The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-03
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.
The Penitentiar, Question From
Two Points of View.
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XIV PEsITEsTIAkY SEEDED.
Dir. CLesley made = minority reb,rt
from the same special cOmmltiee II IA
Yof u a new peniIentiary. f. is deefnei
unsafe 70 congregate ~ large a uumte.r
Of cOnYicis because Oi the danger from
contsgiOu. or infectious disease. ana the
injurious effect upon the prison discipline
when 10 many hardened criminal. are
placed 20 close 10 each other. The er.
perience Of other states has shown that
not more than go can DE- prOlitahly or
successfully confined In one prison. The
Joliet prison was OrIgi nially designed TOR
only .UU prisoners; yet without adj
ditional cell room there are now coufiuel
nearly LOO conyic,s. II j. claimed
that by the expenditure OF S9I.ll3 xix
hundred additional cells can be provided
From this the majority Of the special
committee concluded that the capacity OF
the prison can be increased to 2OOO or
1900 conyicts. The majority believe
this view 10 be erroneous.
The proposed addition would only ac-
commodate POO more than al present, un-
less The dangerous system OF crOwding il
continued. SO far as the estimate appears
IL Is simply the guess-work of the engi-
neers, as no definite plan or specifications
are submitted, and the minority believe
That the proposed scheme will cost at
least halt a million dollars. The minor
ity OF the committee. therefore, recon-
mend the erection OF new penitenti-
AIRY In Southern Illinois, where good wa
ter, timber, hcalthful climate. good
building stone, coal, cheap transportation
and easy outlet TO the Southern markets
by water routes can DC obtained; ana
that no excessive appropriation Is needed.
and that after the erection OF Tie first
dollhouse convict labor can be probably
used. The committee protests against
any further expenditures at Joliet. This
minority report was sgned by II, II.
chssley. OF Clay county; A. II. Irwin, OF
Alexander county, and +. ID. Cronkrite,
OF Stephenson county.