Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-24

PROGRESSIVE PRISON LAW
MAY PASS


his final release Is not Incompatible
with the welfare of society. the 81.
p~erinteudcnt will make certificate to
that effect to the prison board, ana
tho board shah at the ncNt meeting
thereafter consider the case OF the
prisoner 50 presented. ana when said
board shall decide that said prisoner
Is entitled to his final discharge sald
board shall cause q record Of the
case of said prisoner to be made
Showing the date of his commitment
to the ponitcntiary, his record while
detained therein, the date of his pa
role. his record while on parole. and
their rcasons for recommending ms
final discharge. Said rccord shall be
signed by the board and attested by
the secretary, with the seal OF the
penitentiarN. and sent To the judge OF
The court that sentenced said prison.
err to the pcnitentiary. said judge
shall enter the order Tor the final dis
charge Of said prisoner from further
liability under hiS.Santence. on pe,,
ing approved by h governor, salu
order shall constitute a full discharge
lof said prisoner from further Hapll-
itv under his sentence. But no petit
tion or other form of application FOR
cithcr the parole or final release OF
ANY prisoner shall be entertained by
the superintendent or the prison
board. Nothing in this act shal be
construed as imparing the power OF
the governor to grant a pardon or
Communication in any ease
Sec. z. Upon the release OF any
prisoner upon parole from the pcnl-
Tertiary. the superintendent shall pro-
vide him with suitable clothing, with
five dollars In money, aud shall pro-
- . .Y.,Yfnff.p for him To his
place of employment. The superln-
tcndont shall make the same pro-
vision for amy prisoner discharged
from the penitentiary by the eNrlpa-
ton of his maximum sentence, save
that he shall procure transportation
for said prisoner to his home, II WIN
i'm the state, IT not. to the place OF ms
conviction. or to some place not
more distant. selected by the prisoner.
Sec. s. If any prisoner shali Nlo-
late the conditions of his pafole or
release as fixed by the prison poaru,
he shall be declared a delinquent ana
shall thereafter be treated as an es-
caprd prisoner owing service to the
territory. and shall be liable. when
arrested. to serve out the uneXpiied
torn of his maximum possible nm
prisonmcnt. and The time from the
date of his declared delinquency I"
the date of his arrest shall not De
counted as any portion or part OF tht
time served Ana any prisoner at
nrge upon parole or conditional r.
lcasc Wno shall commit a lr'sli
crime. and upon conviction Thereon
shall De- sentenced anew to the pcnl-
tcntlary. shall he subject To serve inc
second sentence after the ilrSl u
served or annuliod. said second sem
tence to commence from the ternliiia-
ton of his liability upon the ilrst OF
FORMER sentence
Sec. q Tho provisions OF tins aol
that relate to the power 81 the prison
board to parole and release prisoners
shall apply 10 an persons now con
fined IN the penitentiaiN FOR tcionies
other than treason and murder IN the
first degree. whenever such person
shall have served the minimum tlhlt
fixed 10y law for the crime Tor Nhl''l
he was convicted. All paroles
herein provided for shall BE- approNeu
hv the governor before the sam'
shall bc valid, and no person VINO n"s
served two previous terms IN any
ponitcntiary shall be eligible Tor pa
role under this act.
Sec. 10 All acts and paris "i
acts I'm conflict with the provisions ol
this act are hereby repealed
soc H. This act shall takc elie.l
and be- In forco from and oitef l-
notification in tho statute book