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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...The Commission for the Blind has protested against the industry of caning chairs at penal institutions, claiming that they are able to do all the work of this kind which is available. During the farming season many of the men are used on the jail farm. A few of the inmates are receiving elementary instruction in evening classes. The jail has a library of 2,569 volumes, and about 90 per cent of the prisoners draw books. Prisoners publish monthly "The Intramural Opinion," a magazine "devoted to the interests of the imprisoned men." There is a congregate dining room and limited hospital facilities. STATE AND COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOLS FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS. History Of Origin Of Training Schools. Since 1850 cities and towns have been required to make all needful provisions for the control of truant children. By an act of 1873 each city and town was required to provide a suitable place for them. For several years children were committed to the State Primary School at Monson. In 1873 provision was made for the establishment of truant schools in counties, on the petition of three or more towns in a county. By an act of 1881 two or more counties were permitted to unite for the establishment of a union truant school. In 1873 it was made necessary for towns to adopt by-laws concerning truants as one of the conditions of their receiving aid from the Massachusetts School Fund. These by-laws must name the place for the instruction of the truants. This led to the naming of places wholly unfit for the purpose, as most towns did not need a separate institution. The State Primary School could not accommodate them. Instances occurred in which the town by-laws named the State Primary-School, the State Reform School, the house of a citizen...