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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN 

,TAGS 3 CRIM9AL & CONVICT1 \R P5AL 9/ITUTIONS1 SOCIETY AT L>GE1 CRIME & CRIM9ALS1 CRIM9AL TYPE1 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS1 CRIM9AL SPECIES1 SO-CALL$ CRIM9AL1 ACCID5TAL VICTIM1 P5AL 9/ITUTIONS4 

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,PHOTO BY ,TRACY ,ROLL+1,C,C ,B,Y-,S,A ,LIC5SE 7,! #a#i? ( ,DECEMB]1 #a#i#a#c1 WAS 0CONFESSION EV5+0 AT ! 0,TWILI<T ,CLUB01 ,NEW ,YORK1 AMONG :OSE MEMB]S >E ! 0BE/0 PEOPLE1 SUPREME C\RT JUDGES1 & O!R PILL>S ( SOCIETY4  0,CONFESSIONS0 W]E MADE BY A DRUNK>D1 A DOPE FI5D1 AN ACTRESS1 A LABOR AGITATOR1 A CONVICT1 ETC41 SOME ( :OM SPOKE 9 COMPLETE D>KNESS1 TO HIDE !IR ID5TITY47  

,?IS IS AN EV5+ ( CONFESSION1 & ,I !RE=E AT ONCE CONFESS MYSELF A LAWBREAK]1 A CRIM9AL -- IF Y\ WILL -- & A CONVICT4 

 ,MR4 ,*AIRMAN1 ,LADIES & ,G5TLEMAN1 ,I BEG Y\R K9D 9DULG5CE1 = ! CONVICT'S MANN] IS UNC\?1 HIS SPEE* RAGG$1 HIS ?\<TS 9DEC5TLY NAK$4  ,= ONLY ! CONVICT1 ! \TCA/ FROM ! FOLD ( COMMONPLACE RESPECTABILITY & DULL CON=MITY1 CAN AF=D ! LUXURY ( FRANK1 HONE/ EXPRESSION4  ,& ,I %\LD BE HONE/ ) Y\ -- NOT ONLY BECAUSE ( MY LACK ( RESPECT = ?AT :I* IS RESPECT$ BUT ! G5]AL CONS5SUS ( /UPIDITY1 BUT RA!R BECAUSE ,I HOLD 9 HI< RESPECT MY FELL[ CONVICTS ! WORLD OV]1 & -- MYSELF4  

,& ,I MAKE MY CONFESSION1 NOT 9 ! PROTECT+ %AD[ ( C[>DLY D>KNESS1 BUT 9 ! FULL GL>E ( ! *ALL5G+ LI<T :I* DEFIES ALL %AM & HYPOCRISY1 H[EV] G5]ALLY REV]$1 & :I* IS NEI!R AFRAID NOR A%AM$ ( ANY?+ ?AT IS HUMAN4  

 ,& ! CONVICT1 ! CRIM9AL1 ,LADIES & ,G5TLEM51 IS HUMAN4  ,SO HUMAN1 9DE$1 ?AT ONE ( Y\R GREAT E?ICAL TEA*]S WAS COMPELL$ TO CRY \T3 0,I HAVE )9 ME ! CAPACITY = EV]Y CRIME04  ,NOR DO ,I BELIEVE ?AT ,EM]SON M]ELY SAID ?IS IS AN AB&ONM5T ( G5]OSITY1 ) ! DESIRE ( UTT]+ SOME?+ A GREAT & LEVEL+4  ,I ?9K HE MEANT EXACTLY :AT HE SAID4  ,= ,I BELIEVE ?AT 0)9 EV]Y BIT ( HUMAN FLE% & SPIRIT ?AT HAS EV] CROSS$ ! 5IGMA BRIDGE ( LIFE1 FROM ! PREHI/ORIC RACIAL MORN+ UNTIL N[1 ALL CRIME & ALL VIRTUE W]E G]M9AL40 ,\T ( ! SAME /UFF >E WE SPRUNG1 Y\ & ,I & ALL ( US1 & IF P]*ANCE 9 Y\ ! VIRTUE HAS GR[N & NOT ! VISE1 DO NOT !RE=E CONCLUDE ?AT Y\ >E ESS5TIAL DIFF]5T FROM HIM :OM Y\ HAVE HELP$ TO PUT 9 /RIPES & BEH9D B>S4  ,Y\R BALANCE MAY BE MORE EV51 Y\ MAY BE MIX$ 9 SMALL] PROPORTIONS1 OR ! \TSIDE TEMPTATION HAS NOT COME UPON Y\4   

