Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-19
PROBATION JOB KEEPS
SON OF HALLOWELL BUSY

t'eopie VINO have seen f Morris Fish
Car-lrg u ana ont T dallowe-! pretty
frequently uf late, taking trains most
every minute" for somewhere, have
Eot quite Sc. ,sed the circumstances that
ne IS now 4 tuIl-fiedged state official
He IS now a State probation officer, ap-
pointed by The state Prison Commission.
gets $50 year, goes 70 ThoInaslon
oftea and incidentally travels all over
tie State. IN wcrd. he rebuilds ana
makes over state prison conv1cts
Mr. Fish mas mad some little expert
enoe II dealing with criminals. Back
N the days when he was 4 luminous
agure IN politics ne Served rs city mar
slal of IialloweIl and for time was
a Gfputy sheriff Of henntbec county.
In tpth OF these Jobs he was SUCCESS
ial. As an z5ice holder he has served
the cIty. county state and nation. He
IS perhaps best remembered here by
lhe newer generation as me nostrnas.e-
q haIlowel. IN all Of these positions
ne achieved distinction.
The new position. which &c ~-,u--,-
"'lh nucl lnterest and research along
.e-p'1hAlofF ines. Is congenlal 10 Mr
IN Just before taking This new No.
oi-iefl ne ws-s ! commercial t,-av-..,er fo-
wholesale grocery house N A,,g-,,s...
ana TINS made him acquainted ,1,..-
w q DOMAIN ot the STATE To
posi- ION is non political ana ,a--yAs r-,,r,
Il considerable perUlanenCv. 5fs cb;.e
q Mls 10 see that 4 rr-iso-,e- ,f.,- -.
lFg ~ out Of the STATE ,,--tso,, - -r-,,,.-
q II n Jarrle. gets 4 5oD ana =, 1,c-,,5
-''s i'i<Ace under good conditions ana
environment
nus ne new law most prisoners
ara now given .udeter-rinate ss-,to,,,..
. MAXIMUM and 4 minimum bs;-s- =.
"a a. the conclusion Of H. 80;
ii''4''' g ont-half the total se-,.r,.z
lIoFl1ed they have -,ve,1 IN
silt rules ami regulations NJ -.
mn sentence can be less than six
4'i'''' rs II any case When a oriso-..-
= 'e ease ,I;'orl parole he RECEIVES e-,,.,
lAe State some 80 worth nf H.. -.
ara ticket % his home
-7',e- 4 prisoner has ca;+be,,f,,-
~ 1ilt-d al The obligations Of b,s -.
~ str oe Of tiine fxed ana -.
iesaiaIiF made his rno.thf,- -s-nr.-
deel-led by the ct,-r-risS;o.,
t0iiF served his entire ss,,.o,,s "a
charge. Ai-a1l dis-
! Is the duty Of Mr. Fish -
mat All the paroIed prisoners ,;,..
- ne requirements At tho -
lA-efe ara about ;. orisoparr ~.
= - %iuie ana when the mems :.
4oi oi1hatofy IS completed il - ,,-,.t..,,,-
mat the duties Of Mr.. Fish III,
Increased 10 include +,,a+ ,,s.....
also INSTITUTION
Mr' Fish plans to have = ,a,.so.,,
-hlefFlew with the naroIed or,so~
efs ABOUT once a month .a -
lakes hirn considerably oI-a- th+
STATE as the paroied oriso,.-, -
through the various c,,,,
LES me prisoners ar. 7ls,, o,,l;.,
% SEND written reports ~ -a,,,sl
intervals 70 the state nro,,..,,,., &c
- ihs members of the Pr,so,
--vii'ifiission meet once month =,
1hnnaston and Mr.. Ffss, IL a,-,,rr.1z
10 attend all these official r,aa,.-
nee are four women now al +hs
Sla'e prison. but the parole law has
not affected them as va.
Aot long ago that. desiring 10 oh-
tain more general irfor-na.io, ,-
parole work Mr. Fish s,t.a,,,i,s
convention IN New York where ha
listened with much interest 70 NAM
discussions Of the problems. At this