AMOS W. BUTLER, IND., SEC’TY BOARD STATE CHARITIES,
Spoke of the State parole that out of 717 paroled, places were found for all but 3, one blind, one cripple, one insane; of this number, 12 failed to report monthly; 9 were returned to the reformatory. No man is released except for the maximum time, and the oversight is continued until the time is completed.
CONNECTICUT REQUIRES
That thirty days before the prisoner goes out, he shall be seen by the committee on discharged prisoners, furnished food and board for a time, and work; that there has not in five years, in that reformatory, been a single infringement. It turned out that out of 100, only 18 had been paroled in five years.
Report of Committee on Mr. Scott’s resolution. Specific action was deferred till next year. Only passed the sentiment or voice of the Congress “in favor of immediate sentences.”
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, CLOSING SESSION.
Professor R. G. Henderson read a paper on Psychological Laboratory in Prisons. Recommended that one be established, to try it.
| Physical. | Psychological. | Sociological. |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomy, heredity, physiology, mental. | Knowledge, emotion, mental tastes, ideas. | Legal, political, religious, domestic, industrial environment, culture. |
Dr. Wines remarked, “I am not an anti-penologist, have no opinions to enforce. In the United States census there is opportunity to examine all the matter concerning prisoners. Each prison and reformatory was furnished with a complete case, to study fully before reply, and if the wardens also help give it, a more correct record can be made, and the Government take up all the matter, furnish the apparatus and the men to do the work.”
Mrs. Deborah C. Leeds suggested a vote of recommendation of the Congress, that a “woman’s prison or reformatory” be established in every State, passed.