The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-30

ING their long JAIL makes them look life from
pons They 60 forth fired with zeal for and terrible int
and the future Of neglected and boys Of yesterday cons
tues the Crime Problem Of today
MIscoNcEprlcN Oh THE JAN
The first great mistake committed wfcna Judge nscncee
so 90 days ii jail Judge should never sentence
to JAIL Jail should simply place Of detention for accused per-
who unable give bail Al persons sent 70 a should be
given speedy trial and should then be acquitted placed probation
State Reiornaoy where they w Be useluy employed
e pcnentnry This would do away vlh e feature Of the
present day Jail namely enforced ees The present day systems
Of America the Natoa Wi, their ndscmnatc mix
ing a all classes Of accused and their long periods Of enforced
dness, they become schools Of crime
cLAssImcAuoN ANp SEPARATION NEEDED.
Because this mdscrmnae association the jai o Oklahoma
been breeding places os crime and cheap alsyhcb
have saved ke payers few by emitting partition TWO
ays thousands Of dollars and hundreds Of lives ii increase Of
crime and prosecution thereof"
MODEL J6iis
no now bad conditions u Territorial days layc
opportunity ay practical foundation FOR complete Prison Sys
tom now Most Of counties have only temporary structures which
they have nearly ougrown, awaiting locations Of county aiS
rhus Okaoma is position up the highest standard Of
c best Within the year Is Sc jai will be built and
csc should copy after GOOD pact model model dracd
with the idea Of decreasing crime
Nsha is model al9 II IS building with several separate
lpamcuts One for accused persons another apartment for convict
a pcrsoa building where men and women are 50 separated that
uci place and where there good light ventilation and
bathing facilities Gov all Ihc Federal as Muslpgec MeAester
in6 Ardnefc good models.
iNspGcuoNs COUNTY JAas
Tdis department has inspected 01 county als Aat sA
MANY % ten found be foul with dirt and gcunn mdy
cdacd and aasanafy a second uspectcas with
lew exceptions e sts and ao accepted e criticisms and sug
csoes offered and promptly acted upon ai conditions
improvements haye been made il cleanliness and SANTA
But bad jail cannot be made into good Because
~ val
s the eras aors and County Commissioners hac done wonders
adding the comfort Of The prisoners and arc 70 bc heartily om
ncndcd
che rev counties ayc seriously handcapps because a
81 them county had q and This work is completed
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eoNmmoas walcH gosrFR CRIME AND DISEASE
(Comh Jdas)
n order that yo may know exactly what this department Is do
ing in tie als Of this State give the following descriptions Of
diiions oind and show you hoy ve dealt with the SAGE
INSPECTION JuLY 81 1908
visited county jail ia this state and my investigation blanks
boar the following description
Inmates present. a. Comfortable capacity Of jail, Sewerage
none Daptated old frame building Fire protection none Ar
sufoatnc Prisoners senidarkncss hc tiny windows supply
Tie only light and air High hoard fence outside CUTS
supply off Floor filthy Eight hunks ior Most Of the prs-
oncrs sleeping on floor Five buckets Of night sops lad been
enpcd O'Clock in the afternoon and into the hot July air they
poured their rekng stencil Lice in JAIL insufficient water supply
No we'll Water has to be carriedned to four barrels week
al purposes Prisoners complain that have lain eight
months awaiting. trial Woman Up stairs ncacerad eight months
awaiting trial. Tad during that tue the iaee If another
Woman She and her husband who was confined in cc be were
being held the suspicion that they aceonpee ntfpr She
lsnd let husband complained a e Sheriff and tbs guards tad
lerossy nsuied her il he immoral manner The prisoners
foupcs that tic Sheriff and the guards gol drunk and down
Ni their stockholders and frightened then nearly . death They
a That All Old gfagiaed prisoner named Fowler VAS Nc
on the floor near the door hc only place Whohe could ee a1
hdn she runc guard and the Sheriff came Up md red him and
FL un stuck sxhoosr through The bars his head when t ol
Imam ran shtkng and covering into A. Il Brown pfon
Ter reported that before the grand Jury aud testified and when
hr returned 10 the JAIL he locked n the solitary cell and asc
had and water for three weeks asking Why he told e knew
ltno ntch f--ycaroll boy IL this acc for stealing gum