The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-04-04
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yezE-s5l9. 90 per month Can Ne
afford 20 ignore this problem Of social
life in our state,
Permit ne 20 say that the Ereate-st
forward step -zs taken il prison r.
form when ~s decided TO quit making
criminals OF our juvenile offenders II
stead OF rushing them into prison a
once 70 lie in idlsnsss with old round
ers, only too apt pupils in the schoo! OF
crime, ne very properly placed them
On probation al the discretion OF the
court And Colorado is justly proud OF
her distinguished Judge whose success
Is attracting the interest OF every civ
ilized COUNTY
Is there any logical reason why
adult first offenders. at least IL guilty
Of minor o1eases. should not likewise
be admitted 20 probation. at the dis
erection OF the eouEt2 The humiliation
Of public arrest. trial, conviction sen
tence and monthly report TO an officer
is, with many man. a measure Of pun
ishment sufficient TO insure good con
duct in the future. Massachusetts
has had such a provision in force foT
over twenty-five years. New South
Wales for nearly twelve years, and
Connecticut for three years New York
has been charging the operation of .
similar provision throughout that
state.
All Of you we're doubtless interested
in the good roads agitation OF about Z
year ago. The net results are that
about seyenty-fiye or eighty TRUSTEES
have worked in sight of the peniten-
tiary constructing a road to the sum
NIT of the Royal Gorge hills. But
think We agreed that for the present
and future welfare of both the prisoner
and the state. all of the inmates of our
penal institutions should be employed
each at that for which he is best
adapted. In New York for over eight
years everything needed in the state,
city, county or township institutions
have been manufactured in the peni-
tentiaries of that state. For five years
the law has not been modified by lesis-
lative enactment. and the labor unions
OF the state have Endorsed the plan.
Last, though not least, the Colo
rado Prison Association desires your
assistance in securing state recosnt
ton. OF necessity there must be
careful Superintendent OF paroled
men. guiding them into the character
of honesty. industry and generally
good citizenship"