The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04
Prison Reform.
One Of DE surest marks Of our =

Fl Prison Reform.
One Of the surest marks Of our adj,
vanced civilization is the improvement
ia prisons and the treatment of pris-
oners. a man may not in this enlighs-
ened age, certainly not in this eni.s.ir-
ened land, be picked UP and committed
to prison upon the dictum Of some satrap
4 and confined there until such time as the
ruler may see fit to liberate him. In our
land a person accused of crime can only
be arrested and imprisoned BY due pro-
n cess Of law and even then may not be.
kept .ncommnn4cado." He has a right
10 communicate with his friends on he
outside and to have the advice Of a Ia W
4 yer. He has the right under habeas-
corpus proceedings TO be taken before
a Judge. TO have immediate inquiry made
into the charge against him and to have
1t Immediately determined whether or
not he has been fxlseiy imprisoned and
untiistly deprived OF his liberty. II s1.s-.
der such prcceeiiugs it should be de-
:e-mined that he has not bes.a falsely
in fg-ssoned he hen has right to denaa nd
"a SPEEDY trial TO II csosifronied by his
Etssissss In open col-t. 10 Introduce silt
1 rs:sssts Il KS p.s,n tstsaif, and the sur5sn.
Of ihe proof rssE Dooa The State II 1t
s.soaia finally be determined thai he il
gEslty unda- rss lodicr.ns The term
q irnr-asannsn. Is Fixed by iha trial i.1ry.
AID wien ae Is sss-t n prison he i en-
4..ag:a 10 humane treatment ard usually
s.ss It s,,,a s,zse has q right 70 deprive
MN q: lis ilt,arttyF, Il he :.ss Violated t:la
Law. and 10 Keep him II confinement.
.jso- term convicted. b.. il HIS no;
.Eaa -sssas 10 deprive hin q. Hight. Jsu-a
air s.sd wholesome spos These gs-tr,z.ss
-3ss arg recognized u are prisons e the
Uzsts1 STATES and in tsse -natn. sanitary
cs,-,at.sosz are god and i,4sensra are
z-sszaa6 with opaslGsratiaa-
sraaoa reform was bagan in England
By 5sa.1 Iioss.ss.'a. WHOSE .nreztssat4es
ID 10 the sr...c..r,-se.-s 81 lao sgws Ia 77Ts.
ss,e aso,sshIns PRISON fees ard q pro
traced confinement Of prisoners saetii
these shoui4 be paid, i:as oines providing
for The I,nprSyernen of TIE sanitary CO.'S
di,!on OF the 55a5ts Ebwass's first WORK
on prisons appss.-s1 II a77777, atla ss zs;as
assisted by other -storrle.s Prisons
were found 10 - II Hs-etchsd nas6isGon
and when public attention aas directed
10 them Improvements began TIE .eaesns
principles OF the Is@ sgscs;a mere ftzgt
'.lf any offenders ccGF.@est " e,ir,lss FIR
Z which transporatiors :ias pesa l.sl..ftT !z-
nicted were ordered - ho4tarY s.a5risva-
,nent, accompanied ~ #esa .espiztai
labor and religious its.,7a:ssas Z. uissgst
be the means under p.szs4dR-es,. sst+ araly
OF lettering others. hat eEss u ,e.crszs-
1 ing the individuals and t2rsat-s -hgts 10
habits OF industry
In tho United STATES ,Ee wo,E o. re-
form was begun In PisAaAeIp7aa IL s77s
and was carried on by Rofert E-spx. III
ward Livingston and oifesr. One ot tEss
leaders in the reform movement Of iAte
years vas DR. L, c. Wines and TIRE E1sr-
poses of his new system are thus fpsst<S-
missed; "Reformation Of Efs9Eefs 80 z
y Chief end 10 be kept In view; kop. Nv tae
great regenerative force IN Prisons; wask,
education and religion az other vltai
h forces to the same end; abbreyiallon 81.
sentence and participation In earnings ~
incentives to dilieence. good c0ndGet ana
n self-mproyement; the enllstiag ~ Inc
viii OF the prisoner in the work Of s.sx
own moral regeneration, the inirGtiGc-
ton Of q variety Of trades into PRISONS,
and the mastery by every convict 81 some
handicraft as a means to support after
discharge; the use of the Law 0f love IA
an agent in prison discipline 10 the cx.
clusion, an far as may he, Of the gfts4 ~.
Y forms OF force; the utter worthesgness
of short imprisonments. and the necesA.t,
Of longer terms, even for miror III
4 lenses. when repeated, ana Inc 1tellec
tual, mora, and industrial education d
neglected, Yagrant and vlclous children
This last being. ii aim ana e9aentia
featuren. an anticipation 81 the industrial
school and Juvenile reformatory Of gu
day
TIE National Prison Associat!on Of tn
" United States has done good work in pro
Inottng these reforms aHd Its annua
Is meeting to be held In Quincy Ill la or