, 1877-01-29
THE PENITENTIARY.
Some Interesting Statistics Con-
cer,lt,,g Its Management.
How the 0onviots Ara Employed, and
What 1t Costs to Keep Them.

sfHiSHftatp, ILL.,, jan. :s'-the biennial re"
port ot s!c Fe3ftent.ary Commissioners has
lust bccn t.sucl, au,f will bc ulnccd OF, the
,n,n,r,r,, t,.ty ,,,x,, ain -,,.eo,,,,4,r ri tho
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street contains the noat important portions ot
tho document, which Ia very I1nl.:
AZ thr date nf tlr Ina, rc,urt thcrc we're cn
,,, ~. u'..e y. .as '.a. sn. .ncre "e.,
""'' .o"''1 a. ~ t',r p''''" ''o'- :,
ana ~ ior TIC state lhtre aFc now l,=to
employed upon CONTRACTS. and 3of BY tho State.
As OUR sulircG { revenue IL t,tlY from the Iafkr
of cruy,, = ,x.,,,,cr .fI,.,. ~, t,r,co ~ t,,o
ss,,,, ~ ,,,o ,.rosrori... ~ mr. contr,cto-,
saI'e' " t"' Pi"~pel''s VI "a' e'"l'o..o'e
Affects TIC hhahc'a' interests aho prosperity u
the prison:
wc11 y. ,,,,lil ho cr,cctel um1o, tbc rtrcn,n.
"e' 40 e'u"4 ,,o' ~ ,*'sa u',.1 ,,1 "s ,..
ktahees anti sllhcu'1'es surrounding the"'' .ia"5
oi their contracts were made while tho prize of
while tho rms, RI mi at,lc Ia1nr In. yrry mnter
',t'. i .,s.a..', 's ~ .' ,'',.. a La,n
49,, "eMetaI'ea ut s"".e ."e'a'.:s o"s.""'.h ..
thclrs ~as fxed ~ contract ior term oi years.
nets thcy have hccn obliged To compete with
the prutl,,rts Of tIcprcc;att,l outsitie labor. In
tcycfa lnstuces III thla Kind VIC llasc granted
relief t., contractors By extending credit. which,
he exceedingly embarrassing 10 US, ret VIC think
tie lest Intrrcsts Of the prison demanded It,
and that We wcrr fustfticd In 30 doIur, as viii
lnurc fully nppyar hereafter.
inability 10 Dispose OF manufactured urtlclct,
thut u1lc III our ting firms felt rollIpe!lc
to rr0urst us 10 l,k III, large number oi their
rr,nyIcta and have nail for tI,cir labor not en-
nnyinv i. rnt!Irr linn purchase material ,,f}on
wlich tU employ The same, n,.d l,c obliged to
either carry tttc Eou1s or dispose OF them as
ru,uu,ls los. Othvrs, fur tic same reaso1ls,
have stated their Inability to continue t!lu en-.
niurmsnt Ut il,c,r labor without a reduction OF
ttr pr,cc,
,1u,,ries I'd % tIrouslout % ,ie suuntrs have brought
M Increase Of crime, and a corrcspondn.
accumulation Of convicted criminals here,
giving a large surplus Of unctn-
nfovrd ami unreIn1,ucratiy,. labor, entoltluc
far;c nt1iitiunuI cxprnsrs without correspond.
fnv fnrrtnse Of revenue, The number u{ cor
Vii. II, thtt inattutiou las tntrca.clt since our
lsst report, frutn t,J5J to 1,i47. an addition OF
| fDt. while at times tho nunlbrr las reached
ncurl, i.Go1
Th{s surpl,fs wc hayc kent partially cmp]uycd
~ beat We could, hut illc inrt,uc produced las
easrc uoe Sie Whe not ct otcrwse I cp!oyci Nc aye
used this labor In Improving the grounds, crcri.
inc buildings re,lirel for k!up+, stnrcx ninl
,raycI,ulscs, urecssitatcl By our new and IN
creased Industries,
A. ~, evidence of the economical management
Of tho institution iuriltC lie la.t war, Il Is
sl,own ihat thc CO... of convict subsistence has
been during the lust year hut eleven mil four
titht tents per lay, aud the ttttul cost tnc!tI-
iuy u1l rx,,r,,scs II nprrating The pr!sun, but
fuTty-scyc1s-esght cents pvr convict i1cr <1ar or
ono hundred aud forty y-ntue dollars anil iorty
CoxrtsAcTs AHp LABOR.
Thr t,tstory of Tho rIlauE,s In the contract
viii, uart.cs icastug tho eervi,cs q: cnnyiis Is
| rtyc,I Will rrclt detail. rl1c lIales contract
MA utuui,cd for nonpaymcus Of S,},;tM dur fos
| lpisw.
SsaurrG1a1, & Hand leased The labor Of sixty-
| Are runyirt; for 1lye yrar4 at 50 ccnts per ta
| pcr man.
Thc Short l. Rrayto,, tontra:t was annullet,
hy failarc Of tlc .]ru, Their Assignee .ub.c.
onsntiy ratd oyys $1,IE;,7t.
| IN February la,t, i co,,.ra,t VII. made witt,
| Riser Il Eciik Ut Booming. III, for tlc labor Vi
| tntrty-lyu tumyI.s ut co rents.
The cu,l.rar, with Itcrtl, .I.cl,s d To-, fur the
| Manufacture pt rila,s, WAS anuuIIcI In tpslsc-
n,,,,I ~ thc tlr,n., inaIlIi,y IN i.Dp,r If tho
t".f" - '''~ 80 '''' ~ ~
sstM*' SM*'.,.,,u. u. r,t,.,,o, ,,u,ho
| lug co"tsAct WI -. Tar "u"'' :, ~. ~! s.s -,
employment Of ~ conytt!s vt 81! cc!fs u
l - 1Iff u