The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-10-02
.OHIO'S PLAN FOR
PAYING PRISONERS

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These to be Divided into Five Glasses.
Board can Cancel Wages.
The problem of making a none
tary allowance to inmates of this in
stitution in return for labor per-
formed has been solved. The Ohio
legislature at it's last session made
provision for such purpose in the
form of an appropriation of $40 900.
A conference between the board
of administration, Warden Thorn
as, Superintendent Leonard of the
| Mansfield reformaiory, and Secre-
tary III. H. Shirer of the board of
charities, held recently, resulted in
the adoption of the following
plan:
For the purpose of putting into
effect the provisions of House bill
612, know as the Black bill, amend
ing section 1866 of the general
code, the board of administration
authorizes the warden Of the Ohio
penitentiary and the superintendent
of the Ohio state reformatory to
classify the prisoners now and here
after committed to the penitentiary
or the reformatory, as basis for
crediting earnings, in three groups.
according to their physical condi-
ton as follows:
Group A-Able bodied.
Group B-Partially disabled.
Group C-Totally disabled.
The board further authorizes the
| warden and the superintendent to
divide those now or hereafter COM
mitted to their respective institu-
tions, who are included in groups A
and B. into five classes. The divi-
sion is to be based on character, in
dustrial efficiency and good con-
duct.
Glass Ito be credited with one
cent an hour for time employed.
Class 2-To be credited with two
cents an hour for time employed.
Glass 3-To be credited with
three cents an hour for time en-
ployed.
Glass ITO be credited with
four cents an hour for time en-
ployed.
Glass 5-To be credited with five
cents an hour for time employed.
Those credited with earnings
shall not receive the cash gratuity
heretofore provided. Those who
are not credited with earnings shall
receive the cash gratuity herein
provided.
Not to exceed 80 per cent of the
earnings credited TO prisoner shall
be paid each month to his family or
to other person or persons depend
ent upon him for support. In case
a prisoner, who has no one depend
ent upon him, accumulates credit
exceeding $25, one half the amount
of such credit shall be paid to him
at the time of his release on parole,
and the other half shall be paid to
him when he receives his final re-
lease and restoration to citizenship;
| but the amount remaining to the
credit of any paroled prisoner may
be paid to him in whole or in part
before his final release if satifactory
evidence is presented to the warden
or superintendent that because of
sickness or for other good reasons he
has been unable to maintain himself.
On recommendation Of the war
den or superintendent, the board
will cancel in whole or in part the
earnings credited to any prisoner
| for:
A-Violation Of rules.
B-Malicious destruction f
property (not to exceed the damage
done).
Escape or atter,sHst to escape.
D-Conspiracy tc ~ stroy prop
erty or injure persons.
| E-Assaulting an officer.
-Murderously assaulting an
inmate.
| G-Violation of parole.
Except in case of escape, the can
collation. of earnings credited to a
prisoner shall not apply to the