The Jersey City news., 1899-12-19
PAROLE SYSTEM.
Prison Supt. Moore Says It
Is Productive Of Reforma-
tory Effects.
SYAPATHIzES WITH CONVICTS
Annual Report Advises Some
Radical Changes in Treat
ment of Prisoners.

| State Prison which has just been SUD
mitted to Governor Voorhees,, is an inter-
esting statement relating to the parole
! system which has been in vogue in this
State since 1891 Touching upon this i'm
portant subject Keeper Moore in his re-
port says
After an experience of eight and a half
years the operation of the parole system
seems to be productive Of good results IN
the reformation of criminals Under this
law the entire number of prisoners paroled
to this date is 3o9. Out of this number
only four have had their paroles revoked
and were returned to prison to serve out
their terms. Those who were returned to
prison and whose paroles were revoked
after conviction of another crime NUM-
bered ten In the instance of one convict
whose parole was revoked, he was not re-
turned to the State Prison, having lost
his reason. He is now an inmate of the
State Insane Hospital Another convict
whose parole was revoked was also not
returned having been confined in New
York State for another crime Altogether,
therefore, the number of paro.es revoked
is sixteen, or about per centum of the
number granted.
there are many convicts who are not fit to
be released from prison, as they are
scourge to the community and are very
soon returned. These men should be held
for the protection of society until 1t is
known that they have reformed. or at
least improved in their morals. IN these
cases the parole with the power to revoke
it is practically a life sentence hanging
over them, and would tend to deter them
from any future violation of the law. In
my opinion it would cost the State less
to hold them than it would cost the public
to make good their depredations-
Another question of grave importance
and interest to the public generally, to
which Keeper Moore refers, is what to do
with and for discharged convicts. He
says on this point
Under our system discharged prisoners
who have a credit Of less than IS, in the
hands of the principal keeper, receive
upon their discharge a sufficient sum OF
money to take them home, the table be-
tween as follows: If committed from Mer-
GER county, 81; from Middlesex, 81; from
Camden and Burlington counties, $3.50;
from Essex, Hunterdon, Somerset, Union,
Monmouth and Gloucester, 3d.; from Hud-
son, $3.50; from Ocean. Salem. Atlantic,
D. pass,i, Rareen Morris Cumberland and
sussex 81. from Cape May. S..
Continuing the report says:-"The dis
obaroad nrisoner leaves the prison door
dasnondent. with only money enough to
last q dav or two every hand being turn
Cd against him. often he is too proud
or 100 sensitive to return to his friends,
ana although he NAV beg for work, peo-
nle hesitate TO employ him if it is known
that he is an ex-conyict Hunger and
want of lodgings overcome all his good
resolutions he may have made while in
tbe prison. and in desperation he again
drifts into crime and is soon in the hands
If the law AS a. measure for the pre-
,,a,+,on of crime the treatment of the
5;soraroed rrisoner should be carefully
considered. The time when he should be
be1ned ,s Immediately upon his discharge
or all his good resolutions may fail and
his case becomes hopeless.
nAmone the MANY plans suggested or
adonted for his relief I have heard of
none more effective or more productive of
GOOD results than the one under trial for
+brea vears mast by Mrs. Ballington
Rootb She has established three sta
tions or depots for homeless discharged
convtcts who show evidences of a desire
- aeorr, -, ubiob nlacas thew can re-
so.,-e s1atr -,ao,s and lodginas where they
80 e,i,o,gad ~ remain Inder certain re-
s.s,o.,aTs mi, +hav f,nd WORK or until
~ +hra,,ob ber nbilantbranic friends.
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Inc money NECESSARY ~
appilanceS iot meas -
proper manner together with the cost of
Izo.sar,r+iax, .p5 nbotoeranbs of all the
oSSSA s1oii s-N
conyicts at present IN the prison VINO are
serving their second term or more would
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not exceed si,oOV anu "ouiu pidoe ms
partment of the prison on par with the