,BUT HAS VIRTUE REALLY GR[N 9 Y\1 & NOT VISE8 ,IF ! MO/ RESPECT$ & RI<TE\S AMONG US1 IF \R HOLIE/ & PURI/ & BETT]-?AN-?\ PILL>S ( *UR* & /ATE & SOCIETY W]E = ONCE TO 5T] ?IS CONFESSIONAL1 9 ! FRANK AB&ON ( !IR NAK$ S\LS1 W\LD !RE BE A S+LE ONE LEFT TO CA/ & ! FIR/ /ONE AT ! CRIM9AL & CONVICT8 ,W\LD !RE BE ANY ESS5TIAL DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! TRU/ MAGNATE & PICK-POCKET1 EXCEPT 9 ! SIZE ( ! BOOTY !Y HAVE /OL58 ,W\LD !RE BE ANY REAL DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! GREAT G5]AL OR ! JUDGES ON ! CRIM9AL B5*1 & ! ORD9>Y MURD]]1 EXCEPT 9 ! NUMB] ( !IR VICTIMS8 ,W\LD !RE BE ANY DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! EMPLOY] ( *EAP LABOR OR ! ,*RI/IAN PROPRIETOR ( A L>GE DEP>TM5T /ORE1 & ! DESPICABLE CREATURE WE KN[ HAS ! CADET1 EXCEPT 9 ! NUMB] ( ! GIRLS !Y HAVE =C$ 9TO PRO/ITUTION8 

 ,& :OSE CRIME IS ! GREAT] -- ?AT ( ! MAN :O /EALS MY POCKETBOOK OR ?AT ( RESPECT$ CAPTA9S ( 9DU/RY :O WEAVE ! V]Y FLE% & BLOOD ( !IR />V+ SLAVES 9TO ! LUXURY & LIC5SE ( ! MA/]'S LIFE8  

 ,:O IS ! REAL CRIM9AL1 ,LADIES & ,G5TLEM58 ,IS IT ! />VEL+ :O OCCASIONALLY /EALS A LOAF ( BREAD OR BURGL>IZES MY H\SE OR IS IT HE :O IS ! ET]NAL VAMPIRE ON ! BODY ( LABOR1 =EV] FE$+ ON ! BONE & M>R[ ( ! WORK]1 EXPLOIT+ & OPPRESS+ HIM1 ALWAYS KEEP+ HIM ON ! V]GE ( />VATION ?AT HE MAY EX]CISE HIS B5EVOL5T *>ITY UPON HIM1 & ULTIMATELY DEGRAD+ HIM TO ! L[E/ DEP?S4  

 ,?US IS SOCIETY ORGANIZ$1 Y\'LL SAY4 ,YES1 ?US3 ?AT A H&FUL ( ! MA/]S ( LIFE VAMPIRE UPON ! :OLE PEOPLE4 ,& !RE=E ,I 9DICT MOD]N SOCIETY1 ?IS UNHOLY UNION ( AU?ORITY & CAPITAL2 ,I 9DICT SOCIETY AS ! GREATE/ -- AYE1 ! ONLY ,CRIM9AL1 ! GREAT UNIV]SAL CRIME ?AT BRE$S & FE$S ! SWAMP ( \R :OLE SOCIAL LIFE ) ALL ITS MIS]Y & DEGRADATION1 ALL ITS EVIL & CRIMES4  

