The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-06

of-leave-man had to report to the po-
lice Of the district in which he was liv-
ing q certain stated number of times
a year, and he could not move from
one parish to another without giving
notice to the local police authorities
and getting permission to remove. The
complaint of The ticket of leave-m man
used to be that restrictions initiated
against his getting work and keeping
it, and also prevented his seeking work
freely.
If The Star understands Warden
Henry's proposal rightly, he does not
consider it necessary here to bind the
''parolcd' prisoner by such restric-
lions, only, if such paroled prisoner
We're brought up before the minor
courts he would be summarily returned
to Jail without trial. But man
"paroled" in Hilo, and the police
of Wailuku, which he might choose
as his abiding place, would not know of
his status unless there was a regular,
method of communication between the
authorities. There must be some sup
ervision when prisoner is under
parole"
AS to the proposal to get rid of the
present prison altogether and erect
one at a more convenient position, that
proposal has been talked over time and
time again. We need proper pene-
tertiary to which all long term pris-
oners should be sent from all parts of
the Territory, and we need an indus
trial farm to which short term prison
ers from the Island of Oahu, or even
from the city of Honolulu only could be
relegated, The present Jail, like many
other things we have, is no longer suit
ed to our changed conditions. 1t was
all right when it was first erected, but
that was over forty years ago, and
prison methods have changed very
much since then.
The Star has always objected to the
prisoners being marched through the
strongly objected to the employment
of prisoners upon the streets of the
city. These matters were argued at
considerable length before the meeting
of the last Legislature.
Not only Is the marching of the men
through the streets of the city an un-
necessary parade of their degradation,
but it is a great waste of time. OF
course every one can understand that
it cannot be helped, and no one recog
nizes this more thoroughly than War
den Henry. Warden Low, who pre-
ceded Warden Henry, was of the same
opinion and made somewhat similar
suggestions, while the three Prison
Inspectors made an elaborate report
upon the matter.
The coming Legislature shows every
sign that it will be progressive and
that it has desire to put the various
institutions of the Territory upon a
proper basis. If a thorough reconstruc-
ton and division of the prison could
be made or initiated at this Legisla-
ture, it would be a great step in ad-
vance. What We want to do is to take
the prisoners off the streets entirely.
BY building a Jail within easy reach of
the stone quarrleS we would be saved
the daily procession of ball and chain
men through the streets and there
would be increased economy in the
working time. BY establishing an in
dustrial farm, light sentence men would
be given healthy outdoor employment
and would be removed from the public
gaze. Many of these light sentence
men are habitual drunkards. The work
on the farm would enable these men
to recover their nerves and their gas
trio powers, and would enable them the
better to fight their appetite when they
returned to ordinary life. There is a
grand opportunity for taking most
important step in advance.