Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-21

Greater Than Population Of
Many States; Startling
: SLOWING Made in Report to
,Priaon ASSOCIATION.
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= baitsfnoFe. MdI.S Nov. 20.-The re-
port Of the committee on reformatory
work and parole, to the American
PrisoB association, which recently
held congress In this city, Was made
by Frank Moore VI Railway. ~. j.,
chairman Of the committee. The re-
/ port was IN part az follows
The report Of the census bureau on
the prison population ~ the United
states, published December 80, 1911.
SHOWS something Of how great the
criminal question II with which the
4 American Prison association has to
Ideal The ratio OF prisoners on jan
uary !, 1919. wAa i2j 10 each 100000
| or our population. while the ratio OF
commitments during that year was
522 to each 100. 900 citizens. Thus IL
!. appears that at the beginning OF the
year 1910 one person ont ~ every 90
greeted the new year IN prison, and
that during the same year for every
| 1870 persons In our total population
there WIS one prison commitment
The entire number confined during
the year was f79.7s3 This number
u greater than the poullton OF any
one of ten states. and Il is larger than
The combined population 81 the four
states: Wyoming, Nevada, Alaska and
Delaware.
From the census u also appears
that there ~ an Increase In the num-
Der Of those who are being committed
ut penal institutions. The c0nsus ot
1880 shows 100 prisoners for every
zoe. 900 population. the census Of 1904
shows 100 $40. while the census Of
1910. aB already stated, il i25. The
census OF England for 1910 shows 1875
tried In courts for every 100000. while
our census shows J22 actually i'm
prlsOned for tho same number.
The nrst month an offender In In
custodial care is the most vital part
Of his confinement. During that time
II In OF the utmost importance that he
should bo completely Isolated from
| tho rest Of the population. The re-
Ceiving ward Is the moot valuable part
of an institution. not Hs means
1 OF preventing contagious diseases
from spreading, not that II may
1 bs used for the instruction az the In
mate la the rules aud spirit Of the
institution: these are both neediul
but the necessary thing above every
thing else In that II should become
4 a psychological laboratory. where not
lOnly the mental ability uf the inmate
should be- carefully determined, but
where the hidden secrets that lie back
OF the crime he committed shall be
NI..a,.N.I "a ~ EREnaVlnn
ward the physician. the psychologist
and the wise discipliaarian--the ON
Ger Of keenest perception. are al
needed 10 discover NE very taproo'
Of the mans evil deeds Ia order thai
his assignment 20 work may be Wise
| the discipline To he Administered q
him just, aud ~ Ia the end the MAI
reformed"
| After drawing attention to SOna al
4 the types ~ offenders who prcsen
special mental and physical difhcul
ties, and reviewing the existing meth
DDS Of rcrurmatOry work, Mr.. Moore
took up the question of parole III
said that some persons claimed s.
per cent, others 10 per cent, and sill
others 81 per cent Of paTOiSd prison
erB make good. lie quoted one In
VeBtlgHtOr as follows:
4 believe that 90 per cent OF tn
boys pHroled make greater average
OF ju-Ccss than In made by the PEG ,'i
In the class from which they come
This n cue to the trimming 1HI
preparation they get at the institution
Another - per cent make good L
the extent ~ living free from Grim
and can b" classified AS good citizens
sustaining tho relations OF life In
creditablc manner. Another 20 pc
cent are more ar less on the ragge'
edge. having disposition to mlno
1 vices and bordering often on crimina
conduct. From tnls class many Ar
returned to the institution for sec
Ond commitment. The last 20 re
cent are feeble. mlndJd. desenerat
specimens Of the race. II would ,
3 better for them ana for society " the
were under some modified system .
humane restraint that would prever
them from entering into the compile
relations Of civilization and Teprodu'
Ing their kind. ! believe says n
4 Fat the very least 30 per cent AT
capable of reformation and into d.