 ,= :AT IS ORD9>ILY CALL$ CRIME IS BUT />VATION4 ,N9ETY P]C5T4 ,( ALL LAWBREAK+ IS ( AN ECONOMIC NATURE4 ,BUT IT IS NOT LAWBREAK+ ?AT MAKES ! CRIM9AL4 ,= AS ,OSC> ,WILDE  APTLY SAID1 0,Y\ MAY KEEP ! LAW1 & YET BE WOR?LESS4 ,Y\ MAY BREAK ! LAW & YET BE F9E40 ,IT IS />VATION ?AT FILLS \R PRISONS4  ,IT IS \R WRONG & UNJU/ ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ?AT >E ! S\RCE ( FULLY N9E-T5?S ( ALL CRIME4 ,& AS TO ! O!R T5?1 - ?\< A CRIME MAY NOT BE AGA9/ PROP]TY1 IT MAY SPR+ FROM MIS]Y & RAGE & DEPRESSION PRODUC$ BY \R P]V]T$ SOCIAL CONDITIONS4 ,JEAL\SY1 ITSELF1 AN EXTRAORD9>Y S\RCE ( CRIME 9 MOD]N LIFE1 IS AN EMOTION CLOSELY B\ND UP ) \R CONCEPTIONS ( PROP]TY4 ,ABOLI% PRIVATE PROP]TY & ! SOCIAL ROBB]Y IT 9VOLVES1 & Y\ WILL HAVE ABOLI%$ ! *IEF F\NTA9HEAD ( ALL CRIME & ! SPIRIT ?AT G5]ATES IT 9 HUMAN SOCIETY4  

,& N[1 AS TO ! CRIM9AL 9 \R PRISONS & P5IT5TI>IES4 ,:Y1 DO Y\ KN[1 HE IS NOT TO BE F\ND !RE4 ,!RE Y\ WILL 9DE$ F9D M5 CONVICT$ ( (F5SES AGA9/ ! LAW2 BUT ! REAL1 BIGG] CRIM9ALS1 -- !Y >E ! L>GE FI% ?AT BREAK ?R\< ! NET ( ! LAW :I* IS BUILT TO CAT* ONLY ! LITTLE FRY4  

 ,! SPECIES 0CRIM9AL0 IS A FICTION ( UNCRITICAL PREJUDICE ?AT DEALS ONLY ) !ORIES1 ) IMAG9>Y ABNORMALITIES & AB]RATIONS4  ,?R\< ! OBSCURE SPECTACLES ( PRECONCEIV$ NOTION & /UBBORN N>R[-M9D$NESS1 M5 ( ! ,LOMBROSO /AMP SEE ONLY ! 0CRIM9AL SPECIES01 5TIRELY BL9D TO ! CONCEPTION ( CRIME AS A SOCIAL PH5OM5ON1 BL9D TO ! FACT ?AT ! CRIM9AL1 AS AN 9DIVIDUAL1 IS A UNIT ( ! L>G] SPECIES ,MAN4  ,! SO-CALL$ CRIM9AL IS NOT A LITTLE DROP \TSIDE ! OCEAN ( LIFE4 ,HE IS ONE ( US2 HIS CRIME BUT ! FEV]I% PULSE-BEAT ( \R SICK SOCIAL BODY4  

 ,! !ORY ( ! CRIM9AL SPECIES IS AT BE/ BUT A *EAP SALVE = ! GUILTY SOCIAL CONSCI5CE4 ,I SUSPECT ?AT IF A GOOD MANY RESPECTABLE1 DEC5T1 NEV]-DID-A-WRONG-?+-9-!IR-LIVES PEOPLE W]E TO UND]GO ! MEASUREM5T TE/ (F]$ TO ! SO-CALL$ 0BORN CRIM9AL01 MAL=M$ E>S & DISPROPORTIONATELY LONG ?UMBS W\LD BE EQUALLY F\ND AMONG !M1 IF !Y TOOK ! PRECAUTION TO REPRES5T !MSELVES AS CRIM9ALS FIR/4  

,I SPEAK FROM EXP]I5CE4  ,9 MY CLOSE ASSOCIATION ) CRIM9ALS DUR+ F\RTE5 YE>S1 9 DAILY & H\RLY CONTACT1 NOT AS AN \TSID]1 BUT AS AN EQUAL -- ,I HAVE COME TO KN[ !M WELL & 9TIMATELY4  ,:5 ,I FIR/ CAME 9 T\* ) !M1 ,I 5T]TA9$ ! IDEA ( ! CRIM9AL TYPE1 ! SPECIES 0CRIM9AL01 A CLASSIFICATION V]Y MU* BELOV$ BY \R PRISON RE=MI/S & CRIM9OLOGI/S4  ,BUT CLOS] CONTACT & BETT] UND]/&+ DISPELL$ ! FICTION ( ! SPECIES & REVEAL$ ! MAN1 ! 9DIVIDUAL1 BEH9D ! CONVICT4 

