South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-05
JANUARY ), 1910.
SAVING COUNTY PRISONERS FROM
THE SOCIETY or THE INSANE.

Either the state OF Indiana needs awaken to the
necessity larger quarters fer the mentally deficient
OF else the Joseph county board Of commissioners
has a duty to perform that cannot much longer be
overlooked. The dumping Of petty offenders incar-
the county jail. other type of ouend-
ers for matter. close communion with raving
maniacs is negligence that ought not be tolerated
The trouble is officials say, that there is no room
for the insane Longclin. and that they must
retained here until room be made for them As
a result have been high score of maniacs
the local county Jail at time. with other prisoners
in close proximity obliged to listen night and day to
their ratings frequently obscene than polite.
Prisoners Of all these; even such as come under
Jurisdiction juveniles. II is situation
that demands immediate attention.
close that school for Girls at Clermon semi
reformatory or something it is. and convert it into
an asylum for the less vicious. If there is no
way around it, As a School for Girls 1t Is
merely socieys easiest out at its best and could
be gotten along without nicely IT, in this great
Christian land o many churches and many peo-
pie footing their Christianity few more of them
would only practice what they preach and give the
girls a home. The school never intended any
thing else than dumping for the impossible.
relating juvenile offenders sufficiently
testify IL much easier for otHcialdom To rid
itself delinquent charges by sending every little
offender there. that il is wel-nigh becoming menace
Besides il affords the high and mighty "HOler Than
Thous' an opportunity throw their chests and
thank the good Lord" that they like the
Poor Pubcans" after they have exerted their au-
thority 10y sending fortunate individual of
immature years thither further social con-
tannatfOn-"
have said that these school buildings might bet
be as asylum for the less vicious insane.
and mean IL. We half opine that the might
be the school for Boys Plainfeld Very few
youngsters their minority either of those
Institutions with much ambition left for pursuit of a
proper The exceptions that do merely the
contrary rule while We say these school buildings
might better he used asyums. by means
recommending IT, IL isn't necessary that they should
be. The state of Indiana big enough. and rich
enough. that 10y proper system of economy. it can
all the asylums needs without disturbing these
schools which have legitimate purpose when not
abused by the Juvenile officers that filling them.
We commend the board county commissioners
that they take this local situation into immediate
count. and if were TO apply test to candidates
for the legislature this year whether of the house
senate; well wouldn't be the proposed Anti-Saloon
league test surely of the of economy
OF those candidates and how they the question
Of board OF control All institutions
and under that board the financing Of those institutions
commensurate with the states needs
Meanwhile until such amount Of political sense can
be terminated i'm the state the county commissioners
might we'll take notice that Joseph county in
need Of a bug house" Of its