The advocate., 1895-03-06


and enclosure, but to remain, while on parole
In the legal custody and under the control OF
the board Of managers and subject at any time
to be taken back within the 1ncl0snr9 OF said
refOrmstory; and full power to enforce such
rules and regulations and to retake and retm-
prison any convict so upon parole, Is hereby
conferred upon said board. whose written
order certified by Its secretary, shall DO sutti-
cient warrant for all officers named in 1t to
authorize such officers TO return to actual Gus
tody any condiEonally release or parole prts-
oner; and it is hereby made the duty OF all
officers TO execute said order the same as ordt-
nary criminal process. The said board OF
managers shall also have power to make all
rules and regulations necessary and proper
for the employment, discipline, instruction,
education, removal and temporary or cOndi-
tiOnal release and return as Aforesaid OF all
the cOnvicts in said reformRtory
Sec. 10. The board Of managers may make
requisition upon the directors Of the state
penitentiary, who shall select such pris-
oners as are required by such requi.
sition from among the youthful we'll.
behaved and the most promising convicts
Of the state penitentiary convicted OF felony,
cation and treatment under the rules and reg.
ulations thereof, and the board Of managers
are hereby authorized to receive and detRtn
during the term of their sentence to the
states prison, such prisoners 80 transferred,
and the laws applicable to convicts In the
state prison as far as they relate to the com.
mutation of imprisonment for good Conduct
shall be applicable to said cOnVicts when
transferred under this section.
Sec. IL. 1t shall be the duty Of said board
Of managers to maintain such control over all
prisoners committed to their custody as shall
prevent them from committing crime, best Sc
cure their selfsupport and accomplish their
reformation. When any prisoner shall be re-
cetY6d into the reformRtOfy, they shall cause
to be entered In the register the date Of such
admission, the name, age, nativity, national
itV, with such other facts as may be ascer-
tained Of parentage, Of early social influences,
as seem to indicate the constitutional and ac-
qutred defects and tendencies OF the prison
ers, and based upon these, an estimate Of the
then present condition of the prisoner and
the best probable plan Of treatment. Upon
such register shall be entered quarter.yearly
or oftener minutes of observed improvement
method and treatment employed, also all
orders or alterations effecting the standing
or situation of such prisoner, the circumstan-
ces Of the final release and any subsequent
facts OF the personal history which may be
brought to their knowledge.
Sec. IL The board Of managers shall, under
system OF marks or otherwise, fix
upon a uniform plan under which they
shall determine What number of marks marks
by each prisoner sentenced under the
provisions Of this act, as q condition Of in
creased privileges or Of release from their con-
troll, which system shall be subject to revision
from time to time. Each prisoner so
sentenced shall be credited for good
personal demeanor, diligence in labor
or study, aud for results accomplished, and
to be charged for derelictlon, negli-
gence and Offenses. An abstract OF the record
In the case Of each prisoner remaining under
control OF the said board of managers shall
be made up semtannually, considered by the
managers at q regular meeting, and TO be filed
with the secretary OF state, which abstract
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then present situation, whether in the reform
atory, state prison, asylum or elsewhere,
whether any, and how much, progress or inn
proVement has been made, and the reason for
release or continued custody, as the case may
be. The managers shall establish rules and
regulations by which the standing Of each
prisoners account Of marks or credits, shall
be made known to him as often as once
month, and oftener, II he shall at any time re-
quest 1t, and may make provisions by which
any prisoner may see and converse with some
OF the said managers during every month.
When 1t appears 20 the said managers that
there Is strong or reasonable possibility that
any prisoner viii live and remain at liberty
without violating the law, and that his re-
lease is not incompatible with the welfare Of
society, then they'shall Issue TO such prisoner
an absolute release from imprisonment. But
no other petition or other form OF application
for the release of any prisoner shall be enter
talned by the managers. Nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to impair the power
Of the governor to grant pardon or a commu-
tation OF sentence In any case.
Sec. 10. Every clerk Of any court by which
q criminal shall be sentenced to the said re-
formstory shall furnish to the officer having
such criminal In charge o record containing
copy Of the indictment and Of the plea, the
names and residences Of the justices and
judges presiding At the trial. also the jurors and
witnesses sworn on the trial, q full copy ofthe
testimony, and OF the charge Of the court, the
verdict, the sentence pronounced, and the
the clerk under his hand and official seal, may
be used as evidence against such criminal in
any proceeding taken by him from imprison-
ment by habeas corpus or otherwise A copy
Of the testimony taken on the trial, and Of the
charges OF the court, shall be furnished the
clerk for the purpose Of this act, by the stem
ographer acting on the trial, or II no stenogra-
pher be present, by the county attorney Of the
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