The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13
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 senate Bill 220, entitled Youth Correction Act" purpose of which is the protection of society by such treatment as will most effectively provide for correction and rehabili- tation of youths found guilty of vi- olatiOn of law, will be heard on March a it has been disclosed by sen. Patrick Wallace CD who in. troduced the Bill, by request.
 The Bill stipulates the creation of an Authority consisting of 3 full time members, one to be a woman, and appointed by the Governor in the same manner as the Superior Court Judges for the term of 2, { and 6 years, respectively. Thereaf- ter each member shall be appointed for . term of years at an annual salary of 5000.
 Actual statement of purpose of the Bill is to substitute a revised penal system for the State. The Bill is said to have received considerable favorable attention from officials such as It. Gov. Wilbert Snow. Passage of the Bill may depend up- on it's being re-worded sources de- Clared today.
 Included within the Act is the proposal that one or more training and rehabilition camps be set up ip the state forests of Connecticut oi other suitable places for the male youth offenders committed to it.
 Full duties of the Authority and direction of their administrative powers shall be as follows accord ing to the Act:
 When any youth. between the ages of IS and 8 inclusive at the time of apprehension, shall be de- tained pending trial or sentence for violation of law, he shall be deliv- cred to the Authority for such de- tention. The Authority shall estab- fish suitable detention and study fa- cilities for male youths at the Con- necticut Reformatory and for fe- male youths at the State Farm for Women, and at such other places as may be necessary. During such de- tention the Authority shall prepare a history of the youth and Q report of his physical and mental condi- tion and shall submit copies of these reports to the court when the youth is returned to the court. The Au- thority shall also submit recom- mendation that If committed the youth be committed to a maximum custody institution or medium custody institution or a minimum custody institution for females or to the Authority, together with the reasons therefor. The above recom- negotiations shall be advisory and not mandatory. For the purposes of this act, the State Prison and the State Prison for Women shall be for Maximum Custody, the Connec- ticut Reformatory for Medium Gus tody and the State Farm for Wom- en for Medium and Minimum Gus tody.
 It is the recommendation of this act that, before commitment of a convicted youth offender who has not previously been detained by the Authority, the judge defer sentence for IS days and order the youth to be detained by the Authority for study.
 When a male youth, between the ages of 16 and g years inclusive at the time of apprehension, has been convicted of violation of law for which had he been over 9 years of age at the time of appre- hension he could be sentenced to Imprisonment for more than year but less than life, the judge. if he determines the youth should be committed to minimum custody. shall commit him to the Authority; he could be committed to jail for not more than year, the judge, if he shall determine to commit the youth, shall commit him to the Authority.
 When a female youth offender shall be committed for any term of not more than year she shall be committed to the State Farm for women.
 Pending an appeal from convic- ton, a youth offender, if detained, shall be delivered only to the Au- thority for detention.
 a. The Authority may establish and operate facilities for deten- tion, study and treatment of youth within its jurisdiction
 Tn the performance of it's duties the Authority may make use of any public or private facilities, institu- tions or agencies within the state