Connecticut western news., 1894-03-22
BROCKWAY GUILTY.
CHARGES AGAINST THE EInlNA su-
 PERiNTENoENT SUSTAINED.
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 AIRANr, March sa-The state board o6 rhsriti-~ has handed in it. report on the klmira r~formatory investigation. and tt Is against the board of manaRerx Aft~r detailing at length the findings in the vvs dence the Investigating commlttee con- cluded as follows
 First That tho charges and the sllexsaicns against General Superintendent x- R hreck- way of ~crusl. brutal exceszivN degrading and unusual punishment of the tnmste~~ srw pruved and most amply sussained hy the evidence and that he Is guilty of the same
 That the general superintendent in punish- ina convicss by blows scruam ths face hT the paddle and the handle ther~of. not eec&n@~ of any ofrens@ committed hy them. but because they happen to tarn their heads. ofssn fcr th@ purpo~~ of pleading for mercy. ts Kuklty of needles. cruelty and xro-s inhumsnity.
 Encouraged nrut~iisys
 That the general superintendent p~rmfst~A and encouraged oficcrs and keep~rs to strske kick. beat and otherwise practice hmutm1ftv upon the inmates whcn in his pr~~~nos Ia ths bathroom, and that thsr@fur~ said ofnosrw and keep~rs were encouraged to exeruls~ brutslfty upon the inm~a~~ elsewhere and wh@a nos in his presence
 We therefore And tAs general rsns~nsl~ns guilty of the eharsv of -permittinx counta- nsncinx and encouraging brutality oa the p@rt of the ofic~rs and keeperw~
 seccnd. That corporal panishmsat a pr~es tccd In the reformatoEy sAoald be p<ohih<t@d hy law.
 Third-Th~, the general medical sapsrvasAem of the reformNtor1 is in.deQuat~ly provided for. and that tho sppoantm~nt @m phywAcAsn o< relative of a member of the beard of msn- sxcrs shoald not he tolerated
 fourth-Thzs the law roverninx trsnsfsrs of convscts from the r~fcrmatory 10 stats pra@omm shoald es amended to prwvent . rec1r~ renee of the hArdship and iniastios proved se hAve existed in ths mAnaxsmsnt of the re- formatery in thls respect.
 nfth--Thss the la~s .uthcsislnx ths re~rr~@l of paroled inmates of the r~form~soxy shouiA es amended so sz to prwvent the r~lno@rc~rs~ ton of such prisonen sxc~ps upon proper isai- cial inquiry.
 sixth-Thst thesysssm of employing eonvicss as ofic~rsN kc~psrw and monitorwN n continwaa tn the refcrmasory. should ee amended - sx to | prwxrnt the recurrwnc~ of such shmm@@ are shown to have grown ep under the pr~~snt method.
 sev~nth-The present board of m~a@x~rs ef the rcformssory. which |. compo~~d of bat Ave mcmevrs-s number wo small that it kdnzlts of no divided responsibility should have known of the existsnee of the facts dt~ola~~d hY this Investigation. and yet the evidence shgww they knew little ar nothing about th~m. They w~re requested by the governor at the bextnninx uf this inquiry te ~osp~nd the general s1p~tsm- tendent p~ndinx the same. which they did un- | der protest. Whsn th@ pso~ecutioa hmd eAas~a their slde of the oa@s and the testimony fes tn@ mansgerS wAs only half sahmlttsd~ tAey pro ccetcd to r~inst&ts him hy a formal vote and resolution declaring thsar oonsinu~a and esaux~ Ing confidence in him Thus they h.xs ss~un.- cd direct responsibility for his crueltez and iss- humsnisie~s for which they wer~ before only morally liable At the same tirs. thcY hMvw | mnfsnr s.f tA.fw ~ | wanton insult to the cxecuuv~ kiwhth-Thst the maximum number of con- Il virts to ee confined Ia the reformstory sAoala nod oxoccd Ion l Padding ss Bs Rsxsi%sea. | Adopting thc~e re~olutions, the state board recommends as follows If the u.e of corrofsl punishment is to b~ continued fin state male r~form~torie@. it shsll only be administered upon the tadKn@ns of majority of the board of mAnNx~rs sitting ss s court- after opportunity to the @ccas-d to b~ heard in his defes-c and to es ccnfrunted wfsh hts socuscr~ rast said judgment shall deter mine the character of the punishment te b@ administered. and m by p@ddiinK the nuznh~s of blows shall ee stated; that the panishm~nt shall bs administered by subordinate efrsc~s of the institution dessxnstsd for th.f purpose | by the board of mans3crs only. who .hmll nod | be the general supsrintendenI and that za least two members of the board shai be pr~@~as to witn~~ each o~~e of ponishment that tAs board of nsnsx~rw shall recurdJn book ksp4 for that purpose a fall snd clear statement d their dispo~itioa of each case ef corporal pas. l ishment brought bcforw thems that ths tudsN ] ments of punishment of the hoard of mNa2x~ss | bc published to the tnmstc~ in general ord~rs | by the sdiatsnt of the reform.sory regiment | or in some other general and xuttAhle manner beforc the punishment is Inflicted | rt is further recommended thM1 the phywkeml condition of each inmate under ch@rT~@ that may result in his corporal punAshmens shall hsl ssccrtAined hy the physician and repoTted nl l the board of mRnAxerx. sitting a court be- fore judgment ef corporal punizhmsnt iz pro- | ncunced sgAinst hiu. and that tho s@id phyxi, elan shall be present al the times that sf tka time Of punishment If by p@ddflnx. ths psr~oal of the prisoner be so protected hy stout ls~th- | CT jacket that no unnecessary injury mny bt donc him; that ke hs properly s~curvd &nd net | hoisted In any manner from the xrounA-