Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-06

late to the Communication OF imprisonment
for good conduct, shall be applicable TO
said convicts when transferred under this
section.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty OF said
board Of managers to maintain such con-
troll over all prisoners committed to their
custody as shall prevent them from COM
mitting crime, best secure their self-sup-
port and accomplish their reformation.
When any prisoner shall be received into
the reformatory upon direct sentence
thereto, they shall cause to be entered
in a register the date of such admission,
the name, age, nativity, nationality, with
such other facts as may be nscertained,
of parentage, of early social influences,
as seem to indicate the constitutional and
acquired defects and tendencies of the
prisoner; and based upon these, an esti-
mate OF the then present condition OF the
prisoner and the best probable plan Of
treatment. Upon such register shall be
entered quarter-yearly, or oftener, min
utes of observed Improvement, or de-
terioration OF character, and notes as to
method and treatment employed; also all
orders or alterations affecting the stand
ing or situation of such prisoner, the cir
cumstances of the final release and any
subsequent facts Of the personal history
which may be brought to their knowl-
edge.
Sec. IA. The board Of managers shall,
under system of marks or otherwise, fix
upon a uniform plan under which they
shall determine what number Of marks or
what credit shall be earned by each pris-
oner sentenced under the provisions OF
this act as the condition of Increased
privileges, or of release from their con-
troll. which system shall be SUBJ
tect to revision from time to time.
Each prisoner so sentenced shall be
credited for good personal demeanor.
diligence In labor and study, and for re-
suits accomplished, and be charged for
dereliction, negligence and offenses An
abstract Of the record In the case Of each
prisoner remaining under control Of said
board OF managers shall be made semi
annually, considered by the managers at
the regular meeting. and be filed with the
secretary of state, which abstract will
show the date of admission, the age, the
| then present situation, whether In the re-
formatory, state prison, asylum or else
where, whether any and how much prog
ress of Improvement has been made and
the reason for release or continued GUS
tody, as the case may be. The managers
shall establish rules and regulations by
which the standing OF each prisoners
account of marks or credits shall be made
known to him as often as once month
and oftener, If he shall at any time re-
quest 1t, and may make provision by which
any prisoner may see and converse with
month When 1t appears to the said
managers that there is strong or reason
able probability that any prisoner will
live and remain at liberty without violat-
ing the law and that his release is not in
compatible with the welfare of society
| then they shall issue to such prisoner an
absolute release from imprisonment But
no other petition or other form OF appli-
cation for the release of any prisoner
shall be entertained by the managers.
Nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to impair the powers of the gov
ernor to grant a pardon or communication
in any case
Sec 15 If, through oversight or other
wise, any person be sentenced to impris-
onment in the said reformatory for def
| mite period of time, said sentence shall
not for that reason be void, but the per-
son sentenced shall be entitled to the
benefit and subject to the liabilities of this
act, in the same manner and to the same
4 extent as If the sentence had been in the
terms required by section 700 of the penal
| code and section of this act and in
such case said managers shall deliver to
said offender a copy of this act, and writ
ten information of his relation to said
| managers.
Sec. 16 Said managers may appoint
suitable persons in any part of the state
charged with the duty of supervising
prisoners who are released on parole, and
who shall perform such other lawful
4 duties as may be required Of them by
the mantgers; and such persons shall be
subject to direction and removal by said
} managers. and shall be paid for the duties
; actually performed under the direction
of the managers. a reasonable compensa~
tion for their services and expenses, and
the same shall be a charge upon and paid
from the earnings or other funds of the
\ reformatory.
4 Section II repealed all acts and parts of
acts conflicting with the foregoing.
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/ SENTENCE SERMONS