Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-30
Makes Compact Allowing the
Brotherhood to Enforce
., Biscipiine s*s''s = S'S''s
by Latest NALL

| IBy Latest NALL
NEW YORK. N. Yin matters Of
minor discipline, AT least, the inmates
of Sing Sing are to become a, self
i governing body. &.
i Thomas NJ. Osborne. the new war
i den. gave his written promise Of this
when he answered formally series Of
requests made by the Golden Rule
brotherhood, an organization of the
convicts. In his letter, which was adj
dressed to S. J. Copper, chairman OF
the brotherhood, the warden said Of
the projected departure:
The most important suggestion of
all: That the system of discipline
be materially. altered, and that the
/ executive committee OF the brother.
hood, sitting as a court, should be al
lowed to examine all miner cases Of
discipline and determine, II practi'
! cable. the nature and extent of the
penalties.
Sanctions Status Of court"
| 1T is requested that the court be
held between and 4 in the afternoon;
that the sergeant-at-arms be authoriz-
! ed to procure the attendance of wit
/ nesses, and that right of appeal from
this court to the warden's court be
given-such appeals to be made either
/ by the inmate whom it is proposed
to discipline, or by one Of the prison
officers appointed by the warden to
, be present at, the hearings. ]
"The suggestion is also made that
! the court may. warn and caution the
inmate, or may suspend him for a
stated time from any or all of the
privileges OF the brotherhood, and that
while so suspended he shaH cease to
enjoy his grade privileges, and shall
| wear on his arm 'bulls-eye' of the
i color of his grade disc. .-.-.
| Answer: Believing that this sug-
gestion Is In harmony with the policy
of the Prison Departhentsas laid down
: by Supt. Riley, end believing also
that the increased interest and respon-
sibility for thsir own affairs will tend
directly toWafda better conditions In
the prison, am more than willing to
grant this request, and should be glad
, to see this system put into operation
| at once. ~. i. f. w. - Il j ..@-e.
The ether reqlests made By the
BROTHERHOOD ana gfanted Dy the war.
den include the giving of motion pic
! ture shows Sunday instead of Satur.
( day afternoons; that members of the
brotherhood be allowed to receive Wis
I itors Sundays and holid4N; that the
inmates} may write ssHd LETTERS as
are necessary" to other& than those
whose names appear on their cores
pondence cards; that it be made pos.
sible to buy stamps with the money
on deposit, and that special letters be
allowed under lions to
linen who have no htanfps TO their cred
II. T. -.
Preferred Places TO Afflicted. -
Permission has also been given to.
1.-The men to have newspapers without
returning them to the chaplain's Of.
] flee, but, because IF the considerable
trouble in, distrib ating, Sunday pa,
/ pers will still be barred Doubling.
up in cells is to be resorted to- only in
case of necessity, and to- the brother.
hoods suggestion that places in the
dormitory be given first of all to men
suffering from heart trouble, epilepsy
and some who are crippled, etc." the
warden replied: sszs. ,...I
Il am greatly pleased to have the
evidence Of concern for the general
welfare which this request shows. The
places in the dormitory should be CIV
en- first to those who suffer most from
the bad conditions of the cell block"
A vote will be taken as to the re-
quest thai inmates be allowed. for
reading or study, to keep their lights
burning until 10 o'clock. One request
was denied-that the screens be re-.
moved from the visitors room. The
warden added these requests of his
iown: ssszz.s j. .s.s4. So 49, =. -
Better general discipline In the
prison, in the shops and in marching.
III would like to see in. the attitude of
the men a more alert and vigorous
bearing. = + ~. !
Better order in the cell block AS
a mark of consideration for each other
and those who are reading or study
ing. there should be silence and good
order when the cell block is occupied
Cleanliness. There should be no
/, litter in the cell block or the yards;
barrels will be provided for waste and
refuse. - ..-- .>- -~~
Asks Increased Efficiency. =,:,.
Better work and Increased efficien-
! cy in the industrial departments. This
/ is very important, as it is the one
concrete test of the new system.
.As the moving picture entertain
Isments are transferred to Sunday aft
ernoons, think the men should work
longer on Saturday. must urge the
i Importance of this and the preceding
request to the men themselves. The,
worst. thing man can learn in prison
| is to do inefficient work. fsEfE e ~. -