The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-08-14
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must he determined By the prisoner
record fcr good conduct in prison b,
his character as 'termineG IN th'
study OF his tendencies. habits an'
ideas as shown IN his prison lie. an'
his previous his Try. hv = study q
the nature ana circumstances of hi'
crime. and on condition that he has
promise of employment AZ living wages
when released on parole. or has beer
schooled In some trade whereby hs
will be able TO make his living.
II Is a wellestablished fact that the
criminal most dangerous to society II
the most apt TO be a model prisoner
in the observance OF prison rules and
regulations. therefore. a clear record
in prison Is not the only ground on
which the prisoner should be paroled
Actual experience in the study and
handling Of criminals. knowledge OF
human nature in general. impartiality
in Judgment. should be the main
requisites on which we base our judg
ment TO successfully determine the
proper time for q prisoners release on
parole.
The public for whose protection
laws are made should be as carefully
considered in the granting OF paroles
as is the prisoner whose liberty de-
ponds upon our Judgment.
Defective Water Supply.
There has been spent s4l5.5ss.6s in
the last six years at the institution In
specific appropriations to better the
physical condition OF the place. but
to-day the water supply Is totally I'M
satisfactory. The water is received
Vile Water Supply Company. which is
Ohio River water. unfiltered. and the
other a well in the institution grounds.
DR.. Sharpe. the prison physician. has
this to say of the water:
From an examination made by the
Secretary OF the State Board Of Health,
the we'll water shows no disease pro
ducing bacteria but contains such an
amount OF inorganic salts that II Is
rendered practically worthless as a
steam producing agent. and being
well water II 10 to be looked upon
with suspicion for drinking purposes
in that the wells In this vicinity some
time during the year usually show con
tamination.
That the river water contains sew
eral forms OF bacteria. according to re-
ports heretofore made. is pointedly
borne out by clinical observation. since
that there has been scarcely a time
during the time this water has been in
use for drinking purposes that we have
not had one or more cases OF typhoid
fever: this not being the case prior
to Its use. Further. by the fact that
since we have been occupying A and B
cell-houses. which are not provided
with river water. while c dollhouse
Is. seven eighths of the cases OF diar-
rhoea occur in the occupants of the
latter dollhouse"
This Is a condition that can be and
should be remedied at once by the
proper filtration OF the river water.
and hope you will take this matter
ND with the Governor at once looking
TO a speedy correction OF the water
supply.
The hospital. which was built at a
cost OF $4,000. and is supposed to
be modern. Is illy-planned for the
purposes intended and has not. ac-
cording to the physician. proper
facilities for treating tuberculosis.
which predominates in this institution.
II IL a well-established fact that the
best treatment for such patients Is
plenty Of air and sunlight and there
should be at once constructed broad
veranda along the southern and west
ern exposure Of the hospital for the
purpose OF giving these patients the
necessary breathing space.
You will get better idea OF the
physical condition OF this institution
by comparison Of the physician's
report with the report from the In.
diana State Prison, as follows:
tJune 20. 100. to June 30. 1907
Wefurm- state
atory. Prison
Inmates treated In cell .l.27o ~
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