New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-09
OUR STATE PRISONS.
Annual Report Of the Inspectors.

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| Annual Report Of the Inspectors.
From the Annual Report Of the Inspectors
Of State Prons recently submitted the Legsssure
we learn thar there has been no change OF importance
in the condition of the prisons during the past year
On the lssof December 1851, there were LIS con-
viets confined in the prisons CT whom s30wsre q. Sing
sing al a. Auburn and ll3 az Clinton On the lst or
I December, 1852. there lsI3 remaining in the
prisons Of whom "a were At Sing Sing 752 al Auburn
and l67 at Clinton. The daily average Of prisoners
during the year 81 Sing Sing has been ssh a; Auburn
10, AZ Clinton l25. The number received a. al tie
prisons during the year was 75 ana the number dis
charged was SIC, OF when So were ~ expiration Of
term l43 by psrdon by hsbess corpus and reversal
/ Of Judgment ard were transferred to the Luna,i.
Asylum. % died, and three escaped.
4 Tie male convict earnings 81 sios.Sns. exela-
sive Of work performed for the State for the year
ending September 30 1882, was S7l ~ II, aud the
cash receipts from ell sources were S1S lSSo' The
amount expended Tor ornary support during toe year
was SS5,il4 - leaving balance sgsns; tue PRISON Oh
s56S5 60
The shop destroyed BY fire has been rebuilt At an ex
peuse OF about 5000 and the other buildings AMI -
pairs made a; ,Ae prison during the year amount 10 me
further sum II shout g.. coo
The Agent anticipates adesct in he Of the
prison for the coming year and asks Tor spscinc appr
pTaion OF Sl3 600 for the purpose Of eseaagag tbs
present Indebtedness ofthe prison. &c.
The warden, in bis report agsin urges tie Necessary
Of protection wall around the prison, as essential %
the safety of the property deposited IN tue worSsaops
snd the security Of The 0cers and safe keeping oil tue
convicts
The daily average number Of convicts 4; the female
convict prison the year ending September % lsSa,
frsctiCn So and the Who'll number renslnns
the first day Of December last W 70.
TIE amount earned by these cOnvicts was. s4Oe9 20
Tie expenses OF the prison were. 1909 III
Excess OF expenses over earnings go -
The Mstrun states that tlc capacity OF the prison in
short time VIII not be sufficient 20 accommodate the in
mates
At the Auburn prison during the year ending Nov. 30
1852 the daily average number Of cOnvicts $50 Toe
earnings OF the conycts 70 september 30 ls92 ncad,
labor the buildings, Wac S636l2 %, sni the total
smcunt Of receipts from al sources including smount
received on Appropriation, was ssl $50 81.
Tie amount expended Tor ordnsry support durns
the year s65 H. and The total am )unt Of eSpend-
iiuFe for all purposes WIS S96O13 o.
The work on the new building designed Tor hospital,
chapel messroon and kitchen. has been carried forward
during the season, and the walls arc now completed ana
the root put on.
THIS building Is Of stone, with grated windows, and
has been con tructsd in the substantial manner.
il viii be completed ready to be occupied n the spring
An additional appropriation Of as 500 Il demanded to
complete the whole building and furnish Il ready Tor
The roof of the main buing of the prison Is in de.
condition anu 5000 called Tor 70 make the
necessary repairs.
From the report of the agent Of the Auburn Prison. il
appears that the oustand ng Indebtedness OF the prison
on the fret Of October hast above ~ resources was
about ga eco for which will be necessary 70 provide
BY sn appropriation from the Treasury.
During the wear enoing December 30. 1882 hyeight
conyicts have been transferred from Auburn to tue
Clinton prison -
An increase Of the number Of cells in this prison will
very shorty be necessary.
The Daily average number of convcts a, the Clinton
Prison during The year ending September % lso2 was
l25 and the number of working days IN which they
were employ led was 80.
