The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
{ D j n TY CONVICT
CAMPS DOOMED BY
ANDRE N|'S SCHEME
Public Sentiment Threatens
To Bring End To Whole
Convict Lease System
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD r
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Dava1o,nr,e,te d5,1-,,,,r ~, ,,.,5I1 i,
'''s III
ing the adjourned session of the
legisialhIe Whlch VIII begin july ~
" iii ne On 'nt pr2PoSdI Tor tue apoii-
Il"H ~ N1e Sl%+e SNSIttf lAf manu-
LIE ~ t"H Us llh ne datlln is
T., "I'tn Ills lt"l IdodHia iits
NO - ~ - III tsH4 On % gam tIuh
Pttle[' eu "IiVH PI" poses 10 put me
ISSUE pelfe tue people IN an effort, to
rotdiIi rs su pom eloIe inc leA
!!"tul = theI' a. IIu ,'"i IONS l!idl me
INS ., H $500 ~ Z INC lie"I ~ an ll9' T. 70
"uJouIIieu stSsIpH peSlhs ana WI
tHue uiltIt ti'e tilu Ut 9H'i inc
Itslsialufe mas enacted another law
Iot IN en- pug mn ol con ID 20
'oYe q .iol i'N"lnVh NJ - oe
hHVN II s."O ~ 10 MOI SdAlslleu WIN
the sldle system Ii so lar as county
r ,,'. - az e9iiceI ieu' '1oN eruuf
hldnupll toIu III loiS EttiIis lHe
Wtek mat melE9u sH"Eta be pro-
Ilueu " nerep! county coz ifts W"uid
bc pHouSHl uhG5i inc S'3tt4l or lHe
Htdte "iiNlct department ana VI
nISHeu an PIotpFAigu H"M prov 'utu
ior stat eonViets me executive , o.
arlileht mas 4 I'm ca an along tlldl
county eohVicts do not receive proper
protection ana Governor BRANDON mas
heid several conferences win III
plen AhdreWs' state prlSuH ihspectoi'
reSafdthg means ana nttnods TOT al
iotd!he inns ploteclioh'
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N"""'! e"hNict s'h'"'e'
At present the state does not So
perNise the employment Of county
convicts Persons convicted Of minor
offenses, such as petit larceny, rid
ing trains ana countless other Of
lenses designated by law as mlsde-
meanors, are under the complete con-
tfol OF the county boards OF revenue
and may be passed from this control
into the control of any corporations
or individuals who may be wiling to
pay fer their labor
Several counties employ their con-
victs on the construction Of roads,
put great majority now contract
with coai company IN the Blrmlne-
are worked in the coal mines under
the supervision of the company. The
contracts provide that the counties
may inspect the eonyicts at any time.
but 1t has been pointed out that no
counties do inspect them and no coun-
ties MAINTAIN tdcilltles Tor such IN"
spcctlon
lr. Andrews mas proposed leglsla-
ton which would put county con-
vets under the eohtrol ana super
VISION OF me state CoINl.l utpa Y
ment. nder Or. Andrews piah tpe
or the CONVICTION OF a person OF II
mlsdemeahor III an! couHty anu
would take cnarEe OF MN Just az IL
now taxes coHtIoi -, pei soiIs GU. ..i',t :,
ed OF ieiohleS' me COUNTY ~
nave hothlnS "HdeeNeI ~ w j." ~
ne pI3e!hs ~ ~,
any pun p'l . "ii .'I- 4o.! ~.
nieht oL snol eei IA IL ~
the pan ~ .,,,,et a.
t'uli1les - 'to
"a ~ tiilet., ,,1a nro,,;aa su.,,
iiia ~ ro,Y, ,.ir'
~. oonI'ic+s Rrt ,ba
saia.S - 80 -, 49, ,.ho i,,sjst +bat
.I9ue ~ c,.s.a,, sbn,,1d be
III go ~ 49, ~ 800 ;s 49, ah1a
a i'.ti ,, ''1ar,,;sia,, 49,
~ ntate a ~
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su,ervisior of stnte.
Row T.. Nolan. associate member OF
tho state hoard Of convict s,lner
visors has insisted that the state now
sends into the mines daily a den1,tv
warden who remains with The con-
victs during the entire time thew are
AT worl, and that no employe of n
coal comnanv has any authority
whatever over the men. the orders
being issued NV the states emnloves
Those Insisting unon the discou-
tinuance of the system contend that
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