Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-14
INDETERMINATE SENTENCES
Text of the Bill Which now Goes to
 the Governor.

s5 s Text of the Bill Which now Goes to
 the Governor.
 The following is the text of the in- determfnate sentences bill as passed by the senate
 Section l. When any person shall for an o1ense Hereafter committed be sen- tenced to state prison, otherwise than for life or in connection with a sen tence of execution for capital onense, tho court shall not fix definite term of imprisonment, but shall establish maximum and minimum term for which said convict may be held in said prison. The maximum term shall not be longer than the maximum term prescribed by law as . penalty for such offense and the minimum term shall not be less than one year; provided, however, that when any per son so sentenced shall have twice be- Tore been convicted, sentenced and i'm prisoned in a state prison or peniten- tiary, the court shall sentence said person to maximum of thirty years. And provided further, that in case a person is sentenced to the state prison for two or more, separate Ofrenses when the term of imprisonment for
 
 begin at the expiration of the first and each succeeding term of sentence named in the order of commitment, the court imposing such sentences shall name no minimum term of imprison- ment except under the first sentence, and the several maximum terms shall for the purposes of this act be con- strued as one continuous term of inn prisonment.
 Sec. 2. Any person so sentenced to the state prison, after having been in confinement in said prison for period not less than said minimum term, may be allowed to go at large on parole in the discretion of the majority of the board of directors of said prison and the warden thereof acting as board of parole, if in their Judgment said prisoner will lead an or derly life if set at liberty.
 Sec. 3. Authority is hereby con- ferred upon said board of parole to es- tablish such rules and regulations as. it may deem necessary, upon which such convict may go upon parole. and to enforce such rules and regulations and to re-take and re-fmpriSon any convict upon parole for any reason that shall seem sufficient to said board of parole.
 Sec. The request of said board of parole, or of any person authorized by the rules of said board, shall be sufficient warrant for any officer of said prison, or any officer authorized by law to serve criminal process within the state, to return any convict on pa role into actual custody; and it shall be the duty Of police officers, consta- bles and sheriffs to arrest and hold any 1,I vt<.x ,<od without any written warrant, and, for the performance of said duty, the of- dcer performing the same (except otfi- cers of said prison) shall be paid by the board of directors of said prison, out of the prison funds, such reason able compensation as is provided by law for similar services in other cases.
 Sec. 5. Any paroled convict who shall be returned to said prison for violation of his parole may be re- tained in said prison for a period equal to the unexpired term of his sentence at the date of the request or order for his return, or may again be pa rolled by said board of parole.
 Sec. 6. If 1t shall appear to said board of parole that any convict on parole will continue to lead an order fly life, then said board by unani- AilOQ VOlG Ols .bl1 luS AACAApCIa sPl SfSht at any regular raeeting thereof may declare said convict discharged from said prison, and shall deliver to him 8 written certificate to that effect un- der the seal of the prison directors and signed by its secretary and the warden.
 Sec. z. It shall be the duty of the Connecticut Prison association and of said board of parole to make all req sonable efforts to secure employment for any convict paroled or discharged.
 Sec. 8. The power of the board of pardons to grant paroles is hereby limited to cases of convicts now in the state prison, or who shall be con- fined therein for offenses committed prior to the time this act shall take effect
 < Sec, 9. Section 1644 of the general statutes is hereby repealed. s Sec. 10. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to repeal sections 1884. 3341 or 1892 of the general statutes.