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United States, although regulations are imposed by many commonwealths and foreign nations against the importation of prison-made goods.

The prison magazine Shadows for two successive years (1936-1937) won the Walter F. Gries award, the "Pulitzer Prize of prison journalism." Its title page bears the legend: "A monthly magazine dedicated to those who would salvage rather than destroy," and its purpose is, "to give inmates an opportunity for self-expression; to encourage moral and intellectual improvement among the inmates; and to acquaint the public with the true status of the prisoner." The magazine is available to the general public at $1.00 per year.

The Oregon Prison Association, a private agency conducted by the Pacific Protective Society, does valuable work in maintaining the rights of prisoners and overseeing their welfare following release.

Oregon correctional institutions for youth stress rehabilitation rather than punishment. The Frazier Detention Home of Portland cares for delinquent boys committed by the Department of Domestic Relations. The Oregon State Training School for Boys near Woodburn receives boys 10 to 1 8 years old and gives them training in useful occupations. Girls from 12 to 25 classed as delinquent or incorrigible are sent to the State Industrial School for Girls at Salem. The school provides educational facilities, medical and dental care, and special vocational instruction.

Among the state agencies at Salem, directly or indirectly involved in social welfare are the State Board for Vocational Education, State Board of Eugenics, Oregon Mental Hygiene Society, State Welfare Commission, State Industrial Accident Commission, and the Unemployment Compensation Commission. Also near Salem is the School for the Deaf, which cares for children between the ages of 6 to 21 years who are unable to attend ordinary schools.

The School for the Blind at Salem provides special education for visually handicapped youth. The Blind Trade School includes in its curriculum, broom making, chair caning, and classes in Braille. Dormitories are provided for those living at the school, which is under the jurisdiction of the State Commission for the Blind and the Prevention of Blindness.

The broad program of the Work Projects Administration in Oregon has, through service projects, made substantial contributions to the social welfare of the state. More than fifteen hundred persons are employed upon projects that have a wide range in variety and pointof