It will be noted that 668 out of the thousand cases have been paroled.
The status of these 668 in November, 1910, was as follows:
On parole 110
Discharged, having done well 393
Violated parole, not found 52
Broke parole and returned 102
Transferred to Auburn Prison while
on parole 1
Discharged by court while on parole 2
Died on parole 8
Immorality has been the largest single cause of violation of parole.
A comparison of those placed with their families and those placed in
positions at the time of their parole shows that the percentage of
the former who violate their paroles is twice as great as that of
the latter. This is not surprising when it is reflected that if home
conditions had been what they should be, the girl might not have come
to the reformatory in the first place.
The following table shows the present status of the 393 girls who did
well on parole and received their discharges:
Known to be doing well 127
Known to have criminal record 38
Known to have been immoral 53
Known to drink 9
Dead 12
Whereabouts unknown 154
The occupations of those who are doing well are as follows:
Married (44 since leaving here) 58
Dressmakers 3
Keep house for members of family 3
Assist at home 6
Nurse 1
Office clerks 2
Salvation Army officer 1
Laundry 1
In sanatorium in poor health 1
Attendant Institution 1
Piano accompanist 1
Factory operatives 6
Saleswomen 5
Domestic service 38
In conclusion Miss Davis points out that one reason why the results
are not more satisfactory than they are is the fact that the period
of legal control which the reformatory has over a girl is fixed at
three years. In the case of a girl of the worse sort it may be over
two years before the reformatory can begin to exercise an influence
over her. The period of its after-supervision is then inadequate to
secure effective results. The reformatory should be allowed, Miss Davis
thinks, at least one year of after-supervision, no matter what the
length of confinement may be.