Parole of Prisoners,—The State Board of Control may parole any prisoner:
Provided,
1. No convict shall be paroled who has been previously convicted of a
felony other than the one for which he is serving sentence, either
in this state or elsewhere.
2. No convict serving a time sentence shall be paroled until he shall
have served at least one‐half of his full term, not reckoning good
time.
3. No convict serving a life sentence shall be paroled until he has
served thirty‐five years, less the diminution which would have been
allowed for good conduct had his sentence been for thirty‐five
years, and then only by unanimous consent, in writing, of the
members of the Board of Pardons.
4. Such convicts while on parole shall remain in the legal custody and
under control of the Board of Control, subject at any time to be
returned to the prison or reformatory, and the written order of said
board, certified by the Warden, shall be a sufficient warrant to any
officer to retake and return to actual custody any such convict.
Geographical limits wholly within the state may be fixed in each
case, and the same enlarged or reduced according to the conduct of
the prisoners.
5. In considering applications for parole said board shall not
entertain any petition, receive any written communication, or bear
any argument from any attorney or other person not connected with
said prison, in favor of the parole of any prisoner, but it may
institute inquiries by correspondence or otherwise as to the
previous history or character of such prisoner.
At the present time nearly all the states have inaugurated the parole and
grading system similar to the law in operation in this state, and some are
considering the advisability of introducing the system. This law is one of
the best measures of the so‐called modern penology and one in which the
leading authorities on such matters feel the most pride.
[Dynamited Safe, Stephen, Minn.]
This cut shows the condition of the safe and office of the State Bank of
Stephen, Minn., after being wrecked by dynamite. This was done by three
men. One escaped, one gave state’s evidence and the other is now serving
a term at the Minnesota State Prison.
[Warden’s Office]