Produced by David Garcia, Leonard Johnson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) [Illustration: GEORGE L. HERR AND WIFE] THE NATION BEHIND PRISON BARS BY GEORGE L. HERR, Prison Evangelist "_I was in prison, and ye came unto me_" PUBLISHED BY THE CARTER PRINTING COMPANY LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY COPYRIGHT 1913 BY GEORGE L. HERR, LOUISVILLE, KY. To My Wife WHOSE CONSTANT HELP AND ENCOURAGEMENT MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO DO THE WORK TO WHICH God HAS CALLED ME, THIS VOLUME IS INSCRIBED WITH THE PRAYER THAT God WILL USE IT TO SAVE MANY SOULS The Nation Behind Prison Bars BY GEORGE L. HERR, Prison Evangelist Author of "Light in Dark Places," "You Are My Prisoner," "The Life Line," "Man's Worst Enemy," "Nothing Better," "The Missionary," "The Bethel," "Lost and Is Found," and "A Glorious Rescue." THE WORLD OF PRISONERS UNKNOWN TO MANY BROUGHT FORWARD IN DESCRIPTIVE SPEECH AND VIVID PICTURES There are enough people in prison in these United States to furnish a citizenship to a considerable territory, or to populate a good-sized city. For the psychological student, they form the most interesting of all objects of study. For the philanthropist, and for the Christian missionary, they constitute a wonderful field of activity. How to lift them out of the criminal strata is the question to which Mr. Herr is devoting his life, in an effort to answer. In a good measure he is answering it. Many prisoners to whom the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation, will rise to call him blessed.--Rev. Jno. Paul, Mississippi. [Illustration: MY DEVOTED FATHER THE LATE HON. RICHARD S. HERR "And their works do follow them."] [Illustration: MY PRECIOUS MOTHER The Late Mrs. RICHARD S. HERR "Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates."] Foreword