Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-26

to my county for this reason-there
has been an agitation for number
of years for the removal of our coun-
tx buildings. Now supposing that the
inspectors should sc to our jail at Al
fred and it not meeting their tastes
they should order large amount of
money expended, under this propose
bill they would have authority to do
so. with the consent of the Governor
and Council, thus controverting the
wishes of great many people in our
county. / sincerely hope the minority
report will be accepted
MIR. SHERMAN of Eden: i am one
of the commissioners of Hancock
County. and I sincerely hope that the
minority report will be accepted. In
that county we have upon an aver
age only about five prisoners, and II
would indeed be a hardship If we were
Obliged TO add a workshop. | know
that has been suggested. and we have
stove them off for quite a while; nut
sometime we shall expect them to de-
mand that we have a WORKSHOP.
will call your attention to the tact
that a hill has passed this Legislature
giving the right to work prisoners
upon roads. therefore the WORKSHOPS
will not be as necessary as they nave
been in the past. | sincerely hope the
motion of the gentleman from Auburn
will prevail
Mr. DUNTON of Belfast: As a.
member of the committee signing the
majority report it seems To me '"as
something should be said. and gooc
deal might be said, in favor OF glNlhg
To the Jail inspectors the authority
asked for. The state is paying 'ae
iai inspectors to so about throuSa
tba various counties and inspect thtF
iaiIs They have power to make rec
concentrations TO the county colhllil9-
sioners Now the bill as introduced
nc 7 understand it, gives the rishl 10
annea1 from any order that is hlaue
nv the Jail inspectors to the 1oFei
~ ard Council. Now these jail m
spectors are supposed TO De REASON
NJ mon. the Governor and Colm-
al ara tnnWn TO be reasonable NEIL
a,,a thav would not enforce any ofdet
40 ,,.on1d be y hardship TO the coul-
IT, ,,rtass the conditions absolutely
dor,ondea Them Now it seems 10 hie
that the modern thought IS III Tue ny
- Tho reform asked for; that the
neonln the country over are 'iliuNin7
more If the unfortunate ones OF ei'ei'
communities. and are more ahd ai'oi
working toward the reform oi
criminal. 1t is known ana aaii1i..eI
thai there are jails in these eeeh'io
49, are disgrace to the state, anu
that the community ttseH W"oio nv
tata,ata if they knew the conditions
t,,aro How many people are there III
Tho cities where jails are sieaa'vo
that have ever gone INSIDE tle l"i'o
unless their duty calls them ,lete
uow many people know oil 'he
conditions that exist there hoN
r,anv know what filth, what unsaillsals
,anaitions are to be found there. VI
.bo coils where three or four pfisoiie
s,a crowded together with no SANITARY
,,,.o,.teions Whatever These jan II"
snectors are in Office for that purpose
"a ranresenr the people OF this 9to'e
Who have placed those men ana women
tI,ara who have taken away from thSiii
mir liberty because by their acts they
have forfeited It, but l submit teai no
,,,,,.cessary hardship should be I'M
.5as,.d unon those from whom theIf per
'.,,,o, liberty has been taken=a"aY. 4iA1tn
thosa Who for the good of the com
,,,,,,ttv are taken out from among theH
fa1to,vs and placed in prison, III Gems
soV 4hat no unnecessary hafasl'ip
..ta,,id he imposed upon them ana
-, zoo that having taken from them
~ RIGHT of freedom to move apout
a,,,ong their fellows the charity OF the
s.o,,nn,niry should follow them li''o
1T coils and see TO it that they are
,raatad like human beings; and that rs
,,.,,at these iail inspectors are Tor anu
.,,at 10 why they are paid To go ABOUT
- irsneet the jails. In order that the
a,r,,r,,,nitv may be protected, in oroer
-, tho comfy finances may not sufter,
-, anneal is given to the Governor anu
C,s..,,aiI in all of those cases, and II
-, IN mo that we may safely leave
Nc matter to the Jail inspectors ana
- governor and Council To determine
,.,,o.bor a condition exists in a certain
80, which should be remedied NOW
- matter of workshops has beeh
s,,oi,ar of AS | understood from the
-, ;,,snactors all that was asked in any
- ,rae a Mace where the prisoners
ia cot ont of doors and work, or get
- butlding and work Now that
;s a small part. it seems to me- oil 'he
things that ought to be done Tor THESE
,,nfortunates The Jail inspectors pc
FORE the committee, stated that yaIo
answered the purpose. Now we want 10
gef our IDEAS away from this item OF !.
that has been enlarged upon and brought
t,afora onr vision as the only thing
,,,i.bin the range of our vision. We are
licking at it as though the jail inspec-
80 and Governor and Council were GO
49, 40 order new workshops in every
UNITY Now it seems to me reason
ahIe that anything that can be done III
the line of reforming those prisoners
s,,ould be done: and it seems to me that
,..a should leave this matter with the
,at1 insnectors and Governor and eoun-
IL &c this bill provides.
1he question being on the motion OF
N. smith of Auburn that the minority
sanort Fought not to pass be accepted
viva yoce vote being doubted
division was had and the motion
a,.oi,ed nv a vote of 60 to 3d.
r,ho minority report was then adopted.
rha SPEAKER: The next matter FOR
oorsideration is report of the Commit