Coalville Times | 1908-01-03 | Page 2 | To Abolish the Lockstep

TO ADOLI8H THE LOCK3TEP. Reform Is Established at Dlackwell's Island Penitentiary. New York lllackwcll's Island penitentiary, peni-tentiary, where minor oftendm of New York cll)'s laws serve their sentences, sen-tences, will know the striped suit and tho loekstep nn more. John V Coggey. commlttloner of correction, announced tho other day that ho has decided to put an end ta stripe and loekstep In the penitentiary, peniten-tiary, as he belloved that they did much to kill any smoldering spark of decency that may remain In the prisoner pris-oner when he Is brought to tho city prison. Commissioner Coggey said. "I And that most of the progressive penal Institutions throughout tho caun-tr) caun-tr) hnvo abolished the stripes and the loekstep 1 agree thorottghl) with tho argument In favor of this action that It saves tho prisoner from humiliation which ho never ran forrjet