| Summary: | In the letter Tutwiler declines White's invitation to attend a prison reform conference, but she outlines eight reforms to be considered. First, she hopes that "convicts should not be employed in any occupation where loss of life is far above normal. The fact that any of them prefers such an occupation should have no weight." Tutwiler states that "Alabama cannot afford to be ranked with Russia and Morocco by other civilized commonwealths. One incident like the disaster at the Banner mine excites the horror of all humane communities, especially when...most...were guilty of minor offense." A second desired reform is that "the night schools which for years accomplished much good, should be re-established, and men of true missionary spirit should be put in charge of them." Tutwiler also calls for "separate prisons for the negroes and the whites," elimination of the dual county/state system, and a better classification system for inmates.
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