Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-21 | Page 3 | 'Rottenness' of County Jails Blocks Progress in U. S. Penal System, Prison Group Hears

Rottenness of County Jails Jils Blocks flocks Progress Progress' j I In U. U US U.S. S. S Penal System Prison Group Hears I I SAN FRANCISCO Aug 21 The UP UP The reeking rottenness of county jails in the United States must be abolished before any real advance can be made in the American penal system New York Parole Commissioner Sanford Bates Wednesday night told the American Prison asso asso- Bates said the detention pun pun- and reformation of prisoners prisoners prisoners pris pris- who break state laws and andare andare andare are sentenced by state judges should be the responsibility of the state instead of the counties counties- As soon as we make the public public public pub pub- lic realize that parole is not leniency but is a method of release release release re re- re- re lease we will be better able to establish it as an indispensable I part of the correctional proc proc- ess Bates said We will speak more accurately of subjecting a prisoner to parole than of granting granting granting grant grant- ing him a parole Superior Judge Robert H. H Scott Los Angeles outlined the part of the nations nation's courts and correctional agencies in the national national national na na- na- na defense program Our school courses should in- in elude more shop work mcchan- mcchan I ics and all of the related skills Judge Scott said We all understand understand understand under- under stand this is a good time to satisfy satisfy sat sat- our young mens men's desire to todo do something with their hands and to fit themselves to earn a adaily adaily a daily wage A sense of futility brings many of our bo boys s into court for stealing They cannot see when or where they are goIng going going go- go ing to get work or make money