Show PROBATION LAW LAV FOR CRIMINALS PROPOSED CHICAGO Jan 13 Judge Judge Mackenzie Macken Macken- zio zie Cleland's probation experiment may maj become a law A bill has bas been drafted on the thc lines of the parole system inaugurated by him and w will 11 be presented to the thc lc legislature within a few days das Back of the movement mo is is the thc establishment establishment of state probation leagues and it is hoped to make the thc movement mo na na- na- na Judge Cleland believed in in- giving Ji ing offenders offenders of of- fenders brought before him a chance to reform instead of sending them to Bride Bridewell well He Ito would suspend sentence and make malte them report to him at certain periods Heart to heart talks were in indulged indulged in in- in between the thc court and the tho erring ones until it was found that Ju Judge lo Cleland was not within the law Then ho he transferred to another station and his work lapsed In spite of tho the criticism his system received ed a n strong effort is to bo be made to have it become a law Jaw The proposed bill provides that all offenders for whoso whose acts provision pro is ma made e for only oely a 3 fine or imprisonment may be paroled when in tho the opinion of the court tho the interests of society society- will be benefited Another provision pro is is for a state commission to encourage tho the application of the law |