Show l J 1 5 t t t cure o for lor S Lies Crime iiri Lies in in a Segregation n ij f jr W Warden ld at Utah pta Penitentiary Says i S p in ii rt ii n T i 4 t A r l JN New Facilities Fac Need eed of Prison I r f. f V l i sir nL Davis avis Declares rj 1 t f Conditions Local lith lit In- at h i on Far From r I. I 5 I Id Ideal ea I Off Official S. S 1 Jt v cr- cr Claims alms i it S t. ifF j r t By 8 H HARRY 1 Crime iw ep the country Prison r overcrowded Pardon bo boards bords r s parole r re and the d mand tong rong longer r rS sentences f S fo for convicts oc ur and md want wanton n bloodshed I aim vl victims tims j Asa jailbreaks r sult of repeated d t I 0 c t different different- prisons with with- eP weeks of on another att atI at- at 1 I t of r the J Is directed i toward ard pen penal l. l and the tho i o 0 What done with als and i d prisons arises According 1 c o Richard rd E. E J j of of f the Utah state stat J on at at t thc thc II local penal i arc ure far f from oni fd Ideal fal al The f f Utah penitentiary it Is an un Inheritance inheritance- r frinC t ria days das when the United Uhle ed l' l States government er erected the thi prison Its Itc c early r put ng c criminals marked c It as ai on one cf Jl th moct lu severe penal i d In th the countr country and ana dol t time in tf t th c early rI days day W was 8 ac- ac c Un under er almost barbarous rH E nio RIOTS rs 1 via that the thc da a g ge r o ot a i riot t tor t or Jailbreak on-Jailbreak is always I pre present ent nt ata a prison ul avid that and d that thinS thing for tor officials to do o I is to Is t to possibilities ot of of an an nn as m much ch aa is it is Js 5 experienced erf a reak S ab Ut fl e Iye earsa ago prior prior- to the tho ment of Sir Mr tr D as as war war- lAt cn At t that time a a. concerted a effort et- et fort ivas ns made by convicts to t scale t th walt wait Two 1 n men n succeeded e d In in free T TWo others oher elected to tobo lf o but t with the gu guard rd One oC tc the the- C cOnvicts n l ts was wounded and the other surrendered red There Are Arc three principal con- con thi causes to to Jailbreaks aks Warden Varden Davis declared One Is food load the second e ond Idleness and the third treachery tic of guards OTHER tHER CAUSES S v Other factors that cause caLiso tent aid alid possible rebellion among rn ng include f failure te to win wh pa parole pa- pa role 1018 or Determination at it A of the board of ot pardons unsanitary surroundings uro dt gs and e frid 8 tc r Jot ot alt classes alt classes hard hard- hardIt hardened ened It led criminals f als men meli i sc res it d from lI e subnormal rm l unfortunates who ho are in prison because use tb there thero ro Is s' s sno no oth other r place wh where r lh they y can cm b 1 be sent ga food o d Warden DavIt Davis ways says that efforts effort are made at theS the tIO S Utah Institution t to feed pr prisoners one I Il l n. n wholesome hol some food foo in hi satisfying HI quantities Practically ra all o ot of the food ls grown oh on the prison farm hi 1 which p produces v v. v vegetables g tables and fruit sufficient for the tue prisons prison's ons needs needs this ln spite of ot the fact Ui t th the h ta arm m Is Is only ICO acres acres' the naj na- na j j r. r portion of or which Is I COST 4 ih The rhe a. a average osto of feeding S tl during 28 1927 Was L a d d day Awhile Jine the tho average cost per da day for f r each prisoner n f including food m treatment household supplies for for celts cells and 5 Z t ol to 25 cents a a d day y S Although the d cost coat Of ot food I is 10 rs are satisfied with their fare are and md convicts who have I served tr d time lime U in ifo various s other pris- pris ons in inthe the country report t that the I Utah prison on meals aro ro better than thin those In m it ft Is der de- de r d. d The Tho M tying saying has lias been ac- ac through substituting p o codfish ggs and dairy prod products th latter Jitter being big produced on n the tho 4 arim