That thirty days before the prisoner goes out, he shall be seen by the
committee on discharged prisoners, furnished food and board for a time,
and work; that there has not in five years, in that reformatory, been
a single infringement. It turned out that out of 100, only 18 had been
paroled in five years.
Report of Committee on Mr. Scott’s resolution. Specific action was
deferred till next year. Only passed the sentiment or voice of the
Congress “in favor of immediate sentences.”