Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-05-06 | Page 31 | C. of C. Approves Prison Labor Plan Commend Warden Davis for Work

A AJ LJ I I JAU C. C of C. C Approves Prison Labor Plan I C Commend nd Warden Davis for Work I yea f l 4 t l lr ls r i s N NS E e Ne S 4 4 t tI I t tV r r V n J 4 m. m t f oM w I t J f I f 4 x S Y i Ix i oi m. m I 1 l J I t mi J i i ti iJ w i fi n w d arM lN Y Claude Y Russell a guard at the tile Utah state prison is pictured with a display of convict handicraft which I was the target for complaints against the prison system Following an investigation n by Governor Dern and and- anda a committee from the chamber of commerce the prison I inmates were commended for their work rl 6 A Y I y Y Warden R. R E. E Davis of or the Utah state prison whose regime at tho the penal Institution has been marked by an unofficial program of vocational vocational vocational voca voca- training was upheld Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day following an investigation by Governor George II U. Dern Dem and the Salt Lake Lako chamber of commerce The Tho investigation into inlo the tho wardens warden's wardens warden's wardens warden's war war- dens den's methods was instituted after several complaints had bad been re received received received re- re by the chamber of or commerce against the practice of ot allowing prisoners to send out samples of ot their handicraft to residents of other states for the purpose of ef effecting effecting effecting ef- ef sales At the request of Governor Dern a committee from the chamber of commerce h headed by Daniel Lang visited the prison After viewing th the workmanship of the convicts and hearing Warden Varden Davis expound his theories for prison operation they voted ap ap- ap Humanitarian methods ha have e sUPplanted supplanted supplanted sup sUP- planted fear and hatred In the state prison and Warden Davis Is giving the convicts a chance to earn a a. little lit Ut- tle money by making makinS' rings belts and other trinkets during their spare time This gives the bo boys s 's a a. chance to save a little money so they wont won't be broke when they get out declared declared declared de de- de- de Warden Davis In the modus operandi of prisons I dont don't believe believe- there Is anything so important Im im- Important important as keeping the men busy at atthe atthe atthe the things they like to do It Is surprising how much talent some of at our convicts display We have engravers writers and artists who didn't know they were qualified todo to todo todo do any of those things before they came here When they get out they'll be able to take a a. useful place in society I dont don't believe continued Warden War War- den Davis in making a prison a haven of horror Kindly treatment to convicts brings good results Many of the boys who have left here have gone out into the world and are making malting good The warden explained the complaints complaints complaints com com- plaints against the prison resulted result result- ed cd from convicts sending samples of their work to residents of various sections of ot the country and offering offering offering offer offer- ing them for sale After we wo told them exactly what we were doing declared Warden Davis the committee from the chamber of commerce commended the plan