Evening star., 1934-12-01
Distinguished Citizens to Be
Asked for Views on
0verhauIing.
LACK OF NOTIFICATION
OF REARRESTS Barred
Brown Offers Committee List Of
II Jailed for 0ffenses-Bad
Risks Also Named.

by the Commissioners after a public
hearing next Tuesday at which a list
of distinguished citizens will be asked
to give their views as to the place Of
the parole system generally in present.
day society.
Commissioner George E. Allen,
Committee on Revision Of the Parole
System met yesterday afternoon ant
heard Supt. of Police Ernest w. Brown
offer a list of II persons who have
been arrested for fresh violation!
while on parole. He also submitted
a second list containing names Of
persons with long criminal records
who are, in the opinion of the Police
Department, doubtful risks as PAROLES
although none of them has since
been arrested.
No Rearrest Notification.
1t developed that there is no sys.
tenn of notifying the Parole Boarc
when a parolee is arrested for any
new violation Of the law. The only
time the Parole Board hears about
it is If the parolee actually is sent
to Jail. If he puts up collateral OF
gives bond or pays fine, the Parole
Board knows nothing about it. Will
bur La Roe, jr., of the Parole Board
and Maj. Brown for the Police De-
partment. said they would arrange
system of notifying the Parole
Board in the case of all arrests OF
PAROLES in the future.
Mr.. La Roe brought out that un-
doubtedly some of the persons men,
toned by Maj Brown were those
who had completed their minimum
terms and had been released auto
matically without any action Of the
Parole Board. These persons are
listed as PAROLES and are subjected
to the Jurisdiction Of the Parole Board
although the board has nothing to
do with letting them out
The witnesses who will be asked
to give their views Tuesday are:
Bishop James E. Freeman, Father
John O'Grady, Chief Justice Alfred A
Wheat, District Supreme Court; Judge
Gus A. Schuldt, Police Court; Judge
Fay Bentley, Juvenile Court; Sanford
Bates, Department of Justice; Capt
M. NJ Barnard, superintendent OF
penal institutions; Mrs Harvey w
Wiley, James G Yaden, president of
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions; F. Regis Noel, president, Dis
trict Bar Association William Bease-
ley, Federation OF Civic Associations;
United States Attorney Leslie c. Gar
nett, former United States Attorney
Leo A. Rover and Elwood Street, di-
rector Of public welfare.
Quiz Proposed.
Mr.. La Roe proposed that the wit
nesses be asked the following ques-
tions:
/. Is a parole system, properly ad-
ministered, desirable if its objectives
are as follows:
(a) To protect society by retaining
in prison those men who are menace
to society, including hardened crimi-
mails. While the parole system is some
times looked upon as primarily for the
benefit of the prisoner, the truth is
that 1t is primarily for the benefit of
society.
90 The rehabilitation Of prisoners
(withouJ any coddling whatever) along
the following lines:
Cd Physical, medical and psyche
logical analysis to determine causes
of criminal tendency
CID Intelligent and persistent
effort to eliminate the cause of the
trouble.
Conditions of Release.
(c) The release of prisoners from
the institution upon the following
conditions:
Cd Serving of an adequate mini
mum sentence as punishment for the
crime.
CID Clear proof that prisoner has
responded favorably to efforts to i'm
prove him, and that he has been
sufficiently improved to justify his
release.
Gid An adequate parole plan, in
Guiding good home, suitable job. sat-
isfactory environment, and satisfac-
tory parole adviser.
2. (a) Is a parole, law adequate
which makes all prisoners eligible for
parole at the end of one-flfth Of the
maximum sentence?
90 Would you favor graded mini
mum terms. varying according to the
gravity of the offense?
3. Length of sentences. Do you
think that judges Of criminal courts
should impose longer sentences under
a parole system than otherwise?
4. Do you favor parole hearings
similar to court proceedings?
5. Do you favor opening to public
the records of the Parole
Board?
6. Should the institutional officials
be required in each case to submit an
adequate report and recommendation
concerning each prisoner?
Independence of Board.
Z. Should the Parole Board be
deemed branch or part of the re-
formatory or should it be independent?
8. Where should the principal Office
and the permanent records of the Parole
Board be located?
9. Should publicity be given to:
(a) Names of those eligible for
parole?
(b) Names Of those granted parole?
(c) Names of those denied parole?
(d) Conditions attached to parole?
(e) Name of parole adviser?
d) Names of those sponsoring the
parole Of a prisoner and those
opposing the parole?
10. (a) Are the facilities Of the
board adequate to enable it
to carry out the purposes Of the law?
CD Are the present members COM
petent?
(c) Would it be desirable to pay
the members salaries?
The hearing will take place at 2
o'clock in the office of Commissioner
Allen, 503 District Building.