Together with the story about the Penal Press Mr. Fixx included the results of a poll he had conducted from coast to coast. He had asked the various prison editors "to rank the various journals of the prison press in order of overall quality."
The list was composed mainly of monthlies, bi-monthlies and quarterlies. These are the top ten choices with three Honorable Mentions.
2. THE PRESIDIO, Iowa State Penitentiary, Fort Madison, Iowa
3. The New Era, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kan.
4. The Mentor, Massachusetts Correctional Institution,
South Walpole, Mass.
5. Lake Shore Outlook, Indiana State Prison, Michigan City, Ind.
6. The Raiford Record, Florida State Prison, Raiford, Fla.
7. The Menard Time, Illinois Sate Penitentiary, Menard, Ill.
8. The Spectator, Southern Michigan State Prison, Jackson, Mich.
9. The Pendleton Reflector, Indiana Reformatory, Pendleton, Ind.
10. The Enchanted News, Penitentiary of New Mexico, Santa Fe,
New Mexico.
Honorable Mention:
The Courier, Maryland Penitentiary, Baltimore, Md.
The Folsom Observer, Folsom State Prison, Represa, Calif.
The Harbinger, Kansas State Industrial Reformatory,
Hutchison, Kan.