The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-19
FEDERAL PAROLE SYSTEM HAS
GREAT INFLUENCE ON CONY|CTS

one-thirG of the term for which he
was sentenced.
The board is composed of the su-
perintendent of federal prisons and
the warden and physician OF each
United States penitentiary. The pro
cCdure of the board is subject to
the approval of the attorney gen
eral of the United States. II meets
regularly at the various federal pen
itentiaries on the 9TH day OF Jan
uary. May and September of each
year.
Applications for parole are made
in writing upon blanks provided
by the board. In cases where the
applicant cannot read or write, the
contents of the application are read
and explained to him before his
mark is affixed. No application,
however, receives consideration un-
less the prison records show that
the applicant has been continuous
for at least six months Immediate
ly proceeding the date of the ap-
plication. In case of short term
prisoners. who may be eligible for
parole before the expiration of SIX
months imprisonment they must have
been continuously in the first or
highest grade from the date OF their
admission to the prison.
An application which has once
been denied by the board of parole
is not considered again unless new
evidence is procured which makes
it advisable to do so. Under the
procedure of the board, attorneys
are debarrcd from appearing for a
person desiring parole
Prisoners are not released on pa
role until satisfactory evidence Is
furnished that the prisoner will ell
gage in some respectable business
for himself or that arrangements
have been made for the employment
of the prisoner, or until some pei
son agrees to as his first friend or
adviser, and further agrees to en-,
ploy the prisoner or use his bes,
efforts to secure suitable employment
for him. Prisoners cannot be pa
roled under the law who have in
dictments pending against them in
any judicial district of the United
States nor be granted parole if
wanted in any state or territory for
violation of parole.
The duties of first friend to the
paroled convict are determined by
the board. He must agree to employ
or obtain employment for the pris-
oner and promise to report the un-
necessary absence from work, in
temperance, bad association, or
other violations of any condition of
the parole that the prisoner might
make
When the prisoner is paroled he
is furnished with certificate of
Parole, issued under seal by the
president of the board OF parole and
approved by the attorney general.
When released on parole, the pris-
oner shall report to his first friend
or adviser. He cannot go out of the
state where he is employed except
ing upon written permission granted
by the president of the board of pa.
role. If he does, he is subject to
arrest. While under probation, the
prisoner must make a written re-
port to the warden of the peniten-
tiary from which he was released
every month. 1t must show his gen.
eral conduct and associations for
the month, name of his employer
occupation. number of days employ.
ed, number OF days not employed
and the reasons therefor, amount
OF money earned, amount received
and amount expended. As the board
OF parole has warm and friendly
interest in the welfare of the pa
relied prisoners one object of these
reports is to enable them to know
in what manner they can best pro-
note his welfare.
Willful failure on the part OF the
paroled prisoner to reply promptly