Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1911 — STATE PENAL FARM [ARTICLE]

STATE PENAL FARM

Instead of County Jail Advocated by Gov. Marshall. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 29. The annual State Charities Conference was opened here today. Governor Marshall was the principal speaker this afternoon. Jane Addams of Chicago was the headliner tonight. The elimination of all county jails in Indiana, execpt for their use as temporary detention places, and the establishment of a state penal farm in their stead, was advocated by the Governor. He asserted that prisoners sentenced to serve “time” in the county jails receive no correctional or reformatory benefits during their incarceration.