Biennial report of the State Board of Charities and Corrections of the State of California. v. 1, 1903/04, Volume 1The Board, 1905 |
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... Prisons are in the most unsatisfactory condition of any of our State institutions . The prisons are clean and well kept ; the general health of the prisoners is good , and they are supplied with sufficient clothing and medical ...
... Prisons are in the most unsatisfactory condition of any of our State institutions . The prisons are clean and well kept ; the general health of the prisoners is good , and they are supplied with sufficient clothing and medical ...
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... prisoners we regard as one of the great evils of our system ; it renders classification simply impossible . It necessarily brings the younger and less criminal class in daily contact and association with the vilest and most degraded ...
... prisoners we regard as one of the great evils of our system ; it renders classification simply impossible . It necessarily brings the younger and less criminal class in daily contact and association with the vilest and most degraded ...
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... prisoners are induced to try to regulate themselves according to the plan mapped out for them . That which is required of prisoners under this system is most carefully regulated by the standard of behavior under the laws and government ...
... prisoners are induced to try to regulate themselves according to the plan mapped out for them . That which is required of prisoners under this system is most carefully regulated by the standard of behavior under the laws and government ...
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... prisoners may , in this way , by this motive , be led to exert themselves for change of habit , but a considera- ble number require for such a painful effort a further appeal to desires more imme- diately within the new experience . The ...
... prisoners may , in this way , by this motive , be led to exert themselves for change of habit , but a considera- ble number require for such a painful effort a further appeal to desires more imme- diately within the new experience . The ...
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... prisoners , with ample accommodations for them . San Quentin has four cell buildings which , while anything but modern , can , at small expense , be made fairly suitable to meet the requirements of a reformatory , giving to each prisoner ...
... prisoners , with ample accommodations for them . San Quentin has four cell buildings which , while anything but modern , can , at small expense , be made fairly suitable to meet the requirements of a reformatory , giving to each prisoner ...
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Page 150 - This act shall be liberally construed to the end that its purpose may be carried out, to-wit: that the care, custody and discipline of a child shall approximate as nearly as may be that which should be given by its parents...
Page 119 - Navy and deposited In the Treasury to the credit of a fund to be known as the Navy Petroleum Fund, which fund shall be applied to the needs of the Navy as Congress may from time to time direct, by appropriation or otherwise.
Page 129 - ... in the legal custody and under the control of the board, and subject at any time to be taken back within the enclosure of said institution ; and full power to enforce such rules Repeal.
Page 159 - I treasurer of the state hospital, do solemnly swear that I have deposited in the bank designated by law for such purpose...
Page 130 - After a plea or verdict of guilty, in a case where a discretion is conferred upon the court as to the extent of the punishment, the court, upon the suggestion of either party, that there are circumstances which may be properly taken into view, either in aggravation or mitigation of the punishment, may, in its discretion, hear the same summarily at a specified time, and upon such notice to the adverse party as it may direct.
Page 149 - ... child to remain in its own home subject to the visitation of the probation officer, such child to report to the probation officer as often as may be required, and subject to be returned to the court for further proceedings whenever such action may appear to be necessary...
Page 157 - The commission may revise estimates for supplies or other expenditures either as to quantity, quality, or the estimated cost thereof, and shall certify that it has carefully examined the same and that the articles contained in such estimate, as approved or revised by it, are actually required for the use of the hospital, and shall thereupon present such estimate and certificate to the comptroller.
Page 147 - ... whose home, by reason of neglect, cruelty or depravity on the part of its parents, guardian or other person in whose care it may be, is an unfit place for such...
Page 152 - ... of its members. It, or the commissioner conducting the proceeding, may issue compulsory process for the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, and exercise the powers conferred upon a referee in the supreme court.
Page 138 - Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the County Jail not less than one nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.