Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-09
PAROLE BOARD
ORGANIZED At
FEDERAL PRISON
Empowered to Parole Prison.
ers, Sentenced to More Than
One Year, Who Have Served
Ona-Third of Sentence

vided their term of imprisonment exceeds
one year, was organized at the federal
penitentiary Wednesday by r. V. LaDow,
superintendent o; federal prisons.
There are 800 prisoners at the federal
pententiary, of whom eco have served
one-third of their sentence. These are
eligible to parole, though the decision Of
whether or not they will be paroled rests
with the board.
Among those who may be paroled are
| Greene and Gaynor. They were sent up
for four years and their terms expire next
February. Others are Chisholm, the
| barker from Birmingham; and another
banker named Smith. from Mississippi
| Chisholm was sentenced to six years, but
this sentence was reduced one year by
President Roosevelt, which causes 1t to
expire In March. Smith was sentenced
for five years and has served two years
of his time.
The parole board for the federal peni-
tentiary of Atlanta consists of Mr.. La
| Dow, president; Warden w. H. Meyer
and DIR. A. L. Fowler. physician at the
penitentiary. 1t is provided for In law
| enacted at the last session of congress,
and liz the first parole board to be or
ganized under this law.
PAROLE SYSTEM ELSEWHERE.
In addition to the penitentiary at At
lanta, there are two other federal peni-
tentiaries in the United States, and at
| each of these the system of parole will
be established. They are the prison at
Fort Leavenworth Kansas and the prison
at McNeil's Island, Seattle.
Mr.. IaDow left Atlanta Friday morn
ing for Washington, d. c.. He will go
| from Washington to Fort Leavenworth to
organize a parole board and from Fort
Leavenworth will go to McNeiis Island
for the same purpose.
| He expects to return to Atlanta by Oc-
tober l and to hold then the first meet
ing of the parole board consisting of him.
self, Warden Meyer and DR.. Fowler, to
determine which of the 200 prisoners at
the federal prison who have served one
third of their time shall be paroled.
In regard to what prisoners shall be
paroled, the act under which the parole
board was organized states:
That If it shall appear to said board
of parole from report by the proper
officers of such prison or upon applica-
tion by prisoner for release on pa
role, that there is a reasonable proba-
bility that such applicant will live and
remain at liberty without violating the
laws, and If in the opinion of the board
such release is not Incompatible with
welfare of society, then said board of
parole may in its discretion authorize
the release of such applicant on parole,
and he shall be allowed to go on parole
outside of said prison, and, in the dis
erection of the board, to return to his
home, upon such terms and conditions,
including personal reports from such
paroled person, as said board OF parole
shall prescribe, and to remain, while on
parole, in the legal custody and under
the control of the warden of such prison
from which paroled, and until the expi-
ration Of the term or terms specified in
his sentence, less such good time allow
ance as Is or may hereafter be provid-
ed for by act of congress; and the said
board SHALL In every parole, fix the lin
Its OF the residence OF the person pa
rolled, which limits may thereafter be
changed in the discretion OF the board:
Provided, That no release on parole
shall become operative until the findings
OF the board of parole under the terms
hereof shall have been approved by the
attorney general of the United States
FURTHER PROVISIONS.
1t also states:
Sec. T. That If the warden of the
prison or penitentiary from which said
parole or any member thereof shall have
reliable information that the prisoner
has violated his parole, then said war
den, at any time within the term or
terms of the prisoners sentence. NAV
issue his warrant to any officer herein
after authorized to execute the same, for
the retaking Of such prisoner"
At the organization of the parole board
at the Atlanta penitentiary, rules and
regulations were adopted. These will be
submitted to the attorney general and as
soon as they have been approved by him
will be made public. 1t is the fact that
these rules and regulations must be an
proved by the attorney general that pre-
vents the board from meeting at once to
decide what federal prisoners confined
here shall be paroled.
Similar regulations will be adopted at
Fort Leavenworth and at McNeil's island.
for 1T is intended that the parole system
shall be applied in the same manner at
each penitentiary.
The parole board In Atlanta, in addition
to being the first to organize, will prob
ably be the first to meet; and prisoners
at the federal penitentiary will be the
first to profit by the new law.
This law was approved June rs. It pro-
vides that the parole board shall consist
Of Mr.. LaDow, the warden, and the pris-
on physician.
In addition to paroling prisoners, the
board will see that they are aided In get
ting employment and in having the op-
portunlty Of living lawfully. Individual
restrictions will be thrown around each
prisoner. Mr.. LaDow said Friday morn
ing that, for instance, IL a prisoners Of
Tense is attributed to drinking he will be
prohibited from touching any liquors.
A parole officer will be appointed at
each penitentiary to see to the paroled
prisoners. The law provides:
THAT each board OF parole shall ap-
point a parole officer for the penitentiary
over which 1t has jurisdiction. Subject to
the direction and control OF such board, II
shall be the duty of such officer to aid
paroled prisoners in securing employ
ment and to visit and exercise supervis-
ion over them while on parole, and such
oficer shall have such authority and per-
form such other duties as the board of
parole may direct"
When federal prisoners are committed
to state prisons, they may be paroled un-
der the state laws, II there are state laws
providing for parole.
II did not. All 1 said was that at
the proper time 1 would rise in the
house to a question of personal priv1-
lege.'
NO LITTLE BIRD WHISPERED.
ION or about May &, did senator Gore
call you up on the telephone and tell
you a little bird had whispered to HIM
something important about the Nc
Murray contracts
He did not
''You were on friendly terms with Nc