The Detroit times., 1915-01-06
I|CC BILL WILL
FORNEW
MOMENTS PRISON
Detroit Senator Will Ask That
s250,OOO Be Appropriated
By State
SEES URGENT NEED FOR
SUCH INSTITUTION
Will Also Push Representation
on the State at Panama-Pacific
Exposition
star correspondent OF The Times.

star Correspondent OF The Times.
LANSING, Mich, Jan. ga Dill
/, providing for an appropriation OF
32s0.O00 for the purpose of erecting
/ reformatory for women, viii be intro
! duced by Senator Robert Y. ogg, OF
! Detroit, within the next few days.
According to Senator Ogg, there Is
real demand for such an institution,
which will take care of number OF
women now confined in the Detroit
House OF Correction. and the Adrian
Industrial school.
Outlining his plan to The Times
today Senator Ogg declared that, II
the bill should pass, he believed the
site for such an institution would not
cost the state one cent
Y He has conferred with Commission
er Carton OF the public domain COM
mission on the matter OF a site, and
Is certain that land now in possession
OF the state can be utilized for this
purpose.
"The state owns tract OF land
which, under the law, II cannot sell,
said Senator Ogg. The tract con-
y fains about 400 acres suitable for
farming, and is situated in Midland
county, 80 miles from Bay City, and
one mile from a railroad. In case the
bill goes through. | am certain that
this piece OF land can be utilized.
There are many women now In the
Detroit House OF Correction, and still
more OF them In the Adrian Indus
!. trial School for Girls. who have no
business to be there" he continued.
"These institutions are forced TO take
all sorts because there Is no other
place to keep them, there is no state
prison for women, and the Lapeer in
stitution for the feeble-minded, Is
filled to overlooking A state prison
for female Offenders would remedy
this condition.
-Now, as to getting land suitable
Tor farming have made study. OF
\ the methods under which such insti-
buttons are operated at New Bedford.
IN. j.. and Indianapolis. Ind. and l
and that women prisoners are care
fully graded as to degree OF crime
and then put to work at light labor
IN the fields, and at other outdoor
tasks. At New Bedford they have
laid cement sidewalks, have operated
- dairy, and have raised good crops.
There have, of course. been few
7 male employees to take care OF the
heavier tasks.
III Michigan can obtain such an in
stitution. II will go long way toward
relieving the congestion at Adrian and
IN the Detroit House of Correction,
and will allow proper grading OF
prisoners as TO degree OF crime so
that the less innocent will not be con-
animated from contact with the more
hardened criminals. and will prove
, Of benefit TO the state In general"
Senator Ogg will also introduce
bill providing for an appropriation OF
\ $780, 900 for Michigan building at the
Panama-Pacific exposition. Detroit Is
vitality interested in this bill, mas
much as the Board OF Commerce
made a strenuous effort to bring II
20 the attention OF the Legislature. II
Will have the undivided support of
the Wayne delegation In both houses
but considerable opposition Is expect
ed from rural members who are in
clinod TO believe that the measure
Will benefit Detroit manufacturers
alone
Later on in the session Senator ogg
8 will introduce bill proposed by the
Michigan penology commission, pro-
yiding for an amendment to the penal
code so 40 to allow time of for good
behavior for third term" convicts.
II. A. BALLENGER.