The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-26

whole civilized world against this practice and country and
state now provides separate institutions restraint and special
education OF young offenders II Juvenile
abcd and the child instead Of being tried criminal is BY
The state to State Industrial School the purpose correction and
character building The idea Of punishment exchanged for ear-
aster Diidng Is Ysl known lai a canlBt dfls biHX'
legal act Therefore. Why sentence him Il ensf1 hcK *na
pctcnafy is only placing him school crime, where he
carns your expense pick locks blow sales and murder
win say this subject because confident at YOU VIII
give State Industrial School that may rescue the "a boys
and girls in City and county jas and the Go little boys the
Lansing pen and place these Is4 little children where they be
properly efficiently corrected and educated into p
did noble men and women for the new Stale
OKLAHOMA srArr prnurvnApx
The First Legislature Of Oklahoma enacted law for the eab
shment 81 State Pcntenar and provided appropriation Of
$4,000 the Of bringing back 70 this SIS
The FIRST steps have been taken onyc have been brought
back and the former Federal jail at McAeser While
have been returned the courts Of the State still sentence
criminals the Lansing pteniary ana according 70 my nonna
ton As prisoners have replaced the withdrawn that in reality
cn as prisoners have been returned the This be
unnecessary expense in transportation
made an inspection 81 the former Federal Jail at AcAeser
short time before the conv brought back from Lansing The
building utterly unsued for keeping such large body Of men Il
expected that conycs will be work in building the soadc
aud pcnena buildings Under the most favorable circumstances
on part be worked II will be necessary to
comprehensive road lazy before any considerable number Of CON
used for road building and further appropriation will have
be made before the real work Of bing penentay can be
started The question now boy What kind Of pni
tenary are we bud Shall be after I'd obsolete models
to be according the best standards? have been able to learn
ANYTHING definite about what plans contemplated There prisons
and prisons Both have locks and bars but there every difference IN
the world between them hope for the credit Of the State that only
e standard will be chosen The matter Of cells bolts and bars
IS merely question q dollars and The matter conforming with
modern standards is question humanity Il will take many months
to bad psncniary and viii probably be many months be-
Fore ail o ou conycs can be employed in Oklahoma lhc
awu conditions Lansing rcatcaar ompes to again sug
ecs and recommend that the present with tic State Of Kan
sas be discontinued and that immediate steps be taken to secure
mission from Congress this winter keep eonvc in the United
pentcniary eaycnworh until our own pcnientay
ready to receive them.
have suggestion in regard the working o. conves the
public All Of the ba Introduced n the First Legislature
called Tor The farming out State Convct the several comts
have rcad much Oh tie subject and last p ug was given oppor
uny to see conyc making roads in tie State Of Virginia be-
eye that Oklahoma has chance 70 give tc world an object lesson
would suggest that The State undertake bud system 0 onh
nd south and and highways running practically pamle
across the state from line 10 state fe am aware chat is
would cos great money and would be impossible o DO Is
without bonding The State but every county would be benhtd and
eyerg farm would increase value NN York the cost q afs
ong and hc State Highways immediately increased IN value SIC
acre and and village property increased pew cent f he
tate were TO build substantial highways e counties could be charged
% build The lateral dirt objection 10 farming ont Of state
onycts to counties ompes county invest large Sums IL
.nacnnery portable conyesaces o prisoners There
political side II would be almost impossible 10 prevent yoriim
toward certain counties whose politics right From The stand
point Of the Department Of Charities and Corrections there would NJ
was be charges Of improper housing insufficient ooa
etc. be believe 70 be the du O be state 70 have dee
control and supervision Is convicis ai all Times
lravrSwosrn (u 81 pssrrSrNm
On August ID visited the United States pnitcntiary eav-