The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-31
PRISON REFORM:
Rev. I'll. ii. Hart Talks on this
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Rev. I'll. I'll. Hart Talks on this
| Interesting Topic. .
Rev. H. H. Hart, secretary of the
state board Of Corrections and Char
tiles, whose duty it is to visit and
make a personal inspection of all
jails and public institutions in the
state, spoke at the congregational
church Sunday evening on "Prison
Reform with special reference to the
administration of County Jails.'' ~
Mr.. Hart stepped to the front,
when the hour of commencement ar
rived, and began his address at once,
without single preliminary or apol-
ogistic remark. He first spoke of the
state school at Owatonna. This in
stitution has a membership Of over
200 and while many new pupils are
constantly coming in the authorities
are busy finding homes for these
who are worse than orphaned. The
school is a grand institution and
many a poor child is picked up on
the street and by the schools assist
ance is placed in some nice home and
makes worthy citizen in after years.
He spoke at length regarding the
State Reformatory school at Red
Wing. This reformatory is princi-
pally managed by women, it having
been demonstrated that the ladies
have greater influence ever the boys
and the boys predominant by about
ten to one. He told how state pris-
ons were managed and commended
the grading of prisoners, coltending
that it put value on manhood and
good behavior, and created valu
able ambition among the inmates.
He was heartily in favor of the new
reformatory law enacted in this state,
which gives prisoner a chance to
secure pardon after he has served
one half Of his sentence by satisfying
the warden and prison officers that
he is a reformed man.
Mr.. Hart then took UP the admin
istration of county jails. He said
that county jails instead of being a
preventative of crime were worse
than nurseries of crime. they were
normal schools of crime. lie said Il
large majority of the county jails
throughout the country were not fit
places to stable horses, much less to
keep med, women and children in.
In most jails it is an impossibility for
a person to keep clean if, they We're
SO disposed. He said the only rem
edy was to exact good jails and on a
plan that would give each man cell
to himself.
He spoke in eloquent language of
Mobiles county's new bastile and said
that it was the finest county Jail in
the northwest and was parlor com
pared to similar institutions in St.
Paul and Minneapolis. 1t stands
as monument to the enterprise of
the charitable people Of this county.
Mr.. Hart was once a minister of
the gospel in Worthington and was
perfectly familiar with the old Jail,
and while it was model at the time
of its construction, he was pleased to
know that the residents of the county
were awakened to the necessity of
having better home for the prison
ers. Mr.. Hart is greatly interested
in the work of charity and is secre-
tary of the relief committee which
did such noble work for the Hinkley
fire sufferers. and this gentleman in
formed representative of the AD-
VANCE that there were over 600 un-
fortunate families being cared for
by this committee at the present
time. Caring for the needy and
uplifting the down-fallen is a noble
calling, and to share and have part
in the SORROW of our neighbors
makes bright the light that falls up
on the heathstone where our loved
ones dwell. The ADVANCE wishes
Rev. Hart Godspeed in his work.
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