The evening world. Newspaper, August 12, 1919, Page 11

eo e jance, - is the purpose that aetuates ‘Major John B. Hunt, the Commandant, in his splendid work. In an int outline of the prison policy, which, by the way, ‘was printed by prisoners, the aim of the institution is augcinctly get forth as follows: “The treatment of the military offender in the Disciplinary Barracks has @ two-fold ohject—first, to return him to the colors a better soldier, or, secondly, if unfitted for military sor. vice, to return him to clvil life, if possible, a better citizen.” TURNS OUT 100 RECLAIMED OFFENDERS EVERY MONTH. ‘That Major Hunt and his earnest assistants are not failing short of NT HAD AN |Fort Joy Honor Prison Turns Army’s Discards tors soe __Into Useful Citizens Toke ‘‘Fruiteactiyag?? | Sentences “tpt 1 Win ee RS ree eaves ‘Take vrata tives” (Fitted for Return to Colors |v tenes’ nin t ve, Ottawa. to become a citizen again in three months sounds almost too good to be “Three years ago T began to feel or Civil Life. wn and tired, and syffered true. Yet suoh an institution exists in New York and at this time shel- much from Liver and Kidney ters nearly 1,200 men. That institu- ble. “Having heard of ‘Frult-a- tion is the Atlantic Branch of the ’ I thought I would try them. result was surprising. Skat r=" HOW SYSTEM WORKS. United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Jay, Governor's Island. ~ Self-Discipline and Training |S, 7er" 2%. Govemors land. "1 have not had an hour's sickness their goal is attested by the fact that ; ree Prison of testi Harges of brutality in IT commenced using ‘Fruit-a F ers at Rate Pp psorses An sh vtertieed fo pte each month sees ten. offenders re- + or Fruit Laver Tablets, and 1 160 a Month. Lieut, “Hardbotled” Smith paid high turned to the colors after having been severely but fairly tested and 18 men divobateed back inte civil life. 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Letters request. ing wuch information are sent to ac+ pie reg op! of the convicted man, rmer teachers and employers and in pre nth men with criminal records, the polos, Information Also is sought from the former Commanding oMfoer of the soldier, The Red Cross, through Pp ‘Warren MoCiellen, on duty at the prison, assists by ascertaining the conditions under which the soldier's family ta living. ou investigation is not begun it the consent of the offender, can fon all ge gh Rhy Ty is pwn 2 ven. Among the Ter per cent, fon third have criminal records they ett keep secret the other one-third have only & short time still torre and hopeo avold the pub- EVERY PRISONER FITTED INTO “HIS PI or end PLACE, fense, once he reaches Fort Jay, | eR ny Reged znd then ("en Mason aoe stat brought before ‘ee x. ental or ox. amination, This peychiatrio bo gation binge to light ne status ol @ prisoner, his apt bility for certain kinds of duties and determines his fitness for apeedy reformation, If a man is found feeble- minded and no! bis papery such @ case of his \Tangvertation back hom tries to And em, it does for of Those men found to be sent to Government asylums. In this investigation It is borne in mind that many offenses are noi necessarily due to vicious twists of oh ter, but often spring from the men's malady tment to military re- strictions. It requires character to make a good soldier, and some men do not possess It. The men with the best records aro recommended for the Disciplinary nee. to which they are assigned the commandant. The battalion iv i e any other infantry organisation save that its discipline in more rigid. Tt ja removed from the general Ser Tucks population ig quarte three cantonmment buildings, which are not barred or bolted and the men themselves mount guard. After three months of rigorous military. duties men found qualified are recommended for restoration to the o and their dishonorable discharges lifted. Those prisoners not recommended for the battalion are numbered aud assigned to duties commensurate to their abilities and experiences, Nor ls it @ case of duties merely, for ed thon is parses for those dv t it, and fully 40 per cen snow the worl is 0) ite direction of A. W, Bayliss, seore- 7 of the ¥. M,C. A, on the island, several of the prisoners them. ES Ry) Heerastors. All go) comaan 6 | ish an ‘automobile sehool, Recreation lg net overlooked and there is plenty of opporunity for play and entertainments of various sorts There is a band of music, composed of inmates of the in- and frequent concerts are “bull ring” at Castle Wii liama (the main building) and for t battalion's formal guard mount an parades, THE HONOR ASSOCIATI AND ITS UNGUARDED MEMBERS. No account of the Disciplinary Bar- racks would be compli without mention of the Honor ‘Association, an organization that strikingly exempli- fleas Major Hunt's faith in his en. ‘The idea of putting the men on tl honor originated among the men themselves and the commandant | readily assented to it when the sub- Ject was broached to him, | The polation guarantees good conduct in return for certain privi- leges, and it Is Jeal tion, Kvery ni member of the association, who ac- quaints him with the ad becoming a member, The assoc has its own constitution and ons, and weekly meetings py Tl is a Bory w the keep! eof wood order and uth maintenance of sanitary oondi- to largel; members are honor bound to PAN infractions of regulations and have a tribunal of their own before whieh offenders are tried. Bo doter- mined ia the association to uphold its reputation that certain offendera have wea ested to be tried before the Prison Court (composed of commis. sioned offic because they held that the Prison Court was less severe than the Honor tribunal Therefore the Honor Aasociation re quested that the Prison Court sen- tences be made as severe ag meted out by the. prisoners, A® a result of this system gambling hag been eliminated and the number of trials by the Prison Court has do- creased 75 per cent. Castle William, the main prison structure, was built in 1806 On ite arty are retained the old mugs | smooth bore cannon ‘of As prison, the fort| modate 600 men, but the admission of nearly 1,200 men has caused Major Hunt to stretch out Resides the three buildings in which the battalion is quart Major Hunt | im utilising another ‘ack bullding for 200 men. This bi ok ia ow as the “Annex” and ia pi ny under complete charge of one of the | prisoners. 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