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Title: Ontario Sessional Papers, 1903, No.36-42
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: ONTARIO. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
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the institution for their own good, longer often, than is the de-sn-e of the management? The necessity and wisdom of a longer period of deten-tion and of supervision, has been realized in many of the neighboring Stateswhere a more intense and enlightened public sentiment prevails, in juvenilereformatory work, and methods, and which has found expression in their morerecent legislation by making the term of committment to end at 21 years of ageinstead of 18 as it had been. Although the age limit is extended, it does not ofnecessity prevent an earlier discharge if the qualifications exist, but if non exist-ent, then until they marry by consent obtained of the legal guardian, orreach the age of 21 they remain under supervision. It is by the record to say,that girls who are committed to the Refuge after having entered on an immorallife, and are discharged at the end of two or three years, as a rule, relapse intothe old way of living, while there is not a case on record, wheie any have done
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891 90 THE REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF PRISONS. No. 39 .so, who have remained until near the end of the indefinite term, which may bea full period of five years. The instruction and training given, will do much toestablish moral strength of will, but not all that is necessary in every case, andit requires the aid of advancing time to carry them beyond the adolescent ageand to develop in them the full womanly character to safe guard their future.How pathetic, in some instances, has been the appeal to have a daughter takenback, after having been released from the Refuge on the assurance of parentsand sympathetic friends of the better home conditions, and of more carefulexercise of parental authority for her protection, when parental control hasagain been thrown ott, and the child has reentered upon her past shameful life.If there is to be a reformation, it can more surely be effected by pursuing thecourse of training for the period of time experience has proved necessary to itsaccomplish

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