The average earnings of each convict for the year. IA
Sis ~, or 90 cents per day.
tsta earning OF the prison during the year and
receipts from prison sources amount % SO 700 %
Nearly 1900 Of the above amount Of earnings although
valuable 10 the State IN the erection OF buildings and the
improvements Of the prison properly - not yable Tor
prison support The cash receipts Of the prison from
all sources, including the appropriation. were siOOO
65 and the amount paid for ordinary support and debts.
wys esq $500.
TIE indebtedness OF thu prison on the first Of October
at $4,000 and appropriation OF s2lOOO called ior
iSPIy 5h' d'O' anu "''' ." '"''
In the month OF November, 1851, fire Occurreds a,
this prison by which the machine shop and blac ksmth
shop were destroyed whereby loss accrued TO tho
State Of about 5000 During the past year the agent
hes erected = machine shop 10 feet long anu ~
feet wide; blacksmith shop, 81 by %; coal house,
20 BY 90 tnd has also made necessary addition to the
saw.mi 20 by 90 feet These improvements have been
made with convict labor with the exception OF tne ser
vices of employed to superintead the work
The construction Of blast furnace, Tor which an sp-
preparation OF $1,000 made al the last session OF
the legislature entered upon early In the season,
and was prosecuted long the weather would per.
NIT in the tall Most OF the work has been performed
by convict labor and, in the opinion OF the agent, the
appropriation already made viii DO suthciento COM
plee II. ,
IL is in contemplation TO erect In the spring in al
dton to the furnace Elk forge fires for the purpose Of
making finished iron which will involve an expenditure
Of near e. goo in addition to the labor Of the convicts
employed Ia their construction.
When these works shall all be completed 800 men can
be proftably employed ct this prison
Under the contract with the owners OF the Ayerl ore
bed the State has paid for rent, from 1919 TO 1852 la
elusive the sum Of 81 62S %. This contract has yet six
years 10 run and under the extended operations a, the
prison now contemplated, the amount Of ore raised
must be largely increased, and, consequently, much
greater rum annually paid for rent OF tue mine. Tne
Inspectors strongly urge that the State should purchaso
this bed although the propreors have peremptoriy
declined the price awarded by the Commissioners ap
pointed by the Governor 10 sppTase the property.
The Inspectors think desirable that larger proper
ton Of the State convcts should be sent 70 Clinton and
recommend the passage o. an act repairing me Jaayes
holding Courts 10 such Of the Counties Of the Third
Judicial Drrict as lie north OF Green and Columbia 10
sentence ell eobvicts to the Clinton Prison.
The number OF punkhnents inflicted during tho past
wear have sghy increased The total number at Sing
Sing being 30 AZ Auburn 49, and at Clinton 90 The
mode Of punishment Is the same as heretofore, and
mainly consists in the Of the yoke, the showerosth
ball and chain, and solitary confinement and Is sinhs
tered with reference the msgnitude OF the onense,
sDd the disposition manifested by the offending convict
TIE puubhment inflicted in al the prisons Il confined
20 fstiyely few individuals and those OF the most
ignorant and degrade elass.
Tn. Report recomrnends an alteration of the law 90
a. 10 provide the discharged convict with more suitable
and decent clothing and adequate appropriation
of money for the relief Of his Immediate wants
An increase OF pay 70 the ofheers oil the Prisons u
recommended.
OF the whole number Of males committed 70 prtson
during the year ending Nov 80 1852 Jl7 were oreign-
err and 39f are natives Of the United states.
fact which csnDot fail to arrest attention, says the
Report u found n the large proportion OF tatsmpras
men, among those committed during the year. Of $40
received at the male prison al sing sing 10 are re-
ported AZ Incorporate and Of 293 received Auburn
is1 are reported Incorporate OF the remaining
number considerable portion Of them may safely be
rsnked % infemperate or occasional drinkers as u
often ascertaned that convict coming into prison,
although stamped with the innly OF crime II ashamed
10 acknowledge himself druEksrd. Numerous IN
stances have fallen under our observation where the
convict amer having reported himself 20 the CLERK on