The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

sus recently showed that I'm the work.
house on Blackwells Island there
were 1925 men and 579 women serv-
ing terms ranging from five days TO
six months, all for trining offenses.
In the Hart's Island institution
there were 653 men and thirty-seven
women, and at Riker's Island 262
males were housed. Besides, there
are scores OF prisoners committed TO
the workhouse who have been trans.
ferred to the different detention
prisons scattered throughout the
greater city to do the cleaning. Ac.
cording to the figures of the Commits.
sioner of Correction obtained recent.
ly. there was grand total OF 3014
prisoners at present regularly com.
mitted TO the workhouse.
From all over the state the same
reports are received-crowded pris.
ons. thickly tenanted warehouses; and
an ever increasing demand for admis.
sion TO almshouses.
The overcrowded condition OF peni.
tentiarles and prisons In New York
State is not peculiar 90 this State.
Special dispatches subjoined indicate
that similar conditions prevail I'm
many other States New York prison
officials attributed It TO two clrcum.
stances-the hard times and the in-
nux OF undesirable aliens.
Courts Less Lcnient.
Boston. Massachusetts County and
+ State reformatory and prison institu.
tions are crowded at the present time
| as they have not been for years The
authorities attribute this condition 10
the establishment OF juvenile courts,
| leading 10 the arrest and conviction
OF many petty lawbrcakers who here
| tofore have ESCAPED with repri.
mand. Besides. they say, the courts
OF late have I'm very many instances
imposed sentences whore previously
| they have put the accused on proba.
tion. The probation plan has not
worked out as satisfactorily as IL was
! hoped.
| Hard Times blamed.
Philadelphia - For the last 1--WE
years the penal institutions Of Penn.
! Cylvania, both state and county, have
! been inadequate The crowded con.
! dltons I'm the Eastern Penitentiary,
| I'm this city, were relieved somewhat
/ a few days ago when n score OF Fed.
]
| new Government prison AZ Atlanta
| The hard times have been the cause
/ for an increase I'm petty crime, but ~
/ is not believed that there is any
greater proportion Of allen criminals
/ than formerly.
/ Maryland Like New York.
Baltimore. Md.-All the penal In.
! stitutions of the State and city are
| more crowded than ever before with
| minor offenders. II rs attributed by
/ the officials largely 20 hard times and
/ the presence of foreign undesirables.
| In report 20 the Governor recently
| n was stated that while there are
! fewer cases due 90 the enforcement OF
! the anti-cocaine law, there In large
! increase in police court cases. The
! State penitentiary now has more In
| mates than a. has had az any time
| within five years. One OF the city po.
/ lice magistrates last week let on a
number OF petty offenders, saying he
| did not want 20 add Just now 10 the
number OF prisoners who are crowd
| ing the city tail. The House OF Cor.
rection is filled 90 ovprnowing With
! offenders committed from all parts OF
/ tho state. Bay View Asylum, the city
/ almshouse, is 30 packed with paupers,
sane and insane. that vigorous pro.
tests arc being made against the con.
ditlOns prevailing there.