The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-24

gIou tue machinery. tools a.I ,tCck Of the
contractors al. n.Yue, 81, due or t. become
due lur convict .at.r Tlr additional
capital usce,- =, has b,,n supplied, and
these contracts iaye since been kept fu,l,
and additional caly.c,- have been much Of
the time employed by the same contractors.
at better prices than could now be obtained
upon Lcw contract Notwithstanding
these reductions the amount charged for
convict labor has been about } per cent.
greater dian il ls5>
The subject, discussed at some length in
the Agcnt's report, @. eParate and congre-
gate systems If Imprisonment, Is one to
which tie attention Of the Inspectors has
been called; but they are not at present pre-
pared 10 make any recommendations 1t
will perhaps bc desirable at some future
day to make a distinction between the new
aud less hardened classas Cf criminals, which
c.u easily bo done after the expiration of
present contracts, and the completion Of
the ccls n ;hc east wing
The able report Of the Chaplain suggests
several considerations, which ght not to
tc L.; SIGHT If in providing far system Of
Prison government Th- reformation of
t.u cfaAaal aul the education Of his NOR
al being, are ccrtaiuly important among
the ends sough. to be accomplished by his
punishment
The report Of the Iatron, with the ta-
bis annexed show degree Of success In
the management Of the female department
Of the Prison which is highly commenda-
bic, and that the labor done by this class
Of convicts goes far towards maintaining
the expenses Of that department.
10 tic Physicians report is annexed a
statistical table. showing the health of the
Prison for the past year. \ comparison
with lS57 and lS5S would show much
less sickness than the former year, and
somewhat more than the latter. 1t is be
lievcd that no local cause for sickness ex-
ist-, and that the improved condition Of the
Hospital, and the increased facility with
which a supply Of good water is now ob-
tanned, will contribute to make the future
duties Of tue Physician less arduous
\ scrviceab!e Fire Engine, with 800
i''' % "oSe' mas peth i,u'cuaScu ".'llih INC
PAST year. ana the!e Is an abundant sup
ply Of water from an artcsiau well, within
the walls. There are also in the city OF
Jackson three firstcIass, well drilled Fire
Eh9iue companies. al! ol which would be
at 'h' r,soh "i'llii lew minutes ai'et
al a.'Fii ol IRE. IL IS oe.eVed 'ha' there
are 'e" HIS. .''u''oL' u q Tue h'n" "hefe Tue
properly Z! Tue H'''e' anu @! cih'afc''r~'
mas S''cn an au''iD''o protection from 'h+
Le''"'in3 e!t"InI' ,,., Inc use 'i gas ana
s"' l''''i' '9''''..'''''''' "a " ne "''o',
~ '"' P"iF'>' u fio.'','''S 'ne s"',i'' """
fl"i''', IA '"''''' "i'''u "dd''io'''' s'ou
M ~.
nc oF', '''o" "a '"c Id" "a io''' ~
"'i''i '"' i"Sro''o'S were auIhor'icu u &c
duc' Hioi''hlJ' "GIi tie leEiou oI cohvic' .
sentence number %' Gays not eScee';ne
IN'' upon iePo'' "l MS Sooa oehnIi ~ I''
O'[" h'aI'J oG'''"S''''' u H''Aes u'Scil!'n'
ana 8'od o'd1F OF more easy accomplish
I"t"', ana convict laD'f more VaiuaOIe
Il > lou''u III P''C,'ce ,i'' tue 'iiah WHO'S
Industry ana sood DoNa''oT sho''eh' "'
ly''od o' MS restraint, "oiAs huch NOR,
,'N' :, Tree ma" '',' wheh n, he i'aS no sue!
h'!'' 10 eicou'aSe MIN ne a'efase Iai i
y "nlc "'''i' '''" o'l''c' 'aoo'' Is iui
Ten n'tIs.
" "eA '- % o'"7..-c''u ',ia' INC ,A'i'' =
III 'Ac ""'''oer u c'n'5e's mas pI'h 10
many yea'9 %'""!S j. "oN'"oc '' "ic III
crease oi G''i' anu sucP-'Vo'li' ana 'na'
coAs''ef'oI' nuli'ci .. cOhN'c'1 are e'gi-
year eloried 10 nave been ldIe Tor want
employment "hch 'i!c o!Incnity oi iaiSIii:
iar9e SUNS oi c'pi'"I necessary 10 cary q
tGe hb, mess q Tue CONTAGIOUS, III -tdt