The Washington times., 1922-11-28
''Protecting Society Against
Crime"
Crime"
You Can't Do 1t With Brutality-TRis
Prison Reform.

have a sense Of moral responsibility
"Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased,
Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow,
Raze out the written troubles from the brain
And with sweet oblivion antidote
Cleanse the stuf'd bosom of that perlous stuff
Which weighs upon the heartf''
"I in prison. and ye unto 80
"When we thee sick, or in prison. and came unto
"Inasmuch ye have done it unto of the least of
these my brehern ye have done it unto me- Matthew
The the criminal and the protection Of society
means msterng to minds diseased unfortunaey born
happily surrounded, badly influenced IN YOUTH
The friends Of prison reform do not believe that humanity
criminal ~
Seeing drunkard in the gutter, John Wesley said:
''But for the grace Of aod there lies John wesley
Back Of every convicted criminal there is history of mis-
fortune mental defect evil surroundings is not necessarily
different from others that you see in the prison CELL but
To do what may be done reclaim him to protect society
Not merely to punish him, but to make him longer
accomplished Prison reform takes literally the words the
least of these my brethren"
prison its management should do for the mind what
There was time when those physically afflicted were
treated with great cruelty Men suffering with epilepsy were
to drive the devils from them Now they with
kindness and many cured.
fr1enQ
women taken SICK discharged cured Imagine
hospital that should take in patients treat them with bru
free to spread disease in the oommuntymagne that and
you will have picture of the old prison system fort
Under the old system the criminal young or DID, first Of
fender or confirmed criminal all alike were treated as :nsme:
upon whom society ought itself with
q thought of responsibility, kindness or reform.
Under the old system changed here and there the young
convict taken into the prison long term treatment
and surroundings Ruled by fear obeys his
in fear and hate His teachers are the old criminals his
ree spread crime the community play the part Of
socety because harsh treatment had made him
society's enemy.
Prisons should protect society and help the criminal by
doing for those convicted Of crime what the hospital does for
the The mind important than the body disease
of the mind dangerous than disease Of the
The prison hardened criminal brutalized BY III treatment
made years feel that society has only hatred and
for him. becomes plague spot in the community when
Imagine this typical seasoned criminal Of the old STYLE in
find methods Of punishng him, and bruta.ng him.
How easily such human being could be healed mentally
made useful and harmless! How easily each was made into
The pale faced criminal caught and convicted in his
heard kind word prison it from those criminals
they taught him greater proficiency in crime
clothes Of stripes put on him.
He was taught locstep and taught well that he
l-anQ
him he went the shufng the pald face the
hang dog furtive look.
don. hims In good and useful work
but in crime good chance as anybody, and CRIME IT
WAS, for him, between the prison terms.
object Of prison discipline should be to reform the
criminal giving shape to his thought to his view Of life
The criminal treated harhy and revengefuy often becomes
hardened beyond hope Of redemption.
The convict in his hour Of and disgrace seeing
friendly hand held out to him. meets brothery sympathy at
moment when its influence is greatest.
Let each imagine what his feeling would be- disgrace and
conviction having overtaken him. toward the woman
that should help him in the depth Of his despair The convict
SO will make effort at reform merely for himself
justify kindness shown him. and to prove himself CRATE
full.
What man of you, having hundred sheep, II he lost