the failure of
such convict or other prisoner 20 com
ply. thc party should lie arr, s;cd and re-
quircd 10 serve ont hia term in the pcni
Tertiary or jail, and 70 credit should be
given for that portion o. term of sentence
for which the prisoner was released Oh
good behavior 1t will be IN incentive to
good conduct, and the fear of recall will
have tendency 10 restrain them when
induced to 90 astray.
CRIMINAL EXrEysEs
Our criminal expenses are enormous,
and are increasing The decision in the
court OF appeals in The case of Miller -.
the State (coih Va. Rep. p. GIS1. decided
in January, 50, restricting the .iuri>dic-
ton OF Justices, has added 10 this increase
II j. now more than ever a source Of lm-
porlani enquiry and some remedy should
be provided to diminish these EXPENSES.
In 1860 lLc criminal expenses
we're S 7,s342G
In 1870 he criminal expenses
were l49, 7GG2G
Ia lo>o the criminal expenses
we're 26l .3515l
in lc9? the acknowledgements
were %l): io'Jl
Ia 1859 tie criminalcxpenscs
were 32l.5725l
again recommend:
/. That wc pax attorneys Of the Com
monwcai,ll fixed salvii.s. and tlat all
criminal expenses lie oqportioncd be-
tween the cities and counties. and The
state, according 10 wealth and populH-
ton.
2 Make the party who causes a need
less prosecution pay the costs.
>; Require the Superintendent of the
icnitcniiary 10 send for conflicts.
f. Enlarge the Jurisdiction OF justices
a. soon a. the new amendments to the
constitution are adopted.
The states money is used to prose
cute her. innocent people. This should
not lie 50: ii cnly the guilty were indicted
aud .rivd-ihc criminal expenses would he