Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-15

PRISON REFORM.


THAT prison may be tlon place punish criminals
and can be great humanitarian institution for the correction
Of abnormal tendencies in the minds OF It's inhabitants
proven fact Yet fact that prison system does
little in the way of fnng out Better and and des
e report issued by the hee Superior
judges who investigated the farm recently find the
legislature willing go record opposed any change
lie system
This conclusion inevitable when stops consider
that with the report of the Mledgevle investigation before
them the members of the legislature declined take any action
toward alternating those conditions
This is not attack upon Mlledgeylc however but
appeal to all ri2htmnded Christian folk to take
interest in prison system, for it is YOUR system and
every confined therein is confined because
they have violated regulatory Legislation passed by you
society, in order to keep society from deoenerating
AS example of what prison reform do it is but
necessary study the systems force in other Writing
in Macon Telegraph recently this subject Mrs. Orion w.
Manson superintendent of the Georgia Training School for
Boys speaks follows of the nationally known Sing Sing
prison of New York state.
That criminay disease which needs scientific study
diagnosis and treatment is assuredy the policy of New York
for her penal system, which policy she jushes wholly
Sing Sing prison for by turning back society actually
cured never to be rcarresed 10 per of all inmates
received there
New York has five large prisons for men and women
of which Sing Sing and all of which have their Leads
and throughout their executive stats and Of large
vision education and soul The head Of the penal sys
tenn called the superintendent Of prisons appointed by the
and has full control of all PRISONS as and
small town calaboose in the He the highest
type and paid well for his work. There prison
the also This composed five members APP
pointed by the governor for of years. these
men of great fortune and phantfropc mind who without
cost the state having powers only of advice inspection and
recommendation.
AS was escorted through the buildings and grounds at
Sing Sing despite the hea1tache which knew the breasts
OF lis 200 inmates despite the evidences Of aictes discip
line, hard work and sight of iron bars my impression of the
place happy. Happy because found here where
expected of the uQs and sights the
gandes spectacle of human love and faith which have
in all life time this IN the of the warden prnci
pal keeper and the inmates
Never there determined intelligent effort on
the part OF to help inmates and there
more determined effort the Of inmates to do my best
fGt the walden does his best for me.
Instead of the old brutal neglect
follows into prison. should say him: This the
society aps the back and bids you God speed
life that hope with assistance and prayers, will
take you forever of the criminal class and place you back
your fellow where you will have equal chance
to become an honored and respected citizen"
When society does this the prisons will be less crowded
and the churches will begin talk further enlargement plans
o accommodate their
Georgia today needs active intelligent and systematic
its prison system that the may point with
the degree of pride that points other notable
Improvements