Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-17

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! the case. The new method which has
been but imperfectly outlined was in-
/ augurated in Chicago in 1899 and has
since been tried with great satisfaction
| in Colorado, New York, Maryland,
Pennsylvania. and perhaps other states
and recently has been authorized in
California. Louisiana and Missouri.
In regard to the reformatory idea
| Judge Robinson said:
| This state also lacks reformatoriei
| for young men and young women too
old to be sent to the industrial schools
| but not hardened i'll crime. and hope
fu subjects for reformatory efforts Of
| tilis class of penal institutions the one
at Elnlira is the type aud most lmpor-
| tant. Others OF a similar character
| have been established i'll Colorado
| Illinois, Indiana, Kansas. Massaehu-
sets, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.
| Among the indisputaoie parts of SCI
entific penal system are reformatories
for young men-first offenders under
SO years OF age, and for young women
Instruction in branches o. learning and
Industry hest suited to ,heir need and
released only when they have made a
satisfactory showing that II permitted
to go at large they Will eschew evil
ways and live as la~ ~-abiding. indus
trious, useful cttiz4ns. The excellent
reforma.ory work done by these insti-
tutions wherever established and the
results attained place them beyond the
stage of experiment. A necessary adj
;,t, y,f +. val ~ "a ri ic tNn In
determnate sentence under which the
prisoner would know that his release
would depend wholly Upon himself.
The indeterminate sentence is also
useful as applied 10 all persons con-
vfcted of crime, the punishment OF
which Is not death. or Nfe imp-ison-
nent. AS part OF tha penal system
indeterminate sentence there should be
a comprehensive and efficient parole
system administered by nom parti-
san board of paroles and pardons, and
this should be supplemented by a sys-
tenn for the supervision of paroled pris-
oners
"Our state has its industrial schools
to which delinquent children under lS
years of age may be sent and its peni-
tehtiaries. The industrial schools are
modern in plan and are being devel-
oped in accordance With the best
teachings of modern penology. but
they should be supplemented by re-
forma tories for older and more hard
the reach of reformatory influence. The
/. ,,.ia conduct ad Jnfpy
laws which are in most respects In
e.astic and Ill adapted to permit the
best treatment of the prisoners In
deed, the penal system of our state is
in many espects a quarter of a CEN
tury behind the aga. and rs much be-
hind that of several of our sister
stsssas.
"Of the provisions made In this state
for persons confined In iails and other
municipal prisons. awaiting proceed
irgs on criminal charges. or as pun.
ishment for petty offenses. and of the
care taken Of them the public has lit
tie accurate knowledge. Rumors oc-
casional,y prevail, OF badly constructed
and worse kept places % confinement
and of cruel treatment. The law re-
quires the inspection of those places
hy certain local authorities. but there
Is no requirement that the inspections
be made by any one competent to
make them, and if they are made the
public knows but little of them or Of
the conditions they disclose"
There is really much hope of some