 ,!RE IS NO CRIM9AL TYPE4  ,9 FACT1 ! SO-CALL$ CRIM9AL & CONVICT IS F> MORE 9DIVIDUALIZ$1 F> MORE ( A DI/9CT P]SONALITY ?AN ! AV]AGE /UPID CITIZ54  ,HE POSSESSES A C]TA9 AM\NT ( 9ITIATIVE1 CONSID]ABLE D>+ & 9DEP5D5CE ( ?\<T & ACTION -- TRAITS1 :I*1 Y\ WILL AGREE ) ME1 >E NOT ! COMMON E>M>KS ( ! AV]AGE MAN4  ,I HAVE F\ND NO CRIM9AL TYPE1 BUT :AT ,I DID F9D IS ?AT !RE >E TWO CLASSES ( VICTIMS -- ! ACCID5TAL & ! PR(ESSIONAL4  ,! ACCID5TAL VICTIM IS ! CRIM9AL BY ACCID5T1 ONE :O HAS COMMITT$ A CRIME AS A RESULT ( SOME UNUSUAL COMB9ATION ( CIRCUM/ANCES4  ,! PR(ESSIONAL1 ON ! O!R H&1 IS ! ONE :O FOLL[S CRIME AS ! ORD9>Y PURSUIT ( HIS LIFE1 SIMIL>LY AS ! BUS9ESS MAN FOLL[S HIS PR(ESSION ( 0/EAL+ AN HONE/ LIV+40 

 ,! L9E BETWE5 !SE TWO CLASSES IS NOT DRAWN %>PLY NOR IS IT A DEF9ITE ONE4  ,V]Y (T5 ! ACCID5TAL VICTIM1 BECAUSE ( HIS PRISON EXP]I5CE & ALL IT 9VOLVES1 IS =C$ 9TO ! RANKS ( ! PR(ESSIONAL4  ,N[1 :AT HAPP5S TO ! M5 :O GET 9TO PRISON8  ,:AT DO WE DO TO !M8 ,DO  WE TRY TO CALL \T !IR BETT] NATURE BY HUMANE & K9D TREATM5T8 ,OH1 NO6 ,MY TIME IS TOO LIMIT$ TO P]MIT ME TO DWELL ON ?IS MATT]1 BUT EV]YONE EV5 SLI<TLY FAMILI> ) CONDITIONS 9 \R P5AL 9/ITUTIONS IS AW>E ?AT ! :OLE SY/EM IS BUILT ON ! PR9CIPLE ( REV5GE1 ( BRUTAL HUMILIATION & B>B>\S PUNI%M5T4  ,I NE$ ONLY REF] TO ! BLACKJACK1 ! DUNGEON1 ! BULLR+1 ! WAT] CURE1 TO GIVE Y\ AN IDEA ( ! SPIRIT DOM9ANT 9 ?OSE 9/ITUTIONS4  ,& NO WOND]4  ,= ! PRISON 9 ! LA/ ANALYSIS IS ! MIRROR ( SOCIETY AT L>GE1 ! P]FECT MODEL ( \R SOCIAL >RANGEM5T :OSE CORN]/ONE IS HYPOCRISY1 DECEIT1 OPPRESSION & 9JU/ICE4  ,PUNI%M5T IS DEGRAD+1 EV5 MORE TO ! ONE WIELD+ ! :IP ?AN TO HIS VICTIM4  ,! HI/ORY ( CRIME CLE>LY DEMON/RATES ?AT ! MORE PUNI%M5T IS 9FLICT$1 ! MORE CRIME IS PRODUC$4  ,& AFT] Y\ HAVE TORTUR$ ! POOR CONVICT = SEV]AL YE>S1 DEGRAD$ HIM TO ! L[E/1 BROK5 HIM 9 BODY & SPIRIT1 Y\ TURN HIM \T 9TO A COLD WORLD )\T MONEY OR FRI5DS1 & ) ! /IGMA ( 0CONVICT0 BURN$ 9TO HIS V]Y S\L4  ,HAV+ EMBITT]$ & DEMORALIZ$ HIM TO ! V]GE ( DESP]ATION1 Y\ DEM& ?AT HE BECOME A GOOD & USEFUL CITIZ54  

