The Ordway new era., 1906-04-06
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LARGE CRIMINAL po,,. /.
coloRApo.
PLANS For lup,,,1

s'sr'sar, Of Prison s..,
s'on Tells Abss. 4, ~
step Is to s.v. ,sy.s,s =
penver.-w. s. coll.,,. ~
,' .e'ary OF the Prison Re,o,s b
III. ,,on. was a guest and
,nn ,Massaay,s as' weekly nooad,,
the chamber Of commerce y
oe'hs on the topic. The NJ
convict and Society" Th.
OF the chamber were sre,,,' !.
IN his speech. which va. ~
p'aaaed' ana He spoke in par, q
We are not dispenser. J
sympathy scented with ro,. y,
such methods are RESENTED b,
type OF ex'prisoners hiuxa
the typical convIc, will prot,.
cenco to the unlnltIated. n =
graft. with us this is mn :,
tempted. Many letters from \,
are on file in our Office ,,,s,I
They caught the right I'm,
they got me, and | am r,,,.,
but my Just deserts. Hover
Coliett. ] think | know vs., N
mad enough. and will apprse,,
Kindness II you will assis, n. 4
Ing another chance
There are in the prison, 4 y
lea today about lOO. 900 me, ~
en-. whose ages average F., nd !
than twenty.six years. The -
cepted estimates place The -
ex.prisoners OF the criminal m
100000 more. giving US a tc,l \,
population Of 100000 s,runr M
was ever more expensive lr ,
tcnance. The United S,a,s =
S200,o0o.o00 annually for oscs|
courts. trying to repress The NJ
but In spite OF their endaun'
depredatlons Of criminals an.,Iy
gregate 100000, 900 more. nj
n budget of 100000. 900 arsa5
ceeding the value OF last ran Z
cotton or hay crops. Yes. Il ~
ceeds the annual cost Of nils11
the federal government.
Colorado has an aye1ss al
her prisons at Canon City al I
Vista. This is six times as =
the state of Nebraska. vht; =
toned TO the populaiioas II
states.
According 10 the Natioail 4
| Association estimates Colo1b
have n criminal popula,ion dl
than $500: and these would d
81. 100000 for repression and w
for depredations. a total Of xS
n year-s500. 900 per month q
afford to ignore this problsu dI
life in our state?
Permit me to say that The q
forward step was taken Ia pns
form when We decided to avii !
criminals of our juvenile osssds
stead OF rushing them into Ei
once. to lie in idleness with o&
ers, only too apt pupils In TIE "a
crime. we very properly p!aas
| on probation. at the disc'eli@
court. And Colorado is justly =
her distinguished judge Whose
is attracting the interest o' eve
ilized country.
SIS there any logical reas
adult first offenders. at leas = !,
OF minor offenses. should no' I |,
be admitted to probation a. Y
cretion OF the COURT The lun'
of public arrest, trial. consleu'
tence and monthly report 70 =. -
| is with many a man. u meassls,
ishment sufficient to insure y
duct In the future. Mass,'
has had such a provision u ~ =
over twenty-five years, Ns. ~,
Wales for nearly twelve yss 3.
Connecticut for three years. IN ~
has been enlarging the .sos opsisS
similar provision tnrOus'
state. ,...,,oss Iut
in the good roads agitallC,na g,,,a. u ,
wear ago. The net resul,s a,s
about seventy-fve or elslS Nv
,,arv nare Constructing Su a road 70 q.
init of the Royal Gorge n,,'s ,hs
think we agreed that ioL Of ,As aus
and future welfare OF pom u,is ,.s
and and the state. all of the .s,i inn.,s ~ !
penal institutions shoaiu s'oh 4 Ne
each at that for wi. wnl.n ,nr IS .,
ADAPTED. In New loss ,sa u, IN d d
wears everything neeoea ,, ios
CITY. county or township a IN Al /
have been manufacturer ror ~ i
tentiaries of that state. od,sed I
the law has not been mSo'lb aSa labe
iatiye enactment, AND nused .se IL
T.ast, though not .,na isa1s des
RADIO Prison Associatlons state
assistance in securing asors I'm n,
ton. or necessity nse tnes' q
careful superintend.eaatoo' .ato the
men. guiding them in'1 and {.
of honesty, industry
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