The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-07-06
BOARD OF PAROLE
DECI JES ON RULES
Pioqeer Press.

4 onoOOH luIcS, governing the
parole of prisoners from the state
reformatory and The state prison
and providing the procedure thai
will be followed by the State Parole
board established under the law
passed by the last Legislature, were
promulgated by the State Board OF
Control recently.
The rules provide that the parole
board shall meet at the two institu-
ton as near the first of each month
as possible, to hear applications for
parole; prohibit oral arguments fay-
oring or opposing a prisoners parole.
and make it obligatory upon a pris-
oner, when applying for parole, to
furnish the board all facts concern
ing his previous history. This in
formation will be kept confidential.
-Four points will be taken into
account by the board in considering
an application for parole: The pris-
oner's conduct while in the institu-
ton; his previous record, tendencies
and habit; the nature of his crime.
and the probilities, from all the facts
obtainable, that he will lead a cor
rect life if paroled.
The rules in full follow:
First-The board of parole will meet at
the Minnesota state reformatory and the
Minnesota state prison as near the first of
each month as convenience will permit, to
Second-Applicants may appear before
the board of parole at the first meeting af-s
ter the expiration of their minimum sent
ence, Provided they have remained in
first grade six months previous to their APP
pearance before the board.
Third-An application which has once
been denied shall not be again made with
in six months from date of denial, unless
otherwise directed at the time of the hear
ing.
Fourth law creating the board of
parole does not prohibit said board from
receiving or considering petitions urging
the release of any prisoner on parole, but
for convenience in the dispatch of business
and in the interest of uniform justice TO all,
oral arguments or petitions from any per-
son not connected with the reformatory or
the prison, in favor of or against the parole
or release of any prisoner, will not be per-
mitted.
Fifth-In considering the question of the
parole of an inmate, the board will take in
to account his conduct while an inmate of
the institution; his history previous to his
imprisonment, his character, tendencies,
habits and ideas as shown by his prison
life; the nature and circumstances of the
the prisoners crime; the probability from
all the facts that the prisoner will lead a
correct life, if paroled.
Sixth-Each prisoner, shortly after enter
ing the institution, will be required to give
statement of his case in accordance with
the questions asked in blank form pro-
vided for that purpose. This statement
will be part of the permanent records of
each prisoner, and will be used for the pur-
pose of investigation and veri6cation as to
bic r,ac+ rocord aod xu;II ba ,,racor<od x.,;x ~
other records to the state board of parole,
when the prisoners application for parole
is under consideration.
Seventh "A prisoner who claims to have
friends but who will not furnish the names
or addresses to the superintendent of the
reformatory, or the warden of the state
prison or to the state agent, will not be
paroled until satisfactory history of his
past life is obtained. Such information,
when obtained, will not be used to the det-
riment or humiliation of the prisoner or his
friends, but will beregarded as strictly con-
fdential. 1t is required in order that the
officials may be thoroughly acquainted with
the condition and circumstances surround
the past life of the prisoner.
Employm mt for PRISONERS.
Eighth-The question of employment
does not enter into the consideration of ap-
plying for parole, therefor it is not allow
ed, unless provided for by special permis-
sion, that prisoners write to friends OF rela-