Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-09-25 | Page 4 | Unworthy of Parole

Unworthy of p Parole role I A A FEW FEY DAYS ago we published an editorial which I Ithe headed Criminals in the problem of the habitual criminal who deo despite despite de de- de- de o spite every effort at rehabilitation seems unable unable unable un un- un- un able to so go straight was discussed We criticized criticized criticized the practice all too often followed by pardon and parole boards of giving such men repeated paroles rather than treating them Jike the incorrigible criminals they are who have have proved themselves incapable of reformation reformation reformation reforma reforma- tion and unworthy of parole Now we have some cases In point The state slate pardons board has just revoked the paroles paroles paroles pa pa- roles of five former inmates of the state prison I Despite the fact that the present unprecedented unprecedented unprecedented dented opportunities for employment give paroled paroled paroled pa pa- men the best chance they could possibly ask to rehabilitate themselves these five crimInals criminals criminals crim crim- had in various ways proved themselves incapable of reformation and therefore unworthy unworthy unworthy un un- worthy of their paroles Three of them have gone back to their old ways was been caught convicted and sentenced to prison on new felony charges One originally originally nally sent up for attempted rape jumped his parole and went to another state where he has been accused of contributing to the delinquency delin delin- delinquency quency of a minor The fifth filth man has refused to accept employment and has continually associated associated associated as as- with ex cx In other words these men had given proof that they were incapable of reformation unworthy unworthy unworthy un un- un- un worthy of the second or third or fourth chance which parole gave them So back they go 0 to prison But for how long Will a forgetful forget forget- ful pardon or parole board one of these days release them for still sUIl another chance as has hasso hasso hasso so often been the case in the past Will society society so so- ciet again have bave to discover discover to to its cost cost cost- that they are unworthy of another chance