Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-02 | Page 3 | Opinions

OPINIONS First Offender Ref Reforma Reformatory ory Draws Favor The Salt Lake Telegram will wil pay 1 for every question submitted sub sub- miffed and used In this hh column When hen more than one person submits submits sub sub- mits tho the same question the person person person per- per son whose question first reaches The Telegram office will receive the dollar T Today's oday's winner is John C. C Green Jr Park City THE TILE PLACE South S State tc Street V THE QUESTION Should Utah provide a state stath reformatory reformat reformatory re re- re- re format or for first offenders TIlE THE A ANSWERS Mrs L. L K Jackson civic chic worker work work- er er Eighth East street street I I think Utah should have ha a reformatory reformatory reform reform- ator atory for first offenders I think we e would see sec crime decrease if it this were wern done I think first offenders offenders offenders of of- fenders would be given Riven Ien more of ot a chance In life Ute They would not always alwa's be bo faced with the tho thought that thc they are jailbirds I would like to see the first offenders offender separated separated sep sep- from the tho repeaters K L. L Newton printer East Broadway If If we are arc to stop crime I think one of the first steps is to separate firt offenders from other prisoners I think too many of the first offenders are arc made to feel feci like big shots' shots when put in the same prison with other criminals I think if t they were cre put in a separate prison there hero would be more of a chance to reform them Miss ns Ruth Adams teacher 85 Roberta avenue avenue I I think first of offenders offenders offenders of- of fenders should be bc given a chance to regain confidence in them- them selves This is not easy to do with witha a n prison record hanging o over ones one's head I think if a reformatory reformatory reforma reforma- tor tory were erected for first offenders offend offend- ers erI it would take awa away the tho environment en en- of ot tho the prisons More time could then be bo spent with the first offenders If It a reformatory were nere ere built for first offenders I know we ve would see a big reduction reduction reduction tion in crime F. F P. P Smith merchant 84 1 Coatsville Coats- Coats yule ille avenue avenue r I dont don't think first offenders offenders of- of fenders should be treated any better than nan other prisoners They knew they hey were doing wrong and should be e punished to the full extent of the law aw I think they would feel more like ike trying again J if they knew the state late were going to be easy on them I think the best idea is the one ono in present resent use There is no reason why the state slate should play favor- favor Ites tes Mrs L. L P. P Jensen housewife 1085 Lake street street I I think circumstances circum- circum stances arc are the tho cause Uie of ot man ninny many of our first offenders doin doing wrong If H f thc they arc put into prisons I think the tho thought of ot having a n aprison prison irison on record makes them feel like ike e the world is n against them I think if it first offenders were put in M a state reformatory instead of ot ofa a n prison we would see the greater V percentage of them make good I think it would start many a n. first offender off oft on the tho right foot again Readers are arc invited to submit pertinent pertinent per per- nent questions of ot local interest for this his column A dollar is paid for forach each ach question used Address OpinIons OpinIons Ions ons Editor Salt Lake Telegram Readers leaders should remember the dollar dollaris dollars is s paid for the question not for the answer