blackmar: penology in Kansas. 



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Institution Reg. No. 



Name _ __ _ __ _ 



Alias .. 



County , Crime 



Occupation 



, Sentence 



, Descent 



Known or admitted former imnrisonment 









MARKS, Scars and Moles. 



Numerical 

 Order. 





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Note:— Please follow strictly Book of Instruction, not only as to measurements and 

 general description, but also particularly as to Marks, Scars, etc. See pages 65 to 

 81. Use abbreviations as given in instructions. 



One of the great difificulties in connection with prison reform is 

 that of restoring to important places in legitimate society the ex-con- 

 victs who have been serving long terms of imprisonment. First and 

 foremost is the consciousness of the prisoner that he has been a con- 

 vict, that he has worn the striped clothes and been separated from 

 society for a period of years on the supposition that he was not 

 worthy to live in said society and therefore had forfeited his right to 

 live in it. If he be strong enough to overcome the effects of such a 

 feeling he must indeed have received a permanent reform or be strong 

 in character. In addition to this is the fact that people know he has 

 been a jail-bird and they will not want to employ him or trust him. 



