DR. GILMOUR: Dr. Jordan, of Boston, is the author of that book, and
it is called “Self-Control.” If you hadn’t asked me that question I
would have thought I had missed my mission here to-night. Briefly and
hurriedly I have just tried to sketch some of the phases in dealing
with delinquency. Who are they for whom we should do these things?
What claim have they upon us? What is our relationship to them? Did
you ever hear the story of the Scotch girl, the one who was carrying a
crippled boy over a street-crossing in Edinburgh? A gentleman, seeing
her burden, hastened up to assist and sympathize with her; and the girl
looked up smiling and replied: “Ah, sir. I dinna mind it. He is my
brither!”
CHICAGO HOUSE OF CORRECTION
JOHN S. WHITMAN, WARDEN.
The Chicago House of Correction was established and is maintained by
the City of Chicago in accordance with the provisions of an Act of
the State Legislature, in 1871. It covers sixty (60) acres of ground,
the total valuation of real estate, buildings and equipment being
$1,618,688.00. During the year ending December 31st, 1910, there were
13,083 commitments to the institution. This total includes 1,383 women,
355 boys under 18 years of age and 11,345 men. The daily average
population was 1,631 (a decrease from 1,766 in 1909, and this latter
figure was a decrease from 1,852, which was the daily average during
1908). Persons are committed for violation of state statutes in cases
of misdemeanor, and for violation of city ordinances. In the latter
case the fine imposed is worked out at the rate of fifty cents per day;
however, the maximum term of imprisonment for failure to pay fine is
fixed at six months, and an allowance of three days per month is made
for good conduct if the limit of imprisonment is served. For violation
of the state statutes a fixed sentence is imposed by the Court, the
maximum being one year. For violation of certain sections of the
statutes an additional fine may be imposed, which, if not paid, may be
worked out at the rate of $1.50 per day after sentence has been served.
The law providing for the allowance of three days per month for good
conduct also covers these cases if confinement is for six months or
more.
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