 ,IS IT ANY WOND]1 !N1 ?AT Y\R PRISONS HAVE PROV$ TO BE V]ITABLE HOT-H\SES ( CRIME -- = :AT IS ! EX-CONVICT TO DO1 ) EV]Y ONE AN ,I%MAEL AGA9/ HIM8  

 ,Y\R GOOD POLICE & DETECTIVE DEP>TM5TS WILL SEE TO  IT ?AT ! EX-CONVICT %ALL GET NO %[4  ,HE WILL BE SPE$ILY >RE/$ ON ONE PRETEXT OR ANO!R1 & A K9D ,*RI/IAN JUDGE WILL DECREE ?AT HE BE PUT AWAY = A LONG T]M ( YE>S1 = IS IT NOT HIS SECOND (F5SE8  

 ,LET US BE DONE ) ALL ?IS %AM & HYPOCRISY4  ,LET US ADMIT ONCE = ALL ?AT CRIME IS SOCIAL2 ?AT \R WRONG ECONOMIC CONDITIONS1 BY 5RI*+ ! FEW AT ! CO/ ( ! MANY1 >E ! TRUE & ONLY S\RCES ( CRIME4  ,& LET US EMANCIPATE \RSELVES FROM ! /UPID NOTION ?AT ! CRIM9AL IS A BE+ DIFF]5T OR AP>T FROM ! RE/ ( US4  ,!RE IS NO NE$ ( HOLD+ \R SKIRTS ?AT HE MAY NOT CONTAM9ATE US4  ,9DE$ IT IS WE :O CONTAM9ATE ! CRIM9AL2 IT IS WE1 SOCIETY AT L>GE1 ?AT >E GUILTY ( F> GREAT] & MORE T]RIBLE CRIMES AGA9/ ! CRIM9AL ?AN HE HAS EV] COMMITT$ AGA9/ US4 ,9 JU/ICE TO HIM1 & TO \RSELVES1 PRIM>ILY1 LET US BE HONE/1 & BRAVE 5\< TO LOOK ! FACTS 9 ! FACE2 & IF WE >E S9C]E 9 ?IS MATT]1 IF WE REALLY & TRULY WANT TO DO AWAY ) ! CRIM9AL & ! CONVICT1 LET US ]ADICATE ! CAUSES ( CRIME1 RA!R ?AN TRY HYPOCRITICALLY TO PAT* UP & HIDE \R SOCIAL SORES4  

 ,! FIR/ /EP 9 RE=M+ ! CRIM9AL IS TO RE=M \RSELVES1 = HE IS \R BRO!R1 ( ! SAME BLOOD & FLE%4  ,A MORE 5LI<T5$ SOCIAL ATTITUDE T[>D CRIME & CRIM9ALS WILL S]VE TO HUMANIZE1 TO SOME EXT5T1 \R  P5AL 9/ITUTIONS1 & WILL 9JECT A LITTLE ( ! MILK ( K9DNESS 9TO ! BITT] CUP ( ! CONVICT4  ,& ! NEXT /EP IS TO TREAT ! CAUSE 9/EAD ( ! EFFECT4  ,:5 Y\ CEASE TO JU/IFY & MA9TA9 PRES5T CONDITIONS ( CAPITALI/IC EXPLOITATION & GOV]NM5TAL OPPRESSION1 & ALL O!R 9/ITUTIONS BAS$ UPON MAN'S 9HUMANITY TO MAN1 :5 HONE/ M5 WILL REALIZE !IR SOLID>ITY ) ! ASPIRATIONS ( LABOR = COMPLETE EMANCIPATION FROM ALL BONDAGE1 :5 ,M ,A ,N WILL AT LA/ AWAK5 FROM HIS NI<TM>E ( PRIVATE [N]%IP1 ( PUNI%M5T & AU?ORITY1 !N WILL CRIME & CRIM9ALS =EV] DISAPPE> & MAKE ?IS E>? FIT = DEC5T M5 & WOM5 TO LIVE 94  

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