Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
OUEHAY FOR
NEW PENAL
METHODS
New Head Of U. S. Prisons to
Make Personal Study Of the
Atlanta institution.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Z6.-l mo
Mr.. McReynolds greatly concerned
about the Atlanta prison" said Fran
els H. Duehay, of Washington. the
new Superintendent OF Federal Pris-
ons. at noon to-day, after long con-
ference with the Attorney General.
He went over the entire situation as
to the management of the three pris-
ons with me- and gave me some of his
ideas. He Is especially interested in
the reorganization OF the Atlanta in
stitution. but until I am sworn into
Office tomorrow and get a direct line
on the prison work l have nothing to
give out.
"Of course, l will visit Atlanta and
look into matters there. but ! must
first investigate the workings Of the
ONCE here from every standpoint" he
continued. II visited the Leavenworth
prison a year ago. and made a num-
Der Of recommendations about II to
the Attorney General. My plan sim
ply will be TO put into effect his plans
| in every respect and to make the At
lanta prison model. Where there Is
so much complaint and agitation there
Is something wrong.
Will Quit IL He Fails.
'T hope to better conditions; IL
| fnd that can not l will quit the Of
nee"
Duehay was for many years mem =
Der of the board OF trustees for the
| Washington Juvenile School, which is
In fact the Federal reformatry, and
as such his attention was first at
ira to penal affairs.
ct have certain ideas about prison
management" said Mr.. Duehay, land
they are as applicable to the Atlanta
institution as they are to any prison.
always have thought that criminal
| inclinations are the result OF dis
eased mind and that sound body
makes a sound mind. and shall there
| fore first endeavor to make the bodies
| OF the men sound by proper treat
| ment
why not make the prisoner look
upon the prison as home" ] sa"
convict leave the prison at LeaVen-
| worth and go to the woods and work
all day and then come to the prison
at night just as II II was his home |
have not been inclined to believe all
| the stories OF atrocities committed in
prisons. but undoubtedly there are
| great injustices done to convicts by
| subordinates OF which the officials
higher UP know nothing
Favors Court Of Complaint.
ITO remedy this / have thought
| that a court established for the pris-
oners. where their troubles and COM
plants could be heard. would be
good thing. and why not at Atlanta
These cases OF cruelty could be
traced down and 1t could be seen to
that acts OF oppression on the part
of guards could be reported and the
guards punished just as prisoners are
punished. have never been fol-
making a hero of the prisoner anc
while he has not at all, times giver
society a square deal, / believe II
giving him a square deal, and see
no reason why the nation should take
a prisoner and break him. body ant
soul, because he has for some rea-
son failed to give the world a square
deal.
or course you can never tell what q
prisoner is going to do next, and each
case is an Individual one and hops
to inaugurate new system with q
view OF handling each prisoner in al
individual manner"
| Mr.. Duehsy said that he would
probably not get to Atlanta to con.
duct his investigation until aftel
February /, but he would take thu
institution up personally. He say
he knows none of the officials at th'
Atlanta prison and prefers to know
conditions before he knows the mel
responsible for conditions, good OF
bad.
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