for expensive o meat ment h r when rn Is good cooks h q careless and dirty can ea e df oC l tr troubles trouble among the A c j 8 On one ne occasion nt at the Jc IoeL V Penitentiary p l Y dissatisfaction n o oyer oser r toad ond but It a ch of oC o k t corrected t the 1 situation NOT PAMPERING I G pTa d. d men satisfactorily is not tt tp JH pamper them WD Warden Wade de Davis Js de tie hungry A man n is Jsn a i desper- desper i afla and when meals arc aro satis- satis f t d thc the management of vt conJ conS con- con S J ts is Is c considerably Cin eaSier asler On One of ot the most important J lems at thel local eal prison Is 18 Idleness Warde Sarden Davis Davi says Work on n the prison Brion and j farm and in hi the prison could e be h handled u dJ d' d by ly fifty m men There are Aro at nt present 62 prisoners on 15 At- At Institution and nd the number to Tl ese un un- ed men hate haye limited t n t t to i fl I time keep To-keep in c cells Is r While individuals braid S r e t en ena engrave a ae e brac brace brace- a and aM d do dot other kindred self self- ed d tasks the time rn of ot In- In 1 Ju t lo loaf bat and gossip J ert rt 1 penologists assert that that- most mailhot the crims committed in hla plots a lf he m nes s' s fed within prison I If A NV NY OLE L. L NYOLE It R eJ tr work work- o t Jn and md around Lr und the f e prison II 1 has afforded ed opportunity PI S to Jo to a a 1 number u of or convicts convIcts' durIn the ast year year the th majority l Mm In Idleness arll and j t f prison Inmates th f the ni niost st trouble WarS War- War S ts I 0 9 r 0 raH rai factory keeps a few v cn e g le fura fora Ii short ort time Ume We e GUI tU serve on the Ith t from m OUt t our factory and t I A tt f u to iian t e o to supply this t Jn need e t he be said sad U J itc labor TiM i for crl n- n 1 1 81 H am m heartily Deposed o. o d to to tha the cont contract l labor ibor system This la is D. D a aS aTul S ir Tul Totten te i t t 1 r ot t til and d causes caus 1 t rouble l m rl where bere ler it la I cm- cm III If HOhe fhe tate estate would build build- a e the all tile Ie lU n be profitably et employed r ploy d. d l i ra i material r r cement an are ar Hij I afeW J few miles 1111 cs of the h ATE io N thc ck and Jf If It f ba haUled led t to th the y j state utilize the the- N 4 W OI Vf of Or h a a. A plant I U to U d- d A i antage ti Jn an concrete J A t r S. S vi v 5 V S-S S i Y YV j V A W t fc X iV It vM L Y W w.- w. l I. I V- V VAV rf AV j m mf k- k f S k ci u SV l SS i- i 44 4 Q 4 2 t j I i o yc 4 55 4 t c- c A p I 4 Ii 1 c A ij 4 Y c 4 r Sid Sl li g i I I I 4 j r S' S z i pa sf i 5 ix v 4 aL Li n w yA ff No ND 1 View of of the h e Ut Utah i state tato p car ail cell ceI I prison prison from the rear wall In shown showing wing h bakery kery Interior anterior of of prison n yard and lurr i din Iw waif wail ll l Industry of inmates s reflected ted from attitude dc of prisoners in in pi picture tu N No 2 2 into doorway fo of obsolete ob bucket t type pe cell No S Remains s-Remains Rein i s of swimming g pu ng now being dismantled with window of new shower bath house showing Cold water plunge water plunge with two showers f formerly provided pr poly only means of of bathing g for prison pID prison population a ion No 4 Looking 4 Looking down corridor o in inc cell l fi house e No 1 No NoW W Warden R RE E. E Davis Das of f the thc Utah state ate penitentiary D. D 6 shower bath system where ten prisoners can can bathe simultaneously simultaneously- under of guard roads roads- b b ridges andIs and n Is little likelihood o l that such plant i ch can be Je obtained J how however v r. r a arate as 3 1 rate vate Interests would object to this sort of oC competition 0 Warden n D Davis es that If It S prisoners could be J placed h ced at ht sonic form of Of r remunerative Uve effort ar tl ments could be bernade for or Iain pay Ia in ilie I prisoners sufficient to r rd- rd the the cost to state ant and leave sufficient t to fo t