Uintah Basin Record | 1931-10-02 | Page 4 | Other's Views

OTHERS OTHER'S VIEWS JAIL CAUSES QUESTION Dear Editor Today I passed the county jail jaH and noted that inmates leaning against against a- a the door In a state of seemIng seeming seeming seem seem- ing contentment The picture of them remained in my mind as a bantering to our code of aws and enforcement Just think A person violating the law is locked up in a room room and after serving his sentence is un un- locked and again steps into ordinary ordinary ordinary nary living Why do we do this What have we gained Have we altered the morals of the convicted convict convict- I ed Is not our method of dealing with these matters quite superficial superficial super super- Undoubtedly we need eed punishment punish punish- ment or ment-or or shall we call it correction correction tion tion-of tion of of crime Have we found the right method DUCHESNE CITIZEN