, 1877-03-31
THE NORTHERN INDIANA PRISON.
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IN Ire AHIkOF q x1d 4F1QVHet
MtcH.nAs Crr, Ind, Narel 21.-'rho Northern
Indiana siate rentcnttary IL. douht every ono
knows, located at Michigan CllY, Ind. Tut Al
every one docs not know how tho Fald rcnitcntiaty
IA contacted, and how lts !nA,atcs arc treated, l
rurpOss 10 g7yo brief tketch Of II for tho benefit
and c.lIHcatlnn Of tho readers Of your papcr. The
prison has Al thtA time. near IN can atcestan
members Of tho human family ara employed
Il different kinda Of labor within the
prison walls; somu nt cigat' making,
soma at shoe. making, and some al chaEr. Making
snd still others. tho l,rgcst unn,l,cr on one con-
tract, st cooporsng. During tho daytime tho men
they aro marched, af!or eating their supper,
into tho cct!.honsc; the samo ccll.hauso con.
tains $50 eeIlf, each IN ecycn feet long,
slx md ono-hatf hlgh. and faur AMI
onc.half wide. There B1o human beings arc
crowded into thcso $40 cells, mostly two In each
cell. The cell " "fnrnfture" ;" conalsta of two COM
mon blankets, ono straw mntttcss, ono wash tassn.
md ono water bucket, and also one strnw pllow, -
here tho convc. has 10 cut The greater part Of
his tlmc. llo chtGfa It about o'clock p. nl., and
leaves II about tbn samc hour In The morning.
To hclr pass his time away no gcta library hook
once in d while: no newfpapees arc allowed.
Tho convfcts wardf0be ~ c1nslsta Of ono pnlf Of
pants one roundabout jacket, ono vest, ono PAIR
Of Shoes one cap, aud two ahltaa; In summer the
en-: In snmmcr he has socks: In wint et hn Is d.
lowed two pnirs. This completes hla .'wur,tabc." i"
No mattpf ow cold or blussty It X ,1, hc !, axod
an s1s be h,ce q
slx POTATOES according 10 atxc.-it medium, Two,
very small sI1 about fo't onnse. e bread and
eses .9 'G%s ans tntss
@ rotten, li.h of homlny Deans, q sonp,-tio i'
aDur consitta OF a few grains OF barley md
Tue fest water,-all theso ssu generally not half
out oa Chicago by Tho ioard Of Health; for sun-
perfouf ounces brcad and two cnpa - Itio." Al.
oaia ill., ase " ho a
men who llaye to work liard all day set. No Won.
:et 70 many r9n t. TIC doctor every dny Such
Aad And now % fsw H wSris about iii. same Soetol II.
4. stonet. yoMnE. nnicarnetl shap VITO. ! Be.
10 practlcc on III conv!cta here: II man bail t,o
diarrhRa, be would prescribe guIalne sna poyet's
poxs b. q e a III
IN faet, Z seene that waa ths worthy Dos1o;'s
pe.etbe castor s "e oil tor III tic coli liz won @ @ c1.
cnsc tho well men and make the sick one. work.
zen that he e.susc e. 70 wo after ho
ioronen Of iho shop would baito hoie bo Doctor,
b. f. to h t mi a s s s nt TS a e
tsSs Tsa'sa h@ 'ehsss ths s fs'ss e as
ss; esss ssssasGa Old ssy ss s:is
Int deas y ws IL ny q II @nsSt ss
Zig runs the rfldon here It ecens anil oubt not,
tries to run the Senate Chamber ut Indianapolis,
cannot seii; ono lhing ran tell, and That s Tint
hu runs part Of The priaon here to cult himself.
and ia trying to get cintro! Of the wlolc:. III
hell noa5: nj would make IT. he!t of httts II no
M .y1sanieaI psxss; kl!iing Hill i:
OF that; they work men Fight along heFo who ought
| to b. receiving medical tTcatH,rnt Instc1A, ncM
who are getting whist little health there IA In then
| completely ruined. Men cU,ho ln hero compare.
lively healthy, and 80 ont entirely ruined ~ bndy
~ we'll as In nnu. 1T Is an undenlablo fact. rhs
II cnuush to ruin the most hcalthy. Wlntcrbothsm
works lis nlcn every hnur anu ll!nutc IN thu !ay;
won't much M give them tt,aa tu warn t0%ei
OF l.antkeschiof lie tells them that thcrs IL M
barrels. Il hs 0nJs they cau a,nka h,c he ls not
| Make tl,cm ho will wAnl them TO Haks elgAt OF
MiHc md ~ on: II guod cooper makes seven pork
hsrrcls thy oil the fcst mnst tn tho samc. whrthrf
they are alo ar not; II thy d. nut n y are run
''cat. y; let thom plead never 40 hard for mercy,
| there IL nono fur thcm. The warden, The .octar.
anil the contractors nil pull together. rhc convict
IA poorly fed, poorly cIuthctl. ahd lIhninahGly "
treated; instea1 Of reforming men hero they make
hero ten times WORSE than thcy came In. when. II
they were treated like tnen they wuuld he islatla
gnnd n,cn antl faithful ctttzenh, tkU brEcls kr,
! and alwaJs will; iisp o,accrs hkc men. lY wax.
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