72 Journal of the Mitchell Society [January 



Tlie organization of the men who are to handle the convicts is 

 of two-fold character: First, the men who take charge of the 

 physical body of the convict ; and Second, those who have charge 

 of the labor of the convict. 



The superintendent of the camp should have charge of the 

 feeding, clothing, and guarding, when necessary, of the convict. 

 He shall also be responsible for sanitary conditions of the camp 

 and for the care of the sick. He shall provide the guards, when 

 necessary, but these in no case should be permitted to ac't as 

 foremen of the road work. 



The superintendent of the construction work will have charge 

 of the labor of the convicts, and he shall through his foreman, 

 direct such labor, and it shall be performed as he wishes it. He 

 and the Engineer of road work of the State shall decide the 

 amount of work that should be required of the convicts and 

 determine what men shall be in the three groups of Class I. 

 The division of the men into classes shall rest with the peni- 

 tentiary authorities, bu't the superintendent of the work who 

 comes in close contact with the convict may from time to time 

 recommend changes, and shall rej^ort the refusal of any men to 

 work as directed, which would constitute an infringement of 

 the regulations of the camp. 



It would not be necessary to work all the " honor men " of 

 Class I in one camp, but certain numbers of these can be trans- 

 ferred to other camps where they would have special sleeping 

 quarters, and would do such work as blacksmithing, bridge and 

 culvert work, and other work where only one to three men are 

 required and where it would be very expensive to provide a 

 special guard for such a small number. 



The question comes up and is often asked: Can long-term 

 men be put on their honor and, as in the suggested organization, 

 be placed in Class I ; Can they resist the temptation to escape ? 

 I believe many long-term convicts can be worked as " honor 

 men " and in Class I of the suggested organization. I believe 

 that with a large percentage of them there would be less yield- 

 ing to the temptation to escape if they were in Class I than if 

 they were in Class II or III under armed guards. 



These questions, however, of classification, are settled by the 



