Evening journal., 1920-03-15

department. and 10 direct us lhuuss'40s'
You are more likely TO md such
woman in one OF the reformaiorles for
girls than elsewhere. Connecticut mas
INST secured such a woman from the
Vlrelnia Training school for Girls.
Tbe assistant matrons should be intel
ligent and kindly women; one OF uieh
M he chosen with reference TO her
capacity for instructlng ana dlreouns
In domestic work, and the other WIN
reference 10 her capacity for instruct
ing and directing In industrial work.
belleye that every experienced prison
worker would Join me in advising the
immediate, and complete separation ol
the women's department from me men
prison. In your report for 1919 you
Recommended the establishment OF
prison for women, and understand lilat
your board is unanimously agreed lhet
this should be done.
understand that you asked the slole
Legislature at one time for an appro-
priaiion of 100000 TO purchase lana
and erect the prison for women.
7 would advise that you immed0teiy
create a woman's prison without wall
ing for a Legislature appropriation
possible. find some man or woman VINO
viii give the State a farm of 90 or ioo
acres for this purpose II such snl
cannot be secured, buy or lease iaflh
conveniently located, at least 20 niles
from the state line--a farm when has
good sized dwelling house, with len OF
twelve rooms.
n posslble. secure legislation and
o.. 10 1nu
women prisoners In the New Jersey
prison for women at Clinton, untll suoll
time as YOU have an average OF al ieast
ten white women prisoners.
Build a wooden shack on the general
plan Of the bunk house az the Delcasllo
Farms. but with a dormitory floor space
OF about 4 1850 square feet, TO accommo-
date 30 prisoners. Let The living room
dining room and kitchen arrangements
be similar TO those at the bunk house
By using your own lumber ana the
labor OF your OWN men, such snack
could be built probably for a cash out
, lay Of $4,000 or $1,000
Let the farm house furnish accommo-
dations for The three officers and Tor a
norton OF the prisoners all OF whom
can be fed at the outside cottase
Employ a competent trained woman
as farmer, and let the women be en-
ployed az farming gardening hortIcul-
/ tuT,a, chlcken-ralsing, and dairying' m
cudlng butter making Women win
venereal diseases should not do dairy
/ ing. Let the women continue Go make
underclothing for The men, as hereto
fore. but let this be for winter work
and stormy weather Let there be pro-
vision also for systematic instruction
I In domestic science TO the extent OF
/ two or three hours per week.
/ shall make suggestions WIN reier-
once TO the possibility OF increasing the
efficiency OF the women In discussing
! the subject Of prison industries.
/ Il viii be found in practice mat
women can do nearly all kinds OF farm
work as efficiently as men II properly
Instructed and directed, and with bene-
az both 10 their health and their morale
THE PRISON STAFF.
In common with all Of The prisons OF
the United States, the Workhouse Is
suffering from the labor conditions
which have prevailed for considerable
number Of years, but have been doubly
intensified by the World War. While
YOU have some excellent men, the
majority Of the men on your stan are
Inferior In quality and superior In age
/ to the average OF previous years. Very
few Of your officers are wide awake
alert and Interested in their work.
/ had personal conferences with several
Of your guards, and nearly every one
of them admitted freely that he was a
prison officer, not because OF any parti-
/ cular interest i'm the work, but because
he was I'm need of a JOB. The active,
efficient and ambitious men have sought
more remuncratiye work, while those
who were unamhitious or unable 10
hold down a good job have staid by.
Tho recent unfortunate escape Of an
imporiant prisoner was traceable di-
rectly TO this cause. The man escaped
because the warden and three of his
officers were lacking IN their alertness,
vigilance, atlentivencss, interest anc
sense OF responsibility, which are es-
sential qualifications for a good prison
officer Under these circumstance
what happened was The natural thing.
II the New Castle County Workhous'
Is 20 maintain iis reputation, a wa,
must be found Go improve the qualit,
OF the emplOye force, and TO attrae
ambitious and dlsinlerested young mel
who have had at least a high schoO
course Of education, and who ar
willing TO endeavOr TO qualify them
selves for the job. Mr.. Calvin Derrick
, of New Jersey, former superintendent
Of the West Chester County Prison, wa
successful IN enlisting as guards, Eounl
men OF this class who brought 10 thei
work enthusiasm and good VIII, 90 Tn
great improvement Of The institution
His successor has pursued the SAM
b plan with a fair degree OF success
though he has had TO contend with
rising labor market
. You need as prison officers men OF tn
type OF your farmers. your engineer
and one or two Of your prison guards,
the men who are vltally interested il
. their work and who believe in the pos
T sibility Of developing character in pris
T, oners and are willing 20 try for it
y 4 SCHOOL FOR PRISON OFFICERS.
3 In order 90 overcome The dnlcult
I above stated, ] would recommend tha
q you undertake what has not yet bee
done by any other prison, SO far as
i am aware; namely, to establish at th
: Workhouse a school for the training q
d your prison officers, and that you en-
e deavos TO attract TO this service youn
n men who are high school graduates ant
y perhaps, some Of a higher grade Of edu
+ cation.
It This school should be established on
y simple basis, without an elaborate cur
y riculum, and the training should be {
+ the most practical character The scho,
+ should be conducted by the priso