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five   years   for   the   second   offense。   It   is   too   true   that   a   sentence   to   the 



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penitentiary for a first term is the irretrievable ruin of the young offender。 

This becomes an obstacle which�察�during all the future�察�he cannot surmount。 

This   plan   being   adopted   let   everything   be   done   to   reform   the   youthful 

offender   while   in   jail。   It   is   much   easier   to   carry   forward   the   work   of 

reformation in a jail or reformatory than in a penitentiary。 



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                                  CHAPTER XVII 



                   THE MISSOURI PRISONERS��Continued�� 

     During the  years   1887   and 1888�察 �1��523   prisoners   were  received   into 

the   Missouri   penitentiary。   Of   this   number   1��082   were   white   males�察  �398 

colored   males�察  �17   white   females�察  �and   26   colored   females。 These   figures 

show that the women of Missouri are a great deal better than the men�察�or 

they do not get their share of justice。 

        TABLE   SHOWING   THE   AGES   OF   CONVICTS                         RECEIVED 

DURING THE YEARS 1887 AND 1888。 

         From      16   to  20。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。320        ;    20    to  25。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。441 

;    25   to   30。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。344      ;   30   to   35。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。143       ;    35 

to   40。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。113        ;    40    to  45。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。  70        ;   45    to 

50。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。  34          ;    50    to  55。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。  31         ;    55    to 

60。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。  15          ;    60    to  65。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 5           ;    65    to 

70。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。    4                    ;       70     and     upward。。。。。。。。。。。。       5 

 

              Total         。。。。。。。。。。     1��523 

     There is nothing that should interest the good people of Missouri more 

than the foregoing table。 These appalling figures I copied from the prison 

records。 Of the 1��523 criminals received during the past two years�察�more 

than one´fifth of them were mere children。 Would it not be better to give 

these boys a term in the county jails�察�or in some reformatory�察�instead of 

sending   them   to   a   penitentiary�拭  �Coming   in   contact   with   hardened   and 

vicious criminals�察�what hope is there for getting these boys into the paths 

of honesty and uprightness�拭�Then there follows the large number of 441�察�

representing the youthful age from twenty to twenty´five years。 These are 

the years most prolific of criminals。 Who can say these boys are vicious 

and hardened criminals�拭�Then follow the young men of from twenty´five 

to thirty。 Three hundred and fourty´four of this age find a home in felon 

cells。 Are these boys and young men not worth saving�拭�What can be done 

to snatch them from a career of crime�察�and to save them from becoming 

miserable   wrecks�拭  �Father�察  �if   one   of   these   boys   was   a   son   of   yours�察  �you 

would think seriously over this important question。 



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     Something should   be done   to save this large   army of   youth who   are 

annually finding their way into felon cells。 

     Is the penitentiary the proper place to send those youthful offenders�拭�If 

so�察  �then   they   should   not   come   in   contact   with   the   older   and   hardened 

criminals。 One of the most essential things to be done in a prison is the 

classification of the inmates。 This is not done in the Missouri penitentiary。 

Here the mere youth often cells with a hardened old criminal of the worst 

description。   I   would   rather   a   child   of   mine   would   be   boxed   up   with   a 

rattlesnake。 In this institution there are nearly 2��000 criminals huddled up 

togetheran indiscriminate   mass。 The officials   are not   to   blame   for   this。 

They realize the terrible condition of things at the prison。 They have not 

sufficient     room    for   the   classification    and    proper    arrangement       of  the 

inmates。 They know�察�perhaps better than anyone else�察�that the prison is not 

what it should be。 Warden Marmaduke says�察�in his last report to the prison 

directors�察 �This prison is now too much crowded and it becomes a serious 

question at once�察�as to what disposition will be made of them in the future。 

If   this   prison   is   to   accommodate   them�察  �another   cell   building   should   be 

built    at  once。    If  another    prison    is  to  be   the   solution�察   �it  should    be 

commenced。         If  a  reconstruction      of  our   criminal    laws�察  �looking     to  the 

reduction of crime�察�it should be done now。 And in any event�察�and whatever 

may be done�察�certainly our management of prisons should be so modified 

or changed that the practical�察�not the sentimental system of reform�察�should 

be adopted。 I believe that our present system is making criminals instead 

of reforming them�察�and I believe that it is practicable to so classify�察�treat�察�

feed�察  �work   and   uniform   these   people�察  �as   to   make   better   men   instead   of 

worse men out of them。 I have profound respect for the good purposes of 

the benevolently disposed men and women�察�and they are numerous�察�who 

are   devoting   themselves   to   the   effort   of   reforming   criminals。   Yet   their 

efforts     must    be   supplemented        by   a   practical    building     up   and    the 

development   of   the   better   instincts   of   the   man�察  �which   cannot   be   done 

under     our   present     system。    The    surroundings      are   against    it。  We    are 

constantly developing and stimulating the very worst instincts。 I believe it 

practicable to institute methods for this reform�察�at once creditable to   the 

State。; Who can doubt our statements on this subject when we quote such 



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high authority as the above。 The last warden of this great institution comes 

out   and   officially   announces   that   awful   fact   that   our   present   system   of 

prison treatment is constantly developing and stimulating the very worst 

instincts。 Constantly making men worse�察�and when a young man enters the 

prison he is morally tainted�察�when he goes out he is completely saturated�察�

with moral pollution。 After such statements from so high an authority will 

the    great   State   of   Missouri�察   �so   well´known       the   world    over   for   her 

numerous acts of benevolence�察�continue to have an institution within her 

borders   for   the   complete   demoralization   and   ruin   of   multitudes   of   her 

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