contribute ut to ti th the the- support of ot prisoners prisoners' families Often Oft Oft- en cit the hi wife n nd mf t s. s suffer buffer to a L greater d degree than the them theman theman m man n who who Is Is' paI paying g fo for his his' crime by serving 1 time In prison STATE F F FORTUNATE TE Utah Utah has hag be been n fortunate Warden D Davis S said s In its iLs prison administrative adminis nl a tr Ue forces o es and Instances instance's where tru h has cropped o I-o ed out b cn limited to infractions Uon In in many n prisons S I to collusion JI JIb b betwee twe g guards a ds and alid prison prisoners rs has ha made made U g Ij s lo and nd not lol only ni narcotics but out firearms have beeD been Q obtained t by prisoners A tho walls walis b Deadly adly rl riots ts have r suit stilted Ut Utah's hs h's Is and antiquated an an an- and mid because the thc qU question of prison r removal moal has b been cn agitated it d dIgor Igor vigorously for for the last twelve years f few few- perm ri a-ri t Inn s 11 or br tin un- pl v rilent been mt made at t time tho prIson pr A contract for the prison was all allowed wed by time the i govern govern- vern ln S September 1887 and at that tl time m a cell celi house for 20 pris prisoners m r. r together buildings for h or- or ora a kItchen kItch i en en l gu and other administrative purposes s were con coh- con con- sr led S SECOND CO coND rj C E L Ll t H O US SE E EIn S SIn In 1890 a. a second I. I cell J J 1 o c cells n was was These r ese ancient celt cell n houses ush employing the obsolete bucket system i stem slem verc u used ed edri until ri I 19 1900 Ohen O.- O. when hen the first house l was replaced ed d with a now now- noone one one one- of ot ceU capa capacity llY was as fitted with plumbing ln each cei and ru running ning water i and nci is now O designated ted a as No 1 cell house Cell house No o. o 2 Is is the he same sam that building was vas completed O There is Js no ins Its ventilation tion is pour poor Age gc has lias deteriorated ft lib Ith w the bricks are arc cl crumb nb ling hug Wh Whether ther has worn put out ut thc hc o until a few tew months ago c itch storm left lArge quantities of 01 into th the Av A prisoner prisoner- in Ia carpentry directed ted it a g gan nf of f fellow llo nJ s sa a and rec recently cf numerous rous repairs repairs re- re pairs by removing removing- a a. a firewall Jl cx- cx the ca caves s. s and painting and andl repairing l' l t the e. e roof Although this this' II i g w would uJ be condemned a asui- asui asun UI l' l ry and not pot fit t to l live ivo in In b by byng l ng c t rs n necessity ly lyce ce com compels m. m PcS Pc'S itS use as ms a a. place c to more tT than in l convicts t At thc ei t time the thc Ti tali state son on e fd a cd 1 odle I O prisoners pris on oJ rs t 1 w WANT NT BIGGER P PRISON Mn Iii In the time i e agitation Is I afoot re b the sze pen pen pen- Crime is on the In increase tM l r ro 1 ri arid amid bo boys boys' sr are nrC bein con cori Iv t l 8 and sent sCat to to Tb c number of ot cir at nt the time Institution ha has gro from a 3 stand standard standrd rd COI or yeas to tc GO At A 1 present there ere ar are C prisoners anti and by September Wh when 1 il the board I Io o 01 br pardon again me ts the number num nuni- ber will m have hao v i to bet between and und Judging from cacs CI now pending in various courts of M or the state Utah residents PresIdents r appalled appalled at atthe at the th increase in in crine are d demandIng demand demand- in Ing longer r ts Costs Cost s f of or acco accommodating addi- addi S tonal prisoners at tHe state I enl vo would Jd into large sums sums W Warden rd Davis a vl reports It w cost ly 50 to mod to mod mod- cell house No 2 2 where pris- pris o driers i rs are d dependent upon unO bu buckets bucket I. I t for or their water iter supply and where th there rc nr arc no sanitary conveniences c- c It would cost i. i t. t erect creet a a ayme nc yme IlC cell house It C. C would