Word: prisoned
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...brothers, nephews and secretaries that no one outside of an exceedingly limited circle ever saw him. He appeared at no public functions, frequented no clubs, did no entertaining. He lived a hidden life and probably saw as few persons as any man in the country outside of a prison...
Said Mrs. Donahey: "We may drop in at the prison Sunday...
...tried selling stock of this line, which was to carry Negroes back to Africa, and in so doing, sent some things through the mails that were good salesmanship but doubtful ethics. He was sentenced to serve five years in prison and to pay a $1,000 fine. Last week, the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld his conviction. But, when the time came for him to surrender himself and go to jail, he was not in Manhattan, the place where he was sentenced. The court forfeited his bail and issued a bench warrant for him. Mr. Garvey...
...League includes all the inmates of a prison. They organize what is practically a free community within prison walls. The effect it has on the men is amazing. The moment you get an organization, you form public opinion...
...only method which will stop crime consists of these three principles, certainty of arrest, promptness of trial, and a prison system which reforms the criminal. The method now in use in various prisons, to create such a prison system, was suggested originally by a criminal himself. It is the Mutual Welfare League...