Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-11
FOR A R[FORNAI0RY
Character Of the Anamosa Pene-
Tertiary Likely to be Con-
siderably Changed.
Board OF Control Wants to Model
1t After Elmira. N. Y.
Institution.
Will Ask Legislature to Estab-
lish a Colony for Iowa
Epileptics.
cial ia Times Repu blican.

SIOUX lily, June ll.--JuISe hODlESoIl,
of the state board of control, was in the
city yesterday and in an interview for
the Tribune made the important state
ment that the state Will in all probabii /
ity change the state pententiary at
Anamosa to reformatory modelled af-
ter that of Elmira, n Y
The state boards proposal to change
the Anamosa penetentiary TO reform
institution is in line with the theory of
today that criminals should be re-
formed rather than punished. 1t is pro-
posed to admit TO the Anamosa institu-
ton only criminals between the ages of
l5 TO 80 years, and those sentenced to
more than one year. The inmates are
10 be given their freedom at as early
Ia time az IL consistent with their good
conduct. Their release is TO be in the
nature of parole and after they have
maintained their good conduct for a
stated period, their release is made per-
mdaent. Records Of the Elmira insti-
tuition which is conducted in this fashion
show that 50 per cent of tnoae released
on parole lead reformed lives The Ana
mesa penitentiary has now about $50 in
mates The changes in system would
not neeessitate the construction Of addi-
Itional buildings. but only a new class-
lfcation Of inmates
! Another project which is engaging the
Iattentirn and energies Of the board at
this time is the securing of state
colony for epileptics.
There are 200 epi!eptic patients in the
1 institution for feeble minded! at Glen
wood, and about $50 in all Of the state
institutions. The epileptic patient re-
auires special treatment What is good
for other insane patients is not bene-
fetal for the eplleptie. He requires more
exercise and different diet
The Cherokee asylum Will be com
/ pleted in about yeas, said Judgs Rob
iuson. We now have five contractors
a work. and the construction is being
1 hurried The building will accomlao-
4 date 500 patients. but al least half that
many will be transferred from other in
/ stitutions. 1t is the plan TO SEND -
Cherokee all patients from this section
of the state. We viii hire about sixty
attendants, besides about as many other
employees. The personnel Of the staff in
i charge will not be determined for sew
eral months.
!. We want Women attendants. W.
find them more satisfactory than men
&. fer male patients as well as female
1T We can place ma Z. patient in charg,
4 Of women attendants, II will seem more
like home to him. 1t is hard 10 get We
4 men attendants. most Of chose We have
being wives Of attendants.
4 The most interesting development in
cur Work If tne past year may be com
s. sidered the very satisfactory -esuits
from he statute If the last assembly
i placing all the state institutions in eut
4 charge We proceeded at once to cor
rest the conditions which we found te
4 exist before We recommended the ras-
4 sage OF this act, AT the insana ia,
4 tients have been removed from the poo
4 houses of Madison, Warren. Monroe
and Davis counties. they being utterly
i incompetent,
Many Of the county authorizes have
been treating these insane patients rs
a they would live stock. They evidently
Il considered them brutes instead Of dis
eased men. In such institutes We cor
d rected the conditions and gave instruc-
a lions for the care Of patients.
4 In cur state Institutions, we try Y
surround lhs lhsahe Win ssueh environ
n1ents as they Weutd ma N etse gu slq'
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~ apandonea- stead 81 ctasnahe
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necessary 70 haNe VIII hs' ~.
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time visited liiusleiiueites. iol4iu ne
doing Work on lNe iauilaFs,
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DEAF ALREADY CARED FOR.
a In response to an inquiry as te tn
: attitude of the state board toward tn
. institute for mutes proposed by PRO-
I,,art,h # huoiIfs who visited SiOu