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Addams described the Progressive Party's support for the dependents of prisoners, by allowing wages they earn in prison to be sent to their families. It also supports calls for social insurance that would protect the poor in case of injury or old age. This is one of a series of articles prepared for the Central Press Association as part of the Progressive Party campaign in 1912.

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Addams described the Progressive Party's support for the dependents of prisoners, by allowing wages they earn in prison to be sent to their families. It also supports calls for social insurance that would protect the poor in case of injury or old age.

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Addams defends the Progressive Party plank that calls for the salaries earned by prisoners to be sent to support their dependent families.

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Addams likens prison labor camps to slavery and discusses how unpaid prison labor impacts the families of the inmates.

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Addams discusses the exploitation of prison labor and its effects on inmates' families.

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Addams explains the evils of unpaid prison labor. This is the fourth article of a monthly, year-long series on economic and social reform in America and a woman's role to affect change.

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Kellogg writes Bowen regarding a number of labor legislation bills.

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Addams explains how educational background, economic situations, and family predicaments have an impact on juvenile crime; and she argues for special treatment of the "juvenile adult." The article was published in October 1913.

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Addams explains how educational background, economic situations, and family predicaments have an impact on juvenile crime; and she argues for special treatment of the "juvenile adult." This is the tenth article of a monthly, year-long series on economic and social reform in America and a women's roles in affecting change.

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Lynch writes about the travels of Battin, and some of his accomplishments in traveling abroad to various branches of the World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through the Churches.

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Lewis asks Addams for help with an investigation into prison conditions at the Occoquan workhouse.

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Luxemburg details her imprisonment for writing anti-war pamphlets, and asks for reading material.

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Kellogg sends Addams some material regarding The Survey and industrial articles.

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The author asks Addams to try to stop Nicholas Viana's execution.

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Glynn asks Addams about possibly speaking before the Chicago Woman's Club.

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Yohe reports to Biddle on successful treatments for prisoners with tuberculosis.

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Pinchot tells Addams that he cannot pardon prisoners under Pennsylvania law and advises that the American Civil Liberties Union follow the procedures.

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Addams tells Pinchot that she will send his letter to the American Civil Liberties Union to answer his questions about clemency.

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Addams tells Kellogg about meetings with Albert Winship and Ralph Chaplin about articles for the Survey on prisoner releases from Leavenworth.

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Ickes lists out Hiram W. Johnson's legislative effort of interest to women.

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Armes describes Russian refugee Jan Pouren's efforts to enter and remain in the United States.

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Grimes discusses problems with the justice system that result in prisoners returning to crime.

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Kevin O'Higgins's secretary tells Douglas that he can arrange a visit to Irish prisons for members of the International Congress of Women.

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Addams discusses the increasing rate of juvenile crime and the efforts to combat it at a meeting of the American Crime Study Commission.

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Addams discusses the increasing rate of juvenile crime and the efforts to combat it at a meeting of the American Crime Study Commission.

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Larson sends Addams his book, Life and Death in Sing Sing and seeks her opinion.

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