The Newtown bee., 1904-05-06
EDITORIAL INK DROPS,

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 Western Connecticut is represented on the reformatory commission for boys and young criminals in the per- son of Dr W. J. Ford of Washington, who ably represented that town in the last Legislature. At meeting of the reformatory commission held in Hart ford, last week Monday, the question of the site for the proposed reforma- tory, if such is to be built, was quite fully discussed. It was unanimously agreed that the site must contain at least 15o acres of iapd, be conveniently situated to the most populous districts of the state and sufficiently near railroad to admit of running spur track directly to it. At previous meeting 1t had been agreed that not only those unfortunates convicted of felony should be eligible but those convicted of certain misdemeanors as we'll, and the secretary of the commis- sion, Thomas Dudley Wells, was re- quested to prepare report embracing such, persons as should be eligible to commitment. His report is as follows:
 l. Persons between the ages of 16 and 25 who are convicted for the first time of of'enses which may be punish ed by imprisonment in the state prison for shorter term than life. The of- lenses in question include those which may be punished by imprisonment in state prison but not in jail, or by im- prisonment either in state prison or in jail. In the case of offenders of this class between ]he ages of 16 and 21 it shall be incumbent on the trial judge to commit them to the reformatory and in the case of offenders of this class between the ages of q and 25 the trial judge may commit them to the reform atory if he deems them amenable to reformatory methods. The judge im- posing a reformatory sentence on of- lenders of this class shall not fix the term unless it exceeds five years, but shall merely impose sentence of imprisonment in the reformatory. Any offender in this class sentenced to the reformatory may be detained therein for not more than five years unless he is sentenced for longer term.
 2. Persons between the ages of 16 and 25, never convicted of an offense which may be punished by imprison- ment in the state prison, who are con- victed of an offense which may be punished by a maximum imprisonment of one year in jail. Commitment of offenders of this class to the reforma- tory shall be at the discretion of the trial sjudge. Offenders of this class shall not be sentenced to the reforma. tory for fixed term, but may be de- tained therein for not more than three years.
 3. Persons between the ages of 1e and 25, never convicted of an offense which may be punished by imprison. ment in the state prison, who are con- victed of an offense which may be punished by maximum imprison ment of less than one year, but not less than six months in jail. Commitment of offenders of this class to the reform atory shall be at the discretion of tn trial judge. Offenders Of this clas shall not be sentenced to the reforma tory for fixed term, but may be de ta1ned therein TOT not more than GW' years.
 l 4. Inmates of the Connection School for Boys, between the ages o l4 and 2l, whom the trustees of tha institution desire to have transferre' to the reformatory and whom the di rectors of the reformatory are willin to receive. Offenders of this clas may be detained at the reformator for the same period that, except fo their transference, they could hay
 been held at the school for boys.
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