Papers in Penology

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New York State Reformatory, 1883
 

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Page 87 - IF the red slayer think he slays, Or if the slain think he is slain, They know not well the subtle ways I keep, and pass, and turn again. Far or forgot to me is near; Shadow and sunlight are the same; The vanished gods to me appear; And one to me are shame and fame. They reckon ill who leave me out? When me they fly, I am the wings; I am the doubter and the doubt, And I the hymn the Brahmin sings.
Page 116 - The term of such imprisonment of any person so convicted and sentenced shall be terminated by the managers of the reformatory, as authorized by this act, but such imprisonment shall not exceed" the maximum term provided by law for the crime for which the prisoner was convicted and sentenced.
Page 116 - Elmira, and the courts of this state imposing such sentence shall not fix or limit the duration thereof. The term of such imprisonment, of any person so convicted and sentenced, shall be terminated by the...
Page 6 - Since hope is a more potent agent than fear, it should be made an ever-present force in the minds of prisoners, by a welldevised and skilfully applied system of rewards for good conduct, industry and attention to learning. Rewards, more than punishments, are essential to every good prison system.
Page 123 - The labor of the prisoners of the first grade in each of said prisons, reformatories and penitentiaries, shall be directed with reference to fitting the prisoner to maintain himself by honest industry after his discharge from imprisonment, as the primary or sole object of such labor...
Page 98 - Section 74. Whenever any male person over sixteen years of age, shall be convicted of a felony which is punishable by imprisonment in a state prison, for a term to be fixed within certain limits by the court pronouncing sentence, the court authorized to pronounce judgment upon such offender, instead of pronouncing upon such offender a definite sentence of imprisonment in a state prison...
Page 6 - VIII. Peremptory sentences ought to be replaced by those of indeterminate length. Sentences limited only by satisfactory proof of reformation should be substituted for those measured by mere lapse of time.
Page 48 - So long as the individual held a sort of family relation to a clan leader who did his thinking for him, and who made up his mind for him and directed him in matters not purely routine, it is obvious that he was relieved of a great weight of care and anxiety. All this weight comes upon the individual emancipated from patriarchal obedience by change to urban surroundings. The strain acts upon the citizen who has possibilities of strength in such a way as to develop his resources and make more of a...
Page 66 - ... release is not incompatible with the welfare of society, then they shall issue to such prisoner an absolute release from imprisonment...
Page 108 - Under this system convicts are leased to contractors for specified sums, and for fixed periods of time, the lessees usually undertaking to clothe, feed, care for, and maintain proper discipline among the prisoners while they perform such labor as may have been determined by the terms of the lease.

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