New-York tribune., 1871-01-16

isS5 SiSi7sss iS5 9si u i@5.... s5S057 al25 O5
ISL. l71Oll9 1905 y l851.... 22943 80 3llsi 20
1885,. l9l7s361 l72o9 ~ la9.... 600O949 40 ~. ~
1889. i9l73g 1920 9s ll6g.... 6ol63305 49,2l 2!
ls6o... l9e8G@ l8luO21 ls7O.... eslS76l soi2s 81
- 9SS&273 $3.50 II Totals o. 4il7a5si II
lSo3 288l lsle4J 81 Difference s69'JS ~
Deducting then the whole amount Of earnings paid
into the Treasury during the whole existence OF the
present system viz k7O654 ILL., from the sl00oOoO9 a
fuy appears that the state Prisons have during that
period cost the State about s6,ooOOOO.
The dgtren bsrn ne earnings reported and ne payments "
,sss @s 1T'a''y ST @ 'e9: a. 5e' qFs Earbe ' Pal,
AdSso sos s hGS IS sias 80 AIbarn sias slse i
Sing Sing. % asss g g % s 5 3 Sns Ss,Sn Sns as s 3 iS
PASS % s9al an 20
Thus there would seem to be s269412 16 OF earnings
during and 1869 paid into the Treasury IN @ te
Auburn Prison, ana In 1862 is the Oily instance , 10 %
been found examination, in which the % amount @ rD
portcd as yearly earnings and the amount PAID yearg
into the Treasury agree whereas under the Ia" n''
On the other sid the account this tendency to aug
mentation does not seem TO have prevailed 10 the
Wcr let NJ s. cents day. in 1862 they let at from
40 TO day. In Auburn they were let IN dS ~ e ~
from 80 day, and in 1869 at an ayeIe o og
cents day. Thus while the rate OF wage, ot over
cost OF the state increased during the same pelou a
even TO the inspectors to be failure they have attempt
within the last five or six years TO ABANDON ~ In
under their Immediate supervision; with what success,
the foregoing statements show. Withln the past nVe
ines TO nay expenses has been SO9,lq 05-an amount
larger than the deficiencies Of the whole previous Is
years and the appropriations from the state Treasury
have been S1937G o. being about equal in amount 10
the appropriations fOrall those previous years
The association, therefore calls for reform, because
the 81 expense now out of the people and
not n result OF prison labor; permanent body anu
expenditures and contracts the transportation OF con
yi6s should cost three f0urhs less the powers in the
prison do obey the law of the land. The spechc-
lions III the last charge are that the Inspectors nave
made efforts at reform drected they do not report
c1n11 INN nf
labor and the amount which would then become due
they required to erect S5 separate cells lor the G
cOrTgble sObedien" Twenty years have elapsed
and not OF those cells has been bult they nave
not paid interest on al sums brought to te I iS0Ib G
over 5000; they have not In the annual reports given
The following table shows how the law requiring tne
Agents deposit in bank the cash received Dy lne s
Observed referring particularly the weekly account OF
deposits:
1eag sngIn six months the cash receipts and deposit,
& Of he months e ts exceed he deposits In the Gna result
both sgIes ASS4sse IN D GepG' @ % ssg s eTeei DEPOSITS 500
CafonThe deposits with the receipts every month 'he yea"
isSrg sagSo deposits except the tota ueaTn-
Amount receipts IPS s f' S month Is of receipts were not
posted 500 deposited which were not tie account oi re-
i-Sng sngYo account Of deposits except The tota AIsart
fsSS pcs vse ps 4 less fS receipts, I ree where ,9e
deposits exceed the receipts of cents 10 cents ana - 81
Cilh0E.-Receipts and deposits sgree
In 1868 the Inspectors were directed to procure
dnfecants for the prisons This they nave never done
The law requires that all the fiscal transactions ana
dealings account Of each prison shall ne py
the Agent; that he shall annually render TO the lnspec
tors full and true account OF all moneys recevcd ana
expended by him, and that the Inspectors shal iursn
10 the Legislature with their annual reports summary
abstracts OF all returns made to them During the last
"a years the state has appropriated some ooohs
for the prisons the expenditure Of TINS money no ac
count can be found in the annual reports anytmng
mo w5 &c I s1 On tbs GS WC%% %here % dns
years as past With an aggregate 0I oyer EG an t rc
esfaf fp II, and "a
$4,000. -
It's now about 26 years since change introduced
into the moral government of prisons Prior to that
time the prominent IDEAS had been punishment and
earnings This change the introduction Of rewards
as well punishments and keeping the reformation Of
the prisoners in the main object Appended is a
brief enumeration of the employed Of their de-
fective execution and of the benefits that may result
from them:
The Mode Of EnCorciag Formerly entirely
Of the whip but with occasional resorts other means OF violence In
among the males Of n'rrecon revolt and edeen
latter Te the law dced soaTy cells for that purpose to be built
all prisons Those cells have not yet been bh and daring the sue
1859 such means hr they assumed the form Of
Tbs Tss done providing sny TuSsttu aal nc
known general unessues in all the prisons was soTu TINS wss o
lowed by individual of violence At Auburn keeper twice
~ the Of another convict; a. Clinton keeper stabbed
M s ~ @ and M srs fred UPON b cdnyiet Then ensaed nore
gners movements; Auburn whole shops refused to work Atsng
work and at Clinton there vas general eon.pr1' to She9 m
A.bGpn M and at Clinton 10 Of the Kept
Ina % % 6S5 s es s % %GnoI s@ ' the prisoners VeHd %o
general outbreaks perhaps mptyins prisons s.,
oOiy in our State Prisons local pnens which
f .or S .ns s''is e s s fs Prisons len
what The condition revolt urreCOn which viii
& # % e the ss ss A sssf sss prevent 1 e. % osl %% AZ
e By disorder nom &C. ssps Is S 3 par ana
among great number Of the prisoner is measure greatly to be
Th Introduction Of LRraris begun adoption
present Conuon So thoroughly this sanctioned by the
5 .ys n that mag. ss is he sat Z about md @
directed append 10 their annual reports catalogue Of The prison
Tsacsno e Frison1rTh has provided in this respect uat
con thdr cells and devote one houT each sOTs
Of sse spd. giving 9e and mora, or 81 so
Of the unesrBed in the hri Ioments Of eeoston
e IL ' sss :0 S.n .s5s S s Si Of
present the Of instruction 30 conducted IS 70 amount 10
Oyr>n Discharged corrss-The original allowance to
nov increased to ard practice has grown up not yet or
allotted This also demands ogad
sbuse Of the P. By prisoners and contractors
guard against unjust pss by the officers charge and to accord
proSs but not al oca ones measure o enabling The convict By
their good conduct shorten their term, Of IN 1858
Of sentence 90 went out By Communication under the law In tis
justice which nothing prevent well the creation Of intelligent
and judieioas tribunal.
Yupbr Of Pr.Aos. Of Ct-Iu 1868 the number. fol-
Prisoners. Celle Prisoners. Cells
Sing Sing Ms....12gJ 100 CIhton.......... 5ls $40
Auburn Aug S1ns rsm.s 5a is a To...2@s as0
The number Of prisoners average There nave
tines when the whole Bamber was 2.92O.
These and other evils OF kindred character but Of less
by this Association, and well known to the Governor
doubtless owing this knowledge and to the desire
avoid the resort to any further temporary expedents