Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1913 — Stripes for Prison Inmates Are Done Away With. [ARTICLE]

Stripes for Prison Inmates Are Done Away With.

The . “Hole,” otherwise known as “the solitary,” and prison stripes have beqn abolished at the Indiana state prison. The prisoners in the future will wear light blue and plaids. Although the changes remove the last means of punishing unruly prisoners. Warden E. J. Fogarty declares the prison will continue- to maintain excellent discipline. A system of credits and merit braids haft been introduced. .One credit is given for each month of perfect conduct and twelve credits win a stripe of braid for the sleeve. A gold braid means five years of perfect conduct.