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


Methods and trunains kansss shame at st clngsto syS
TEN that has long been abandoned b. er sister stes Tie
statute above given is dead letter.
had no place transfer prisoners It wou seem best
excitement by going into these narrowing details but
there available plc, which may Immediately
transferred speak of the Leavcnworih pcntentary True this
Federal Prison and would first have get Act Congress
permitting place prisoners there a last winter D Samuel
Barows who has charge Of al the Federal PRISONS Of the United
States told he thought would be easy matter make this
rangcncnt with Congress H said it would FIRST be necessary for
Legislature memorable Congress lor special Act bnt lie
promised 90 before Congress personally and help It's passage
for the sake Of afordng the Oklahoma prisoners relief # You who
these pages could visit these institutions and inspect them
as have done am you would not hesitate.
water cUaE And ocnng
found hall Of punisincn something called e ~crib
The crib IS cofn-k structure constructed Of asaboui the
Size Of They throw into this cb and lock the lid on
him This was intended originally sufficient punishment
told BY an Oklahoma prisoner who has been in tie Lansing Pcnen
hry that they slacklc the hands and feet Of draw Them
knot his back and then throw him into This crib and lock the I'D
down This punishment caused temporary paralysis prisoner
Waren Haskell tells that he has allowed this since his charge
81 The prison. However an Oklahoma prisoner whose name am pre-
pared give stated me ii the presence Of Warden Haskell that as
Ia punishment to him Warden Haskell had thrown him into this
crib and strapped him down with bis back the bottom Of the
structure had sfacbcd his hands with hancufs and then ordered
the guard the garden hose his nos and mouth until his
head and lung. filled with almost point Of sufoaon
Warden Haskell heard tis tell this aud acknowledged This
believe and mhuma and unnecessary punishment and 100
obscc % be inflicted n twentieth century Christian civilizations
talked afterwards with the great Warden 3 Of the largest pen
cnarcs the rntcd States and c sad Anyone WHO naicts the
Crib cure punishment is dealing in methods absolutely
Obsolete and This punishment soud Dc stopped by cuament 81 aw
found fourteen black mk5 dungeons with prockc the wa
and handouts hanging loose the door These dungeons made
So thai ony little air can pass through sual openings hs The
wall either gnd When The door closed tie dungeon is in ny
darkness lies the dungeon floor during c night and Is
hand eufc tue procke in the wall IN standing position during
tic day. long trial Of this punishment together wF c bread and
water diet decreases mans physical vitality c Unable get
ont ~ muca coal lis We did before the punishment
GUARDS lsrler PUNISHMENT
Ia talking Rih es-conyicts ard The prisoners in te tans
irg penteniiary common subject complaint iha lhe
prison guards largely responsible many q he cruelie
pacted That they do report Warden e prusmnen
which they in1c prisoners This is contrary herues and
uons Of the prison This fault may be largely due to The Warden
for II conversation about guards he stated ~ consider that guard
the record who reports the least number Of punshmens n
securing good prison discipline Now the guards know s end tey
have fallen The abt hcm q naictng punishment
without reporting aud % netting out this psnmen. according
their crude dc' "a right anl JUSTICE One case came under
my observation C. t second day Of my visit down 10 the
dungeon found sixteen year old Okahoma by stacked
up poek il the dungeon wall Upon inquiry found that he
had placed this dungeon the night before and that he had
called cor e Warden O'Clock in the morning when they lifted him
from hc floor 10 sacke him 10 the wall Now according the prs
and regulations this guard should report Immediately 70 the
Warden an the Warden call this little boy AS matter Of fact
e guard did report that the boy wanted the Warden aud
as late o'clock ii The afternoon found him still chained to the
wall liz promised be good III the future and pleaded 70 see the
Warden took upon myself reprinand tic guard and went
Immediately the Warden with the am inclined to think that
this thing happens otter The boys Eddie Reese from ar
fngtdn Okaona Ills sep.iater believe he said Riley Davis
believe that Warden Haskell does not know great deal Of the pun
m which meed the prisoners by the guards 10 ia en-
toy Now Nardns Of State penenes well paid men and
as result they usually high class The guards poorly
paid men and find few willing to take the Job Those Nfo
do engage III this work not always Of the superior aqi who
soad have authority judgment end naiet punishment on
lnepcss men
tgatt the attitude Of the guard wrong pqsouef las sone
wrong m Id nevertheless and IS entitled II lair respect
All have spark oi divinity and guard s4uld forget sAs
During visit the Superintendent Of Department showed inc
Ihcapifu nad table made BIZ prisoner who standing near
said ~Who made is beautiful p The Superintendent answered
What thing pointing The popr ahascd prisoner. Il any won
der prisoners lcsc sei.rcpcct? w
90 flrrfR CufuRrN- N-OkIs s,fi0MAs eRiMEi
Sow while araignug the bad points Of this institution. feel
that here IS something ior which ourselves terribly to blame