Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-17
MEMBERS OF DoARp or CONTROL
VISIT PRISONS or THREE
STATES.
REFORM COMES THRU SYSTEM
OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Humane Methods Of Handling Grim.
inaIs Utilized in Illinois, Michigan
and lndiana-vast Amount Of In.
formation Compiled For Use in In.
ausuratins Reforms.
pecial to Times Republican.

Speclal 10 Ttme0-RepubltCan.
Des Moines. March 17.-That the
state administration is in dead earn
est in the matter Of taking deciding
forward step in the management Of the
state institutions and especially in
prison reform and modern methods OF
caring for the convicts is made evident
almost every week. The board of :on-
troll members have made several visits
Of inspection and learning, not Junk
cts" as their enemies have it, and are
accommodating a vast amount of new
information and new IDEAS The board
returned from trip to Illinois. Indi-
ana and Michigan highly pleased with
what was seen. Concerning this trip
Colonel McConlogue says:
AT Joliet We met and were in COM
pany with Captain Kane. who has
spent a quarter of century in that
institution. and as he said to the writ
er for a long time I could not get
around to the idea that the prisoner
should be handled in any other way
than by strict discipline and without
any thought of preparing him for any
other occupation after he left the in
stitution, but I see now that great
deal Of good can be done for the men
by enabling them to overcome their
bad habits and by inaugurating a sys-
tenn of industry and education coupled
with compensation for what they do
do while in the charge Of the state.
I'm growing to the belief that that is
the best plan.
Warden Allen, of this far-famed in
titution, is in accord with the modern
dea Of giving men plenty to do, to
have the industries diversified. and to
have the men receive all that they
make above the cost to which the state
put to in operating the industry and
airing for the men. Members Of the
GARD, together with Warden Sanders.
# Fort Madison, and Warden Nc
Tloughrey, of Anamosa, made a pretty
thorough investigation Of the industries
and the prison generally at Joliet and
proceeded to Michigan City. Ind.
At Michigan City.
"At the latter place the warden, MT.
H. W.. Fogarty. was absent, being away
on business in indianapolis. The dep
uty warden, Mr.. w. H. Daily, showed
the members. of the board and the
wardens accompanying them great
courtesy, and most thorough investi-
cation was made Of the prison plant,
AZ. it might be called. We were highly
pleased with the arrangement Of the
buildings and the manner In which the
prisoners are cared for. One little mat
ter we think worthy Of special note IL
the fact that the chapel for the institu-
stion is a distinct building. built IN
CHURCH style and having all the SOL
6nnity Of q church edihce standing
APART and away from any other build
ing. Here the ministers OF different de-
nominations come to hold church ser
vices. The members Of the board ana
the wardens are unit in believing
that this is an improvement In en-
abling the men to have the benent fof
religious instruction and teaching
without being hampered with~: their
other doings. This chapel Is used Tor
religious purposes only.
The Michigan Prison.
1--WE next visited jackson. Mich.
This institution perhaps stands at the
head in the way Of reforming citizens
and in finding industries for the men.
Warden Simpson is q man OF great
executive ability, and he has intro
duced and intends to further develop
the farming industry with the other
classes of industry which, he has IN OPP
Grafton. thus diversifying. the work Tor
the men in the institution. For in
stance, they have canning factory.
they raise on the farm all that they
need for the putting up of canned
goods, they have brick and tile fac
tory, the tile of which they use in
draining their own land. they have
Irvine industry, a rattan industry,
chair industry, marble and granite
works, and a shoe industry besides
other forms OF work-thus enabling
the men to prepare themselves in the