In some states there is little or no provision for aiding the discharged
prisoner, and in some states when parole is granted his prospective
employer must first send railroad fare before he is released. In many
states the discharged man is given five dollars in money, while in others
he is permitted to earn money during his imprisonment. The following is
the law that governs in the state of Minnesota:
Upon discharge the Warden, at the expense of the state, shall furnish each
convict released with one good, serviceable suit of clothing and
underclothing, and, when released between October 1 and March 31
following, with a good, serviceable overcoat; and he shall pay to each
convict, when released, $25 in money drawn from the current expense fund.
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