The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-12

engraving, plumbing, printing, snoe-
making, stenography and typewriting'
stone-cutting, tailoring, telegraphy, up
holstery, ETC. Congenial work Will De
found for every inmate. He will be
trained along the lines for which he is
best fitted. He will be given the train
ing which will make him self-sup-
porting, self-respecting citizen when
he is released. AS a result of such
training of hand and head he will de-
velop self-reliance. perseverance and
respect for honest labor.
THE reformatory will provide for the
indeterminate sentence and the parole
system. The indeterminate sentence is
the basis of real reformatOry legisla-
ton. No Judge can tell just how long
it will take to change a criminals ma
ture so that he can be trusted'to be let
loose in society. The theory of the in
determinate sentence is that man
SnOuIO De COIlllIleu uulI IlC has ASAA
ed self-control; that he shall not be
released to be a menace to law abid-
ing citizens. The prisoners period of
detention is measured by his capacity
for good, his conduct, and his reform
alton while at the institution. The
parole system extends the watchful-
ness of the state after the prisoner is
released. If he continues to improve
secures and retains remunerative en-
ployment, demonstrates by his conduct
and life that he no longer requires re-
straint, he is then given an absolute
discharge
Regarding the Cost.
| On the second point considered by the
commission that of the cost and fin
ancial practicability to the state of
having such a reformatory, the report
says:
1T has occurred to your committee
that the selection of site should be
left to the state board of control and
four electors chosen by the governor.
and that the site should be as conven-
state as will best serve the states in
terests from the standpoint Of expense
in transportation AS soon as the site
is selected the state board of control
could then transfer from the Walla
Walla penitentiary such number of
prisoners as could be safely kept and
used in the construction of two build
| ings for the retention of prisoners, to-
gether with such administration and
outbuildings, as well as such other
improvements as might be at once nee
essary In this manner the labor upon
the reformatory could and would be
performed by the prisoners of the state
who are now practically idle, thus max
ing the only cost to the state the cost
of the site and the material used in
the improvements In the same man.
ner improvements could be made from
time to time by the inmates.
1.-THE specific requirements and cost
may be more particularly summed up
as follows:
AT least one section of land should
tory. This could be purchased from
the state lands, thus requiring out a
small payment at present.
To Classify Inmates.
1.-TWO permanent brick buildings
should be erected so as to permit of
classifying the inmates. These struc-
lures can be built of sufficient size
to meet the present demands for about
100000 each. In addition to this there
should be administration and outbuild-
ings, and other improvements, which
would require approximately $4,000
more, making a total cost for the build
ings and improvements of about $4,000
AN investigation of the needs and
! requirements OIL lno peulleHlldIy dl
). ALA Walla discloses the fact that
there will be required an appropria-
ton of from 100000 to $125,OOO to meet
the immediate demands of the peni'
Tertiary Practically none of this
would be required if the reformatory
were established. We are informed
that there are about S75 men in the
penitentiary. From vne-fourth to one
third of these men could and would
be removed to the reformatory, thus
leaving ample accommodation for the
prisoners at Walla Walla and for the
needs of the state for the next ten to
fifteen years"
| Accompanying the report is draft
of a proposed measure to be submitted
to the Forthcoming legislature provid-
ing for the establishment, administra-
ion and maintenance Of such a reform
atory institution.
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