| Show An Expulmrnt In I Prison Lit The mt original experiment In prison reform which Islas leI been tried has bn put Into effect at Oblaoa penitentiary at Columbus A striking almost At t 011191 change In the evil ventlonal prison atrtpei the convict has bun made a chanrx that II is 1 believed will have an Itlluence upon the convict that will raise too standard or conduct In the prison fully I 50 percent cent Like all uiilrabla I a 10 fine the da ll I Dimple and It items itrangi Ibal lb mlbod Ilse never barb bar-b utilized II li I In 1 brief rei Ito lilting the clothing of tile Von Ties by his conduct Under the I system now In vogue In all prisons evelyconvict wall the same uniform rho prlooll whose Inllool are vile whose lJoas ala thoroughly steeped 10 I crime li I the same In the appearance that clothing AN the mau whole Ultlncti ale of high Brace but who through Weakness hot violated I the I a We Iooologl1I have long hold that the Intelligent convict could be more thoroughly reformed by menial pro ceases or metbodi akin thereto than by the pbyiloal peualtlei that prison rules have caused all illenders to luffar This la I exactly the idea rom whlcn Warden U U CoOln of the Ohio pen Unitary uunoelveu ul > plan uf helping tile prisoners 10 reform by grading their clothing There are to be three gradei one hardly dlflreut from the ordinary suit of its civilian while the other two bear In greater degree the mark ol ttti prison The first glade of i clothing ia of plili army cloth with nothing In indicate Ihllll to IDlbloll 040 thin a eillull suit The second gri will cODhlol a gray and while cutolsered goods and the third grade will be that 01 the prevent regular stripes as now wore by oiL A prisoner upon entering the prison will be placed In The second grade aud alter the expiration of 1 ill month timer without beIng be-Ing retorted for any Infraction ot the rules will be entitled to be placed In Ibo first grade Every Ill onerlntbe Ohio enllenllary who u IDol I-Dol reported for the violation ol a prison rule until January lit will be p J Or milled to wear the firstgrade uniform ai loon ai It li I poiilble to procure It The prisoner wbo during the lime mentioned ll I reported for oDl 16tron l lion of the rules I will ue eligible to the first grade ten day thereafter The prlour who b IWo reports against him January In will nolbo eligible the flrit grade for twenty days ITS prisoner his IbID or m ru reports marginal him be will not Do placed In tile tin glade until three Continuous uoothibave pasted without an unfavorable un-favorable report regarding him I em fully latlstlrd said Warden I CoHIn to an lntirvlewerlhal all good 1 ollllena will I heartily approve ol Ihe I iDb lp step I have taken I do not lelleve that It la light and Jut that a man I who bat lo conducted blmielfsito maintain an unblemished refutation for years should be olssd clothed nod mrebel wltb one who li I dally committing Infractions against the rules nf the I prison II holds out no Inducement lathe worthy prisoner pris-oner 10 continue bid efforts Inwell doing There should be some mark of 1 dllluII to itparte the good from the bad II items lo me the traded uniform Ii the bell method accomplishing this purpose There li I another Illlnc about this new departure A prliooer who weare the gaib ot the first trade li I much more liable lo have big wllhe complied com-plied with than one In either the lecond or third Rradoand there will be no dltftulilni the too of him ilandlng and prison conduH Lecture his clothIng cloth-Ing tells the fmcw |
