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form, but not stripes. The men of Class II should be allowed 

 a certain percentage in money of the value of their labor which, 

 however, would be one-third less than that received by the men 

 of Class I, and there would be no bonuses allowed for any 

 ex'tra work. The men in Group 1 of Class II would have the 

 advantages over group 2 of not being under guards with ex- 

 posed firearms, not being on the chain at night and being in 

 direct line for transfer to Class I. This, I believe, would be 

 incentive enough to keep these men from breaking the rules 

 and regulations of the camp. Group 2 of Class II would know 

 that by good behavior and good work they would be able 'to get 

 transferred to Group 1 of the same class and in the end to 

 Class I. 



For infringements of the rules and regulations and for any 

 attempt to escape, they would be punished similarly as stated 

 for the men of Class I. 



The men of Class III would be divided into two groups. 

 Group 1 would be worked on the public roads but under guards 

 and if necessary with chains. At night they would be under 

 strict armed guards and on the chain. Those of Group 2 would 

 be men whom it is not considered advisable to work on the 

 public roads, and would be worked in stockades under armed 

 guards and, if necessary with ball and chain. Those men could 

 break rock for macadam, make cement drain tile, or other 

 work that could be done in a stockade. With good behavior 

 the men in Class III would be transferred from Group 2 to 

 Group 1, and then from Group 1 to Class II, and so on to 

 Class I. They would also be allowed for good behavior a com- 

 mutation of their time and a certain per cent of the value of 

 their labor in money. This, however, would be considerably less 

 than that received by the men in Class II. 



The one idea embodied in the above suggestions is that the 

 rules and regulations of the camp and penitentiary authorities 

 must be obeyed, but in obeying these the convict becomes entitled 

 to and receives special consideration by the State. 



The commutation of time would be the same for all classes of 

 convicts provided, of course, that they are living up to the rules 

 and regulations of the camp to which they are assigned. 



