The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress . Detroit. From Detroit,Mr. Brockwav went to take charge THE CHARITIES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. 187 of the great Elmira prison in 1876;and his old teacher. tli2 son of MosesPilsbnry of Concord, lived to witnesshis remarkable success in that reform-atory. In view of these facts, wemay almost claim the Elmira systemas a New Hampshire prison-system;but, in fact, it is not in force in thatstate. The rigid Pilsbury method ofsilence and separation is still keptup; and its results are by no meansbad. But it would be well to adoptthos
The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress . Detroit. From Detroit,Mr. Brockwav went to take charge THE CHARITIES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. 187 of the great Elmira prison in 1876;and his old teacher. tli2 son of MosesPilsbnry of Concord, lived to witnesshis remarkable success in that reform-atory. In view of these facts, wemay almost claim the Elmira systemas a New Hampshire prison-system;but, in fact, it is not in force in thatstate. The rigid Pilsbury method ofsilence and separation is still keptup; and its results are by no meansbad. But it would be well to adoptthose modifications of it which Mr. changed at the prison last winter,and Mr. Robinson was put in haL had no special training forthe place, is advanced in age, andcannot hold it long. When a changeis made, it should be the effort of thegovernor and council of the state,who control the prison, to find a manwith a knowledge of convicts, andtrained in the newer science ofreformatory management, as it isnow understood and practised atElmira, at our Womans reformatory !. ?.**• y.^fea,;: L-^- j&aJsa^jJacT^ tSBpgSflgHKB £T-sJ~ a Stifffiii New Hampshire State Prison. Iiirf 1 BTilBi iB
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