Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-02-03
STATE PRISON REPORT.

Warden of the state Prison, book
of 66 pages, giving in tabulated
form exhaustive statistics in relation
to that institution. besides the accom-
panying report in usual form and
the certificates of physicians as to
the health of prisoners and the
food and treatment. From these
latter it appears that the food has
been good and abundant, the treat
ment humane, and the sanitary con-
dition excellent. The number of
prisoners has averaged about 1873,
and the number of officers and en-
ployes IS.
The total cost of maintaining the
prison for the two years under re-
view amounted to $751; 1886 50.
Thes figures alone, without explana-
ton, might lead to misapprehen-
sion, and for the purpose of showing
the actual cost the following items
should be deducted: Earnings of
the prison. $74,417 II; increase in
the value of prison property, $16,-
623 40; boots and shoes made for
convicts, S1.154 81 j; paid for trans
portation of prisoners, STAG 26 /;
paid for prison ground litigation,
81, 264 Sc; paid for prison investi-
CATION, S2,56l 50 paid discharged
prisoners. 50, 681; value Of improve
ments, $9OO-total, $lO7 ,O4S 81, de-
Quoted from the apparent cost this
leaves $44,8S7 IL. Mr.. Hyman
estimates the actual cost for two
years as follows Total number of
prisoners. 1873 officers and en-
ployes, 10; making the actual cost
per capita, 1927 &c, or per day,
forty-two and seventy-two one
hundredth cents.
Good progress has been made
in the boot and shoe factory, but
the Warden's expectations have not
been fully met-frst. because a
competent foreman was not at first
secured and second. about the
time q change was to be made, Mr..
Lyman was suspended and Col.
Elstner had charge during q period
of nearly six months, and the same
incompetent foreman was retained
meantime. After Hyman was rein
stated he secured thoroughly
competent foreman, Mr.. II. G.
Holbrook, and during the last three
quarters of the past year the net
profits Of that department, with
thirty-nine men, was $9,S33 IS, or
81 ,092 IS per month.
The Warden takes pleasure in
stating that the subordinate officers
and employees of the prison have
been diligent and faithful in tho
discharge Of their respective duties,
and to their hearty cooperation is
in great measure due the perfect
discipline existing.
During 1875 there were received
at the prison, forty convicts having
sentences aggregating, besides one
for life. 1876 years. Thirty-three
were discharged, nine pardoned.
one sent to Woodbridge Insane
Asylum, and one died. During
1876 forty-four convicts were re-
ceived, one for life, and the SEN
fences of the others aggregated 1884
years twenty-nine were discharged
by expiration of sentence, four dis
charged for new trial, nine pardon
cd and two died. The number in
prison at the close of the year was
one hundred and twenty-eight.
From careful reading of the re-
port we are convinced that Mr..
Lyman has conducted the institu.
ton under his charge in an efficient
and economical manner, having due
care for the interests of the State
and a humane regard for the physi-
cal and moral welfare of the inmates,
and we doubt any advantage being
gained by legislative interference
with the present prison manage
ment. The bill now before the
Legislature We think, if made law,
will do harm instead of good. To
remove o tried and efficient officer
and take the risk OF Inducing
new and INFESTED man into the
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