The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-15

eyen a. VIII De arranged that
zen al the third or cheapest ,ah1a -
1000 will be substantial ana S,H9 II
- the degree that it would ha nn+ -
PRISON at the best place rbtainahln ,or
the money. ND'di"apIe Tor
Inc same way with sleenipo
1t is thought hera
ia lne uormltory is better than nc
I'll very we'll, if an inmate wishes
~ give up more of his money for .
De.te1 place to sleep let him hay. thar
IroSe, lhe same as in the outside
49, We VIII not make the lower
priced sleeping place so uuin,iting
mat a prisoner will feel hinlself forcnd
w spend his money for The better
quarters. The cheapest SPOT ia lie
Town VIII be as good as circumstances
will permit.
"A sample routine day viii D.. a.
lolio"s: a prisoner at the end IF no
uay IS anded his token money win
II ne can buy food or bed, according
: tie grades provided in the prison.
what ne has left over he can save
ne might keep these savings in his
cell, but they might be stolen. stolen
surely, and for hat reason | am con
iluent that within two weeks after the
PRISON token money system goes into
effect the prisoners themselves will he
cIamor1ng for a prison savings bank.
lou can see HI aD immense boost f.,
laDltS or thrift such Il bank will be.
mere deposits may be regularly
made The bank will he run the same
as other institutions of the outside
world. The prisoner will see what he
earns and where it goes. He IAN he
economical Cr e~XtraVagant. according
TO his tastes and his token pocket
b ok.
Accumulated savings? Legislation
Will pe required to perfect the trans
formation Of the token money into
bona tide money on the ~convict's cav
ing the prison. The convict earns
mon>y for the State by his labor while
III prison. The State should not wish
10 make money off a nan who is in
50 deplorable a condition.
Let the convict'S days labor be
fairly rated. Max him pay for his
bed and SOard out Of it while he is
sequestered rom his fellow men. Let
the balance be his, for the State has
received a return for his labor. When
his term is ended let him have the bal
ance he has saved. But let him be the
sole diSpOser of the wages he earns.
Treat h situation within the
prison the same as in the world with
out. If he doesn't work he won't
receive the token non 1t will be
his Owl fault if he doesn't. The ex-
ample OF men who do work and who
do save will he there for him. The
incentive to thrift to the end that
something will he accumulated for
him when he is released will be q
strong one. ] ave unlimited faith in
the State prison oxen money scheme
and the State prison savings bank
1t was Impossible not to be impress
ed with the feeling that the new war
den believed he had struck a rich lead
Of benefit to the prisoner in his token
money and bank idea. He was pro-
foundly convinced Of 1t. He had un-
limited faith in the convict as d
worker, and a cheerful and ambitious
one, under a new system.
The roll top desk the warden Sal
at. a magnificent piece OF hard anc
polished wood, was convict mace
The carved ~WainscoatinG and the pan
els and the corniceS OF the room were
all from the skilled hands OF convlcts
The Warden'S ead bent forward. NE
gaze on the ~parquetry floor OF conVlc'
skill, in a reverie OF innovation, d.
j glanced about the hanHSoIitlE az
pointed office.
rs il religion that gives such al
in,uetus to your hu,nanitarIan ldea'
for the improvement Of n convict
conditions?' l asked
, To improve the condition Of q con
yict is the Vefy foundation % d i
l~igion- he answered.. Il told q rAnb
the other day that we OF dlf1eTlnE
religions ought to get together OF
the points which we agree, Ta'he
1han to dispute over the points OF
which we do not agree. Not ever.
man who has the label %reliGious o,
him will help "a convict as he shonlo
On the other hand any man "no WI
r help a convict has religion III hlIn.
/ Il have long been convinced wa
tbare is no criminal type OUTSIDE OF
prison. Within these walls are :
rn.ny offenders against society
LES that Of mere number
: Won might say here is a criminal type
And vet a statement made by an II;
tcJlicent e~x-convict 10 me Expresses !
- :. nutshell. Men are worse atte
thev leave a prison than when me
! enter. This. because of the "epaSin
7 eff.ct of the prison system.
, ,,ap old me that his Cri1nlna
: recr began when he was q bay II
had been turned oVer to an olpiAa
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