The Detroit times., 1915-06-25


plenty Of lifers and so-year men on
the board. They are proud Of their
authority and the confidence that
Osborne places In them. and their
isn't one Of them who wouldn't 20
all the way for Osborne.
t,ew rrials are Conducted.
If . man sets unruly, the dele
gate or the sergeant-at-asms OF his
snop reports him TO the judges, who
are chosen for terms of Eve months.
one Judge retiring IT the end Of
each month. The cuiprit II given
q trial before the judges. II they
find him guilty, they suspend his
privileges for Z certain period. &C.
cording to the nature Of his o6ense
The accused man can bring In Wit
resses. and his rights are fully pro
tccted.
mo guard can report IN inmate
to the judges. All he can do IL 10
call the attention OF the delegate
or the sereeant-atarms to the man
who IL eisobeying the rules. The
guards have = cinch. They used TO
work IL hours . day. Now they
work eight hours, and they have
very little TO do. At thai. They are
kept on the payroll only because
the state Law requires them
Formerly. the warden's favorites
got all the soft jobs. Now. II there
Is any preferred work, like work
outside the prison. the delegates as
sign the men who are TO do IL.
Under the old system. the men
weren't allowed 10 talk to one An
ether Now they can talk in the
shops and In the mess hall They
used TO have q nve-minutes walk In
the yard. Now they have half an
hour to smoke. after breakfast. and
an hour In the yard In the after
noon. TO play ball or smoke or do
anything they want TO do. Their
ball team has beaten the Ossining
team 50 often that the Ossining
toys are sore. When smoking was
prohibited. the meu smoked under
cover whenever they could. and
fl:es were always breaking out In
the shops. Now they never smoke
In the shops. A great number OF
the men used TO take dope. which
was struggled In to them for money.
Now the dope habit In broken: the
men nght against IL. They feel that
they don't need It any more.
The men used to have the priv
ilege Of writing one letter Z month.
Many q man has lost hts wife. be-
cause he couldn't write 70 her more
often. Now . man can write just
- many letters as he can buy
stamps for. and venture TO say
that 75 per cent OF the letlers are
never read BY aayone Connected
With the prison. You c4e't aprse-
ciate what this privilege means to
the inmates.
Get evening Mest Now.
The inmates used 70 20 tc bed
without supper, Now they 20 to
the mess hall 1t S;tA ap4 are given
meal. Tho trou5lo is.sihere are
LOO inmates. and the legislature
has provided food enough for only
l.20o. On top NJ this. the former
warden vas wastsful. and Osbcrne
found that he had not been icft
enough provisions TO finish out the
year. But the cooking was improy'
ell. The men used TO End cock
reaches and dead mice In their
hash. Nos the food liz, clean aud
wholesome. and the men arc health
Ter and happier. .-H take some
pride In thei Yhye.ca: condition
They ere gc.ne 10 be allowed -sfety
rrzorx 30 that they can shave them
selves. They are allowed all the
newspapers and magazines they
want. Formerly they had nore.
Under the old system. i.,ere was
lighting all tho time. Tbe inen used
to nate one another. and try 10
get one another. Now, IL two men