The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-17
LlTEIN NEW YORK PRISONS.
now SHILL TUE STITE NEST DEd T.
WITH IRIS CRIMINALS?


Sniis That nre Ui-grucc to the Counti"a in |
which ,I,cy nrc ~itu,trd-I,ux Discipline |
u,,..,s ,,, .,.,,,ia ~ |
~, p,a,ou As.,,.i,tiou of Nn,v work |
Inc i''s'" H'''''''''" W wv 80
ieel.lntore ON rhnr.d,y. Giving an account Of
w. IT., |
on uuc.tions affecting pri ons and prisoner. In
the three state Prisons. The nun ber + iu- !
mates ON the lat OF JanulrF' l''' 81 q '''''
az inst 3e,c, - the same time last year. I'm the
p.pi,e,,rics tho n,,ub,r OF inmates in 1.,5wts
p.''''''' ''V' wv ""'""'' W ''''''' 49,,
$3.50, against 300 the year PRECEDING N''' "'
80 ioso c,,,ic,s T,c pun,,crofc,iis
teh'''I''' "' ''V'' V''.'''', , .,,t,
1esl I'm III, state prisons aud 2.G,l iu the ucfi-
.'.t ,n., q, .,s, .,,,i,ts have To- sle,p
tepuAle-' so 'n"' '"'' ''''' '',.,. T., .o,.
two IN ore ecu" 'No 'su" '. ~, ,,a.,'
Inc Hen'r'' '|'.' W '"' ~, ,e.-, ,r,s,
that he has Guiing TIE year visited ~. PRISON.
ora I'm the detention prisons of New York city
e'' u, '"' ,,, ,i..,t ga disrr,rre1 ,ri.,n.
ana hro'kNh, WIN '"', ''' nv, -,
a. their cn.es required lie advised and tided
a. -. ,,,,t money t,,,eiu,, or torla.,xlm-
inci into $40 complaints, caused 81 Of them TO
&c Withdrawn because too trivial or other re =
sons and procured the di'charec OF liz Tor eau
shown. The association has sixty county com
m''ee.' "nlvn cvVpe'a's III w, w"n" ~, ',',',s
the -iNiY county JAMS ana more 'h"h =" iooh"t'
~ W. h,t.
,, :, ...,,',. -. -.
Ter Keeping oi the Jdls' hcermhg tu'se '"-
ter. the report retcr,tc. The statement 4 has so
often made. that The, are a disgrace to the coun-
ties where thcy are -ituatcd. some II the abl.e-
connected with t1ein being Identical with those
that Iiuwatd g. fully EXPOSED AID rcmcdied m
ms da,. and the tact that from $1,000 to WtWJ
ptr.ors. offend. ana accused arc annually
lodged i'm thcm ems h1sikes the magnitude Of
the OWLS complained of.
The I.st eei4lnture enacted law for tlt sc9-
arstc impfsonment Of women aud chldten,
Of SGperyisors In the ' rol- counties To carry
out tue provisions Of the Oil. luis net viii res
should 6e adorted to put all the vaerants, dis
tioual discipline, the promscuous heGding Of
prisoners and persons awaiting trial viii tie
tent1n for those awaiting trial and arc,l l1il re-
iSr'n n's1n, IN r'e V H., =, N W
Stnrl ir Tousey. the Chairman of the Executive
Committee, some Of the more g'aiins defects
the pens il tho court room whch en-
close the accused whilo waiting Tor trial,
building II two new police lJ,i,-uus have teen
adopt,d hy the cfici Is charged with Their con-
wells lsl nj nenit~r,sry. Of ali our prison. ~.
the most ururomi-ir: Of any yhlcn tho associl-
because nowhere Is talcness SO generally prt va
lent or discipline more lax. Efforts inspired by
bin pssscd IN the Legislature toenaple m COM
m.ssioue'soi Charities and Correction 10 set the
have 500 far not succeeded in securing thi. de-
sired result
bodies III ial ~ chartered. 10 enable tie super
visor. Of e. unties 0ud The 81. criutrndcnts e
thu Poor to sot tgamps. drunkards, aad dis
osdeil, uelsD us To- wurN. to supply correctional
trs tn n. and to d. a1ay with he now Ireya-
lent custom Il locking them ui, in e.. ngrctatc
ideue-- wi.hin the ilil. Prot, ssi1na. cnnin us
now constitute such a large desi crat' sni