Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-27
STATE HOUSE.
Rules Relative 10 ParoiDg
ConviCts from Prison.
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STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council, Thursday, Sept. 10, 1918, 10
A. NJ

Tie advisory board in the matter of
paroles, consisting of councilmen Ed
ward W. Wheeler. Brunswick; Fred 6.
kinsman, Augusta; James 5. Wright,
South Paris, has announced the rules
by which the parole of convicts from
the states Prison at Thomaston under
the provisions of the law providing for
an indeterminate sentence, which was
passed at the last Legislature, may be
made.
Every convict who is paroled shall
name some person, whose counsel and
advice he shall be under and during
his parole he is not in any way re-
leased from his obligations as a prison.
er, anG that he is under the legal Gus
tooy and control of the warden from
which he is released on parole.
The following rules have been
adopted:
A paroled convict shall, upon his re-
lease, report Immediately to his first
friend i'll person unless otherwise di-
rected by the board.
Near relatives of applicants will not
be accepted as first friend and advisor.
Every convict on parole shall make a
written report TO the warden on the
iast day of each month, for the current
month which report shall show: Cen
eral conduct during the month, name
of employer, nature of occupation or
business; number of days worked dur
ing month; number of days lost dur
ing month; reason for lost time;
amount earned during month"; amount
expended during month; present post
Il Il Il
dress fer coming month; probab place
ef employment for coming month.
This report shall be signed by the
raroled convict and certified to by his
first friend. Blanks for making these
reports Will be furnished by the war
den. The first friend must satisfy
himself from personal knowledge, ill
ouiry or correspondence before signing
the monthly report that the conduct of
the paroed prisoner has been sartisfac-
tory. If any reason exists why the
convict cannot forward his monthly
report, sVch as the absence or illness
of the first friend, he shall promptly
notify the warden by letter or other
wise of the reasons for the delay.
Failure to make the monthly report
promptly will constitute sufficient cause
for recommittins to prison.
In case of death, removal from the
State, refusal To continue to act, or
resignation of the first friend and
adviser of any paroled convict snail
Immediately notify the warden and file
Il written petition with him for the
appointment of another suitable per
son to act as his first friend and adj
wiser. which petition shall be for
warded to the advisory board in the
matter of paroles with the recon-
mendation of the warden attached
thereto.
Wilful failure to reply promptly to
letters of inquiry from the beard or
the warden may be considered a suffi-
cient reason for recommittins to prison
a paroled convict.
A paroled convict shall not during
the term of his parole, visit saloons,
partake ef intoxicating liquors of any
nature. or associate with persons of
evil repute, but shall. in all respects.
conduct himself honestly, avoid evil
associations, and in general, pursue the
course of an upright. law-abiding citi-
zen.
A convict while on parole shall not
leave the State except upon d written
permit issued by the Governor or the
board Should he do so he will be
treated in all respects as an escaped
convict, and when recaptured will be
returned to prison and may be re-
quired to serve out the uneXpired term
of his ma Ximum sentence.
These rules are subject to change,
repeal. amendment and addition as
may be found necessary or eNpeGient
from time to time.