o l Increase the cell capacity to and after 1 it was all till c completed mple d. d tho the Utah nr- nr 11 1 I Is on on WO l would remain an antiquated t h Iii hi- 1 s where segregation Is un- un im Jo possible NEED SEGREGATION Segregation n a according cordi l to Id lV Warden Parden V Davis is indispensable to a 3 aprison prison Jf Sit Ie worthwhile results toward re rehabilitating re re- habilitating pris prisoners rieb Ore are lc to fo bc obtaIned ob ob- ob- ob Unless a roan man Is is sentenced t to a penitentiary for Ol life the timo arrives he is dupon the public If Jl his prison Ison experience Jias lias i s turned him out post a-post graduate from irom froma u a university of oC crime society oc ebl Jias another perverted d pOr G with t to contend The rho mo most t serious problem that confronts prison executives executives' s' s all nU 10 over r the world orld is enforced c celibacy cy of ot in inmates inmates In in- mates mate it is declared brings out may un- un sexual t tendencies ad d de degeneracy degeneracy de- de In the the vilest forms is 19 rampant In iii prisons where segregation tion Lion Is not p possible aver ero I REVEALS ATROCITIES ATROCITIES The Thc Utah prison is not free flee lr Ir from m n this this' blemish Xo young nS boys entering prison arc are arc subjected to t ex experiences cx- cx unless unless tho most moat rigorous wt watchfulness 1 ss is rn maintained he 1 l Even though tho extreme care Is taken taken- in guarding p prisoner occa occasions lons arise when prisoners ners commit depraved acts nets One of ol th the centers of ot infractions of or this nature wan vat a ll swimming Z plunge at atthe the state prison n. n Warden Davis Dals stated Prisoners would bathe Iii In th the plunge If It the guards momentarily ceased ased their vigilance atrocities l s occurred The he swimming plunge has has' been dohoo and dismantled In its I place n e a a. a shower l' l bath ni thoroughly thoroughly- r modern has has been installed d Prisoners ners in squads of of- often ten arc are arc assigned a ic time me In fn which to i 1 Q thc the thc shower bo cr b ba baths A. A A A. su gu guard 11 rd escorts the convicts con to the sho showier er erI I and supervises their abl y V f Co who vilo been accustomed accustom tom tamed tomed d to the normal surroundings Or otan n ll average c Crag i citizen Who have hao been sentenced to 0 the penitentiary nU l' l i iIO I IO or some kindred crime have ho declared that In in Penitentiaries the lives v J lives df t t IM hi 19 is- is be beyond ond comprehension unless ono becomes a a. prisoner an and andau with the convicts ts au an f associate Whilo tit state t prisons w were v re nally designed fur f ir criminal criminal- i ti lh the lack lack of Qt agencies capable of hand of hand hand- hag lins ng b bOys y who have hac committed infractions of oC la V la morons who IQ are arc n n not t cr crazy 7 enough to for I theIn the In lifeline nc asylum but too tou crazy cruzy to run lun ut ul large l and 1 0 other oIlier tI IC I ca cases of this character and kindred rd cases hn have C Cr r resulted In the penitentiary degenerating degen degen- into a catchall for tor tm ti rite men mell o ot or orI There here arc nUmerOUs Utah Penitentiary Peni I typo at tho the lur and there arc many conIct convicts con con- tf l nn who e Infractions of the thc law arf ares are of 11 u a n minor lnor nature and and who lia have been sent there because there thel hmo isi-iio other place in Iii the state where thc they could be l h handled WANTED WANTED TEETH FIXED One man manas was as ascom com committed to the thet t h state prison for the J reason aso that be lie n needed d dental attention and aid anda a agreed r cd to pl plead nd guilty to a 1 l felony lon It if if it ft meant that he could get his teeth lc h fixed ba d Another robbed a butcher shop for or or the tho solo l purpose o u. u of getting arrested and d d. d because e he had tI farming and Called aut and tlc desired l io to |