Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-28
MORE THAN THREE-FiFTHs OF
MEN PARoLEp COME OUT
CLEAN CITIZENS.
FEW WHO VIOLATE TRUST
GET AWAY FROM STATE
Third Biennial Report Of Parole Board
Covers Successful Operation Of Seven
Years Schools Strongly Rec
smmsndsd- 1000 Cases Are
Handled.
Special to Times Republican.

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Des Moines. Nov. 2s.--More than
three ffths OF the men paroled from
state prison In Iowa make good on
their paroles, according to the report
Of the state parole board filed with the
governor. Less than Is per cent Of
those who betrayed the board by vio-
lating their. paroles and leaving the
state got away with their venture.
The report filed is the third biennial
report and includes the abstract Of
criminal statistics as reported to the
board by the clerks of the district
court covering the two years July 1.
1912 to June 80. 1914. In that period
the board paroled 1852 persons from
the prison. and eight before commit
ment, and recommended to the gov
ernor the pardon or parole or cum
mutation of seventy-dy others. OF
those recommended to the governor,
all have been released, so that the total
number going out by action of the
board, or on its recommendation, is
1875.
In Operation Seven Years.
Since the organization Of the board
seven years ago 29.O9 per cent Of the
entire number paroled proved derelict.
1856 per cent have been recommended
for discharge, and 20.S4 per cent are
still reporting, and 2.41 per cent have
died or their cases have been reversed
by the supreme court. OF the entire
number paroled since the boards or
ganization to July 1, 1912, all have
been discharged or otherwise disposed
Of. so the final result in these first SCI
cases paroled Is known, Of these, 1915
per cent We're revoked and returned,
14.4O per cent absconded and are not
yet unprecedented. but several of them
are likely to be apprehendedsand re-
turned; 1.24 per cent were convicted
OF other crimes while on parole and re-
turned; the remainder, or 1856 per
cent were recommended for discharge,
and represent the percentage of sue
cess of the completed group Of paroled
prisoners.
The board renews its recommends
tton for. the purely indeterminate
sentence, saying there are men who
have so often been convicted of crime,
and SO often been imprisoned, as that
safety to society and their own good
require that they should be under GUS
todial care longer than the maximum
period provided for the particular Of
tense for which they were last COM
mitted."
Recommends Trade Schools.
The board renews its recommenda-
ton that the reformatory be more
fully equipped with trade teaching
facilities, so those capable Of mastering
trades and DESTROYS Of doing so. can
have the opportunity. It calls atten-
ton to the fact that there Is nothing so
inspiring and helpful to q young man
in meeting the competitions of life as
being master Of skilful trade.
The board in its seven years has ex-
prisoners In the two year period
earned by men on parole $149,7S1.17.
about 200. On this basis the average
monthly wage has been about $31.62.
Together with board the total sum
earned in the two years has been about
100000.
The report shows mass OF informa-
ton in the criminal statistics as re-
ported by the county clerks and tabu-
lated by the board. From It It Is found
the number sentenced to the reforma-
tory or penitentiary for the year ended
June 80, 1913 was 492. and those found
guilty of misdemeanors in that time
was LII. In the 1914 year there
were Alb and 913 respectively. These
years show slight Increase over the
preceding year-403 and s31. It is a
matter of interest to know that in the,
last year, ending June 80, 1914. among
the felonies the convictions for lar
ceny exceeded those for any other Of
tense, being co. while breaking and
entering were 80, forgery 80. murder
%, false pretenses %. Most of the
crimes are against property rather
than against persons.