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        1                2      1                。。。            14       1                 6 

1      2                。。。            745       2                3                 1     2 

6                 15       2                  8                 8      3                 。。。 

296       3                6                8      4                。。。           86       4 

4              1      4              6              1      5              。。。            164 

6               。。。          12      7               。。。          21      8              。。。 

6       10                  。。。             72        11                 。。。               3 

12               。。。          8      13              。。。           1     14               。。。 

1       15                  。。。              13       18                  。。。             2 

20              。。。           10      21              。。。          2     22              。。。 

1       25                  。。。              13       30                  。。。             2 



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35              。。。           1     38               。。。          2     48              。。。 

 1     50             。。。          2     99             。。。          4     Life          。。。 

4                                        Total                        1523 

     I have here inserted the foregoing table to show the reader about how 

the sentences are。 It will be observed that of the one thousand five hundred 

and    twenty´three     prisoners    admitted    during   the   past  two   years�察  �seven 

hundred and forty´five of them�察�or nearly one´half�察�have but a two´years' 

sentence。 This shows that the crimes committed were not very ;horrible in 

their nature�察─�or the sentences imposed would have been more severe。 This 

is probably the first offense for these offenders。 By good conduct in   the 

prison one´fourth of their time will be deducted。 This will give them but 

eighteen months of actual service。 What can they accomplish in so short a 

time�拭�The contractors care but little for them�察�since their time will expire 

before they can master a trade and be of any service。 Had these youthful 

offenders   been   given   a   term   in   a   county   jail   or   reformatory�察  �would   not 

justice   been    satisfied�察 �and   there   would    have   been   more    hope    for  the 

prisoner      as   to  the    future。   HE     WOULD        NOT      HAVE      BEEN       A 

PENITENTIARY CONVICT。 I hope soon to see the day when the great 

State of Missouri will have a reformatory institution which will receive the 

wayward       youth    of  that  great   commonwealth�察       �and�察  �after  keeping    and 

training them for a time�察�will send them out into the world stronger and 

better men than   when first   received。 So   far as   reformation is   concerned�察�

the Missouri penitentiary is a dismal failure。 



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                                 CHAPTER XVIII 



                                 PRISON DISCIPLINE 

     The Missouri penitentiary ranks among the leading penal institutions 

of the country in matter of discipline。 The rules and regulations are placed 

in the hands of the prisoner as soon as he enters。 If an inmate obeys these 

rules and regulations he will be let alone�察�and will go through his term of 

service without being punished。 If he becomes unruly and disobedient he 

will be punished�察�and that�察�too�察�very severely。 

     Each prisoner is allowed one pound of tobacco a month for chewing 

and smoking purposes。 In this prison the inmate is permitted to smoke in 

his   cell。   This   is  the   only   institution   with  which   I   am   acquainted  that 

permits smoking。 The prisoners seem to enjoy their smoke very much�察�and 

I do not see but that it is just the thing�察�for if a person on the outside takes 

comfort from the use of his pipe�察�much more will the man who sits in the 

solitude of a felon's cell。 If a prisoner violates a prison rule his tobacco is 

taken away from him for a time。 The majority of the inmates will obey the 

rules of the prison through fear of having their tobacco�察�taken away from 

them。    Each    prisoner    also  has   access   to  the  books    of  the  library�察 �and 

another   mode   of   punishment   is   to   deprive   the   offender   the   use   of   the 

library for a time。 This�察�also�察�has a very salutary effect。 Another mode of 

punishment�察  �is   to   place   the   unruly   convict   in   a   dungeon   and   feed   him 

nothing but bread and   water。 The prisoner on   entering this dreary  abode 

must leave behind him his hat�察�coat and shoes�察�and in this condition he is 

required     often  to  spend    days   and   weeks    in  solitary   confinement。     The 

dungeon   contains   no   furniture   of   any   description   save   a   night   bucket。 

Prisoners do not remain in these dark holes very long until they promise 

obedience。 It is one of the most successful modes of prison punishment。 In 

case of a second or third offense�察�and sometimes for the first�察�in case it is a 

bad one�察�the offender is liable to receive a flogging。 

     This is one of the few penal institutions in our country where the cat´ 

o'´nine´tails   is   used。   When   a   prisoner's   conduct   has   been   such   that   it   is 

deemed advisable to whip him�察�he is taken from his cell and led to a post 

in the rear of one of the large buildings�察�out of sight of the other convicts。 



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His clothing is then removed�察�with the exception of his shoes。 These are 

left on his feet to catch the blood that flows down his limbs。 In this nude 

condition he is tightly bound to a post with chains。 Standing at the post�察�in 

a   helpless   condition�察  �he   receives   the   lash。   The   whip   consists   of   several 

leather   straps�察  �or   thongs�察  �at   the   ends   of   which   small   pieces   of   steel   are 

fastened。 Every blow brings the blood。 I have been told by reliable persons 

that�察  �at   times�察  �prisoners   have   been   so   severely   flogged   that   the   blood�察�

flowing down their limbs into their shoes would fill them and run out over 

the tops。 This seems barbarous in the extreme�察�and my humane reader at 

once  cries out�察  �It   should not be   tolerated。;   In   Missouri this   flogging   of 

human beings in prison has been going on for more than fifty years。 After 

the punishment is over�察�the prisoner�察�half dead with fright and pain�察�is led 

back to his cell�察�where he remains for a day or two�察�that he may recuperate。 

He throws himself down on his ;bunk�察─�and remains there for hours�察�the 

blood still flowing from his lacerated back。 Often the blanket on
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