State Reform School

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A Christmas program was performed by all 35 inmates [[25 Dec 1894]] as reported in the [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86075022/1894-12-27/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1836&index=1&date2=1922&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=A+Hylton+J&proxdistance=50&state=&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=a.+j.+hylton&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 Yellowstone Journal].
 
A Christmas program was performed by all 35 inmates [[25 Dec 1894]] as reported in the [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86075022/1894-12-27/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1836&index=1&date2=1922&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=A+Hylton+J&proxdistance=50&state=&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=a.+j.+hylton&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 Yellowstone Journal].
  
By late 1896, reports reached Helena unfavorable towards the Hyltons. Excessive corporal punishment, and general criticism of their management were alleged. In a summary report by the governor in [[30 March 1897]], based upon personal investigation conducted [[20 March 1897]] he found that money had been well spent. He found that charges of cruelty were overstated, but that corporal punishment had been too severe and non-discriminating, and non-conducive to reforming children, calling it "unjust and cruel". He found the children reasonably fed, healthy and clean, although better sewage was still needed. Whipping at times were too severe and other punishments not described were characterized as worth disapproval by everyone. He found that the couple were "domineering and petulant and directed matters without any prescribed rules or regulated periods". He found that no employees were willing to commend the couple and noted that there had been a high rate of employee turnover. He felt that the Trustees had taken the Director's version of events too much, but was careful to couch it in terms of it being understandable to favor the top in the interest of maintaining discipline in a tough situation.
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By late 1896, reports reached Helena unfavorable towards the Hyltons. Excessive corporal punishment, and general criticism of their management were alleged. In a summary report by the governor in [[30 March 1897]], based upon personal investigation conducted [[20 March 1897]] he found that money had been well spent. He found that charges of cruelty were overstated, but that corporal punishment had been too severe and non-discriminating, and non-conducive to reforming children, calling it "unjust and cruel". He found the children reasonably fed, healthy and clean, although better sewage was still needed. He felt that education had not been stressed as much as it should. Whipping at times were too severe and other punishments not described were characterized as worth disapproval by everyone. He found that the couple were "domineering and petulant and directed matters without any prescribed rules or regulated periods". He found that no employees were willing to commend the couple and noted that there had been a high rate of employee turnover. He felt that the Trustees had taken the Director's version of events a little too much, carefully couching it in terms of it being understandable to favor the top in the interest of maintaining discipline in a tough situation.
  
 
[[Frank J. Cass]] was a teacher at The Reform School from 1900- about 1905.
 
[[Frank J. Cass]] was a teacher at The Reform School from 1900- about 1905.
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About 1908, notorious arsenist, killer, rapist and burglar Carl Panzram was arrested in Butte, Montana, for burglary and received a sentence of one year in the Montana State Reform School at Miles City . His stay was relatively short, murdering another inmate shortly after his arrival and escaping within the year.  
 
About 1908, notorious arsenist, killer, rapist and burglar Carl Panzram was arrested in Butte, Montana, for burglary and received a sentence of one year in the Montana State Reform School at Miles City . His stay was relatively short, murdering another inmate shortly after his arrival and escaping within the year.  
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The name was changed by the state legislature to "Montana State Industrial School" on [[15 March 1915]], 21 years into its existance.
  
 
In 1935, Henry Zorn was executed for killing an employee of Pine Hills.
 
In 1935, Henry Zorn was executed for killing an employee of Pine Hills.

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