The North-Carolina standard., 1846-03-04

Auburn, at Sing Sing or Mount Pleasant and a
Clinton Uhe last recently erected,) besides the
States Prison at Blackwers Island, for the pun
ishmenI OF inferior offences.
At Auburn.
Year. Profits.
Profits of States Prison in 1913. $3.50 21.
1914. 5SO6 r.
1s45. 1869 49,
Number of Prisoners 6s3. =
IL Mount Pleasant.
Loss from States Prison, 1871. s55l4 90,
1s4s- 1913 9sGsS, 1s5s, 90 90
The statement respecting both these Prisons for
the last year, Obtained from the Message Of
Gov. Wright, dated JAM 6h 1886 who remarks
respecting the deficiency of $1S 14O 60 Mt.
Pleasant, that "this balance of expenditure has
been met by drawing from the Treasury sly 800
deposited therein from the former surplus earnings
OF the prison and $340 so from balance on hand
at the close of the previous year."
There are in this Prison 1917 convicts, including
all the female prisoners in the State 81 in number
At Clinton. The Buildings being only partially
completed, the statistics of Receipt and ExpendI-
ure are not furnished. 1t is noticed only as show
Ing disposition, In that State TO extend the sys-
TEN.
New JERSEY
In the State Prison, there is gain during the
past year, over and above the expense of support
ing the prisoners of $52s2-of which $4,000 have |
been paid into the Treasury, Message Co.. GSkrat-
ton Jan 1916.
MARYLAND
Profits of States Prison, 1s4s. s!ss &C.
1915 1920 90.
This Institution has ceased to be an expense
to the Stale, and l am warranted in EXPRESSING the
opinion, that tor the past year. il has been as iu-
uIelousIY managed IN view of the moral improve
ment OF It's inmates as any similar Institution in
lhe country" Message Gov. Pratt, Dec. 1S45
In DELAWARE AND SoUrH CAROLINA. Penitentia-
rIes have never been established :
In GEORGIA l.
Onul within the past two years the system has
6een constant and heavy burden to the State
put Iof tne years, 1874 and 49, it has yielded ag-
gregate profits amounting 10 $9I3O 96 "Under
ihe skill and management of the principal keener
1t mas yielded a net income of $S9S7 So the pre-
seEt year. Whatever may have been heretofore
Tue unleqnlted outlays of money account of this
institution, thereby making il dstasteful burtben
On the people, the problem is now sulved that con-
VleL laoor may be applied as 10 remunerate the
PUBIC treasury: and satisfy the active pb1Ian- ,
nnloy which looked to guilt and its atonements 4,
mat Ina preserved life, and reformed the offence !,
message Gov. Crawford, Nov. IS45
1t Is greatly to be regretted that the Pententa- C
%. ~ no1 YET oeen able TO defray its own expen- Il
ses' l am not sufficiently convefsant with its is t.
Message of Gov. Filzpatrick, Dec. 1s45, In
clus part OF the Message, the Legislature is q
niTrheo, mat "the sum Of $15 900 appropri lied Ii
al lne last session of the General Assembly, Tor ,be
support OF the Penitentiary the current wear was
%enIy insufficient to do So and discharge the debts u
vi lne institution at the period when The annro-
PriatIon was made" rP'0 81
MISSISSIPPI al
,hs1 sSepoft OF committee of the Legislature Of
declares that the Receipts of the Pe6 q
t1eanHt1ary exceeded the expenditure in The year
1o4o Out 6y how much is not stated Pic sooo al
Ieporl also AYERS that the Peni,ent;.r, of NJ; n
aisslppl Is now fully answering the end of Is
.ion' ana responding both to the commands of ine
'e and tne anxious desire Of benevoIence
Ne, p,oe, Profits in
ARKANsAs ol1o w. st
:. ToV' Drew, Jan. 18th, 1886 writes as f,IIous
xuarJI % perceive from the agents. reports Ifor Ps
Prison - "i put not vet received here our STATE
:, hJ 30 lar; mas been tax upon our Sfate veI :; oi
- roa' ueVeu mat In the course of few veSrs :, A
hy oe turned to profit. 1t must be remarL,aJ lth
onI mat The Institution is productive of mnh O,
ana mas proved great saving in the eYnen ~
Lor the suppression of crime whi!e r. = "
nenuy humane in its object.", - dS dS
MICHIGAN al
Pron,s OF Pen: in 1913, $2246 Sc. Zf
Ieport J Prison Discipline Society Bos,oo
KENTUCKY 'S "tO": ~
a ne buildings of the State Prison were dos;,o is
inc !ehnI. n inc autumn Of 1914, and are now he
&c II Is reported 10 have Welded cora;S n
0HIo. '"'s casually m
\ Gov. BARLEY, in his Message of Dec. 1sA5 .,..a
1a oos fronts OF the Penitentiary for the Wear :.
Sr;.n W. he previously says "the svstem' IF P
A scipline which has been VigilanIly adber- d,