Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-18
GOVERNOR GIVES
VIEWS ON PRISON
CONTINUED from First Pase.l

land was adapted TO general farming. to
truck gardening. TO stock raising and had
some mineral resources and 1t also had
large stream and some tributaries be-
longing TO II. and portions of II were
heavily wooded. and II wah this mans
Idea 10 have this vast tract properly en-
closed and all Of these men were TO work
on this land. some as gardeners, some
fixing up the landscape. some AZ general
farmers. some as general stock raisers
and some In clearing up the land and
building roads and parks and drives.
Remarkable Advancement.
at occurred 10 me that this was the
most remarkable advertisement that had
ever heard Of being undertaken, The
mere SUGGESTION or the dethil OF the
above facts. It. seems 70 me. ought to
appeal to the people d this state and re-
mind them that Nebraska must do some
thing Ike this.
We should then build an intermediate
penitentiarY or Institution that would
take care Of this class OF violators Of
law. We could buy . tract OF land that
would meet this situation and then have
these young men who are unfortunate
enough to be incarcsrated. learn the art
OF horticulture. agriculture and OF build
Ing good roads and helping and assisting
In laying out parks and be given an op-
portuity 10 make the most Of them
selves.
Remodel Old Prison.
''seood. having by such methods, made
adequate provisions for the Lesser cri-
minai, the present penitentiary should be
used solely for the more hardened and
desperate violatcrs Of thu law and Il
should be romodelled in such a way as
to make q thorough. up-to-date institu-
ton. 20 this end the following changes
should DO made:
First. q separate residence and office
should Be built for the warden imme-
dlately north OF and facing the main en-
trance 10 the penitentiary. In this
should also DO uartercd the steward.
"seeond-There should be installed in
the penitentiary an up-to-date telephcae
system. all wires being carried under
sround. 50 that the warden's office and
the deputy warden's office could be put
In immediate connection with all shops,
cell houses and wall guards.
-rhird-The deputy warden's office
should be removed from the chapel and
brought forward into the present warden's
quarters BY this arrangement with
reference 10 the deputy warden's office,
all eonvicis who have complaints or
business with him could be first admit
ted TO the turkeys office and then ad-
mitted TO the deputy warden's presence,
one man at time The present location
Of the deputy warden's office and It's
construction Is such that any number
Of convicts can come into his office al
one and the same time.
Enlarge Cell Houses.
'Fourth-cel houses should be enlarged
to the end that modern system Of eiassi-
fication of different kind OF criminals
can be adopted.
''Fifth-The present sntiquated and un-
safe doors and gates frein the cell houses
and the prison yard TO the chapel and
to the turkeys office and to the out
side corridor should all be removed and
replaced by modern and up-to-date locks
and gates.
'istxth-Reception rooms should be con-
structed. as inmates visit with friends
and relatives. and modelled along the
modern and up-to-date lines as shown in
English and leading American penal in
stitutions TO the end that a certain
amount of privacy Is insured the visitor.
cut at tho same time making II im-
possible for such visitor to be close
enough to hand anything TO the prisoner
or receive anything from him.
In modern English prisons such a room
has an intervening seace. protected BY
steal bars Of from five to ten feet. such
a room Is wholly lacking in the Ne
braska penitentisry.
yisitinE Privilege Abused.
Il am satisfied from the Investigation
that ] have made and from the obssrva-
tions and reports that have been re.
ceiying for several months last past that
the privilege Of visiting at the psniten-
tiary has ben greatly abused xnd that
from now on It must be checked There
has been afforded BY .rezson OF these
inadequate facilities above ja<ntiooed un-
doubleday opportunities q pass things