The Litchfield County post., 1828-05-08
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE
 PRISON AT TWEATHERSFIELD.

In the morning at Daybreak bell rings, on which each prisoner rises from his bed & dresses himself; the Turnkeys immediately proceed to unlock the doors of each apart ment, and the prisoners with their night pail in one hand. and their kids for food in the O. ther, advance to the front of the gallery in which they are lodged. At the word right face from the Warden,they turn with as much regularity as military band. The word for- ,card is then given, and each prisoner placing his breast in contact with the back of his fel- low, marches by what is called the lock step into the yard, when one at the word of com mand, sits down his utensils, and all proceed to their respective shops for labour. The line is now extended. the arm of each prisoner being placed at full length on the shoulder of the one who precedes him, which prevents a. ny intercourse or confusion in taking their places at work. Each man has his number, which is the same on his pail and his room.- The labourers in each shop, proceed to their work with as much regularity and industry, as the best regulated mechanick's shop: not ed with their labor. Each shop has one ov- erseer to whom all their wants are addressed, which are promptly communicated to the warden or his deputy ,&all their wants are at tended to; and if complained of, the physi- clan is immediately consulted.
 While the labourers are thus engaged, the cooks (who are all prisoners) are engaged in preparing and sending to each apartment, the morning rations, which consist of half pound of beef mashed with considerable quantity of potatoes, the quantity of which is limited only to the demand of the prisoners, with one third of pound of brown bread, and can of water, which constitute their frugal but wholesome meal.
 In the mean time, the walters, also all pris- oners, empty and cleanse the night pails, and place them in the exact order, in which they were left by the prisoners. The breakfast being prepared, which is by seven or eight O. clock, the bell rings, each prisoner leaves his work immediately, and proceeds to his pail in the row, exactly in the manner in which they proceeded to the shops; and the word take up, each prisoner takes his pail and i'm. mediately marches up in close order, in req diness for the lock step; the squads or com panies consist of seventeen each, or as many as there are apartments in gallery each of which is under the immediate care of Fur key. At the word .foroard they take the lock step and march with great order and propri- ety, to the great Hall or Chapel ofthe Pris- on; when the Warden reads chapter in the Bible, and offers shert but impressive pray CT, to which the most profound attention is paid. They then proceed in the same order to their apartments. attended by the Turn keys, and place themsel>e es on the front Ofthe gallery directly forward Ofthe door. At the word right about tace, they turn to face the door and then .tonoard, and they walk into the cell and the doors are all closed. At the ringing of the bell, they take their meals in si- lence, and in half an hour are ready to come out. The same order of march, ,Sc. is obser- ved at dinner, and also at night, when they a. again assemble in the Hall, have the same de- votional exercise or some other equally propriate, to which the most devout attention is given, and silence observed W mich is rare ly equalled in so large an assembly these re- IigiOus duties finished, they go immediately to their cells, and the jargOn and harsh grat- ings of half a dozen keys and locks echOing through the sounding gallery which last some
 minutes is succeeded by the stiffness of the