Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-01-22

the members of the same In the
hands of proper men, it is no doubt
the ideal method for creating and
maintaining good institutions, because
the latitude and powers are such that
lack Of legislation cannot hamper"
Speaking of the board of control act,
a copy of which he carried away with
him, and which he declared in his re-
view of institution management in
Minnesota to be model os it's kind, he
sald:
There exists state board Of con-
troll, which, because Of it's wide powers
might be termed bureau Of education
and correction. The board consists of
three members, appointed by the gov
%ernor of the state and has the exclus-
i've control Of the state prison, state
Eeformatory, state training school, the
school for the feeble-minded, the san
atorium for consumptives and the asy-
aums and hospitals for the insane. The
law gives this board exclusive control
and among many other powers spe-
officially mentions: Finances (private
>sdonations excepted), religious instruc-
,tien, educational policy, lands and
buildings, contracts and purchases, ap-
continent Of officers, providing rules,
smsthods Of accounts, reports and rec
soras. investigations, transfers of in
mates between institutions, recon-
: mending legislation, the labor of in
mates, gifts and gratuities and many
other powers, including the authority
to Investigate any system of charities
or correctionary institutions, infirm-
aries, hospitals, jails, etc. The board
may also borrow funds if so disposed.
*'There exists statute which directs
the appointing power to remove any
officer or member who exerts in any
manner whatsoever his political influ-
ence Or his influence by pol
ltical consid erations or con-
tributions to any political fund. This,
apparently, is the only check on the
state board Of control, unless the state
board OF visitors may be so considered,
and in view of the fact that the state
board Of visitors serves without COM
pensation, it was probably not created
with such object"
While Capt. Laynes' tour of inspec-
ton of Minnes ota's correction
; al and charitable institu-
lions was most thorough, his chief con.
Germ was with the penal institutions.
The new stillwater prison especially
appealed to him, and his report to the
governor general Of the Philippines,
covering this particular institution,
Vas more than commendatory. He
styled the Saltwater prison the most
sup-to-date and modern of it's kind in
the world. /
The state of Minnesota has proyid-
ed by statute and written into the law
in detail authority for the creation and
administration of an institution which
would be not only profit to the state.
but would be benefit to the malefac-
tor, 81
"Men were secured who had not on
~ the proper conception of the object
OF prison, i. e., cure and not punish
ment, but also the financial and eco
nomic ability to make the prison an in
dnstrial, success; self-supporting with
out corning in competition with the
Industries Of the state.
1.-THE prison buildings are the most
modern and up-to-date in the world"
TO his supervisors Capt Laynes made
4 full and complete report concerning
discipline at the: prison. the handling
OF prisoners, rules governing their con-
duct, and the use of their labor. The
rules and regulations he declared
we're of an excellence above the aver
ase:ts In his opinion the Minnesota
state, prison could not, be considered:
asa reformatory, but: was as near one:
as it lis possible to make. What ap-
pealed< to him was the fact; that the in.
.stitution, was self-supporting,5 and that
=vathout any unusual demands on the
7abor ofthosef confined. -. ,s:<< !.s*' :.
TIE Old saying that "one has to go
away, from. home" to getgthe news is
pretty ixwelle exemplifedtlI s in. Capt.
Laynes' flndings.' His Investigation Of
-lnetitatiop conditions Il Minnesota
@.a as.EIsa e5t&