In the early twentieth century, many states turned to convict road labor in response to the clamor for good roads and the contemporaneous crisis of imprisonment. States, guided by the federal government that served as an information broker, developed two main types of convict labor program—the honor and guard systems. These systems differed by regional and local context. Colorado developed the honor form of convict labor based in Progressive principles. The Colorado system offers a case study in local conditions that took on national importance as Warden Thomas Tynan became enmeshed in a national network of Progressive penal reformers helping define state-run convict labor systems. This essay follows the reform ideology and financial incentives that drove Colorado's honor program, showing how capitalist labor motivations were balanced with ideals of reform. The honor system spread across the United States, and the story of this system complicates regional paradigms while highlighting national patterns. The story of honor guard convict labor and infrastructure development connects Progressive Era reform, penal reform, labor history, and regional and demographic patterns.

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科罗拉多州荣誉罪犯：进步时代的道路、改革和地区

在 20 世纪初，许多州开始将道路劳工定罪，以应对对良好道路的呼声和同时期的监禁危机。在作为信息中介的联邦政府的指导下，各州制定了两种主要类型的罪犯劳工计划——仪仗制度和警卫制度。这些系统因地区和当地情况而异。科罗拉多州根据进步原则制定了有罪劳动的荣誉形式。科罗拉多州系统提供了一个在当地条件下具有国家重要性的案例研究，因为监狱长托马斯泰南陷入了一个由进步刑事改革者组成的全国网络，帮助定义国营的罪犯劳工制度。本文遵循推动科罗拉多州荣誉计划的改革意识形态和经济激励措施，展示了资本主义劳动动机如何与改革理想相平衡。荣誉制度遍布美国，这个制度的故事使地区范式复杂化，同时突出了国家模式。仪仗队囚犯劳工和基础设施发展的故事将进步时代的改革、刑罚改革、劳工历史以及地区和人口模式联系起来。