,NOTES ON ! ,PRISON ,SY/EM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,F,R,I,5,D,S ,& ,C,O,M,R,A,D,E,S1 

,A LITTLE :ILE AGO A MAN BR\<T UP BE=E ! MAGI/RATES AT ,WOOLWI* & 
COMMITT$ = BURGL>Y1 PUT =W>D AN UNANSW]ABLE PLEA RA!R = HIS SECTION 
( HABITUAL CRIM9ALS ?AT HIMSELF2 ASK+ :AT HE WAS TO DO1 & :O WAS TO 
GIVE A JAIL-BIRD EMPLOYM5T4 ,PEOPLE UNCONVICT$ ( CRIME1 SAID HE1 F\ND IT 
H>D 5\< 9 !SE TIMES TO GET EMPLOYM5T2 & WAS IT LIKELY ?AT 
HE C\LD GET IT4 ,SO IT IS CLE> ?AT HE CONTEMPLAT$ A C>E] ( FROM 
PRISON TO CRIME & FROM CRIME TO PRISON4 ,! ,DAILY ,NEWS1 9 
COMM5T+ ON ?IS SPEE*1 HEAVES A SI<1 & SAYS1 9 EFFECT3 ,H[ TRUE6 ,H[ 
SAD6 ,BUT AT LEA/ NOBODY IS TO BLAME4 ,WELL1 %ALL WE NOT RA!R SAY 0EV]YBODY0 
RA!R ?AN NOBODY2 NOT =GETT+ ! SAW ?AT SAYS EV]YBODY'S BUS9ESS IS 
NOBODY'S4 

,S+UL> CONFESSION ( ! HELPLESSNESS ( ,CAPITALI/-,SOCIETY4  ,WE HAVE GIV5 
UP ! IDEA 7OR PR(ESS TO HAVE DONE SO7 ?AT LEGAL P5ALTIES >E REV5GE = 
! TRANSGRESSION ( DIV9E LAWS2 WE SAY ?AT PUNI%M5TS >E 9T5D$ TO BE 
DET]R5T & REM$IAL3 & !N WE CONFESS ?AT \R JAILS >E NO?+ ELSE 
?AN NURS]IES ( CRIME4  ,& ALL ! :ILE WE KN[ P]FECTLY WELL ! K9D ( 
SY/EM \R PRISON-SY/EM %\LD BE--TO WIT1 ?AT ! PRISON]S1 ?OSE1 
?AT IS1 :O = ! TIME HAVE PUT !MSELVES \T ( SOCIETY1 .<%\LD8.> HAVE A 
*ANCE ( REGA9+ !IR PLACE 9 IT1 BY PAY+ ! DUE P5ALTY & PURG+ 
!MSELVES !REBY ( !IR CRIMES2 BY WORK+ H>D & USEFULLY 9 PRISON1 & 
F9D+ !MSELVES :5 !Y COME \T ( IT READY = RECEPTION 9TO ! RANKS 
( USEFUL LABOR \TSIDE4 ,?IS K9D ( PRISON LIFE IS ! ONLY REAL ALT]NATIVE 
TO ! M$IAEVAL IDEA ( DIV9E REV5GE ON S9 MADE MANIFE/ 9 OP5 
CRIME1 :I*1 AS ABOVE1 WE PR(ESS TO HAVE DISC>D$4 ,BUT M>K ?IS6 ,IT 
CANNOT BE DONE UND] \R PRES5T SY/EM1 BECAUSE ! PRISON]S ) HOPE 
BE=E !M W\LD BE 9 A BETT] POSITION ?AN A VA/ P>T ( \R LABOR+ 
POPULATION NOT 9 PRISON1 & ) NO HOPE BE=E !M2 SO ?AT ! JAIL W\LD 
HAVE NO T]ROR = ?AT P>T ( \R PEOPLE :O >E LIKELY TO BE TEMPT$ TO 
QUALIFY !MSELVES = GO+ !RE4 ,I MAKE1 ( C\RSE1 AN EXCEPTION 9 ! 
MATT] ( $UCAT$ & WELL-BR$ LEGAL ?IEVES4  ,?\<1 9DE$1 !Y MAY WELL 
SAY3 ,YES1 WE >E ?IEVES1 C]TA9LY2 WE HAVE CROSS$ ?AT RA!R SL5D] L9E 
ON ! O!R SIDE ( :I* Y\ :O SIT 9 JUDGM5T ON US >E AT PRES5T KEEP+ 
Y\RSELVES4 

,SO !RE IT IS4 ,\R SOCIETY IS SO MIX$ UP ) DI%ONE/Y1 IS SO 5TIRELY 
F\ND$ ON IT FROM A LEGAL PO9T ( VIEW1 ?AT REAL E?ICS1 REAL MATT]S 
( RI<T & WRONG1 HAVE BECOME IDEALS ON :I* SOME EXALT$ 
M5 MAY ACT1 & NOT1 AS !Y %\LD BE1 HABITS ON :I* 
EV]YONE W\LD ACT )\T EF=T4 

,W4,M4 

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

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