New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-14
NFW-YORK PRISONS.
WHAT rvrBoyHHvrs ARR NEEDED.


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lt at'.l III, Z, ,o,t.,',n ~ ra..if b., ,spt,'ed.
, .,, fr,.. erected especially f1r police
rurro..- ORG li' I,. '. 49,. - tt.se fL.t hlyc
i.lt s.r 'n "' w.. ,.,;,,ii, Intended f,r other
ben hI.'i ''''s ,.,-'ri,.t.5 n lfI. Gently
ltrf-'r' . Dbl. i'.ll' ~, 80 va maj f.g f.uili,
f1ri Ifd VT" ',tr ihrrlnpineut cor cnfi,c r.
tc.Nf' N- ." 49, ,,,,,. .,,rfal oi t!,s cider n.a
CONSTRUCTION. i"' c''y "M". = 49, "',',i. sos,
s.oHi. u "'.'y t..'.I a. xxx. irtv ,o ire law
sotH g. ,..'.. i.,, I,iiud rr!sY mars. He
r..It, .tn ' ", ,, Xxx. INA y,'rtl,;ior
cntu"d Z, ".o'' " 49,. - i.r,I 10 iiln,es f.et
ilo-r ar IT, ic ru, 'shm,ui Of cors cted cf.ui-
ea... hlt onH ~ l.' u'''l.,,vn ,a. a., f'ycr a.;
niue. f.,.. MAJ f,.cy ..irti.l H.
hiA-'- ' .,,>. nm, ,..,,--r..,.s
100. -, rho ,,r, ~ no polica
il'' - l.., -, q ,,.a,ly condition. All
- ,,, ..,,,., ocrap.d by IA. male wit
u"' ,,, ,,,,i n.,.. i.tIrnr,, n ed with water
fts.r' r .1g'%. o,cr.,cAt Ths onissi0a compelled
closets N,'5 l,r.t.f. aud tb, ~
TIE use OF the ORDINARY Pi.so. i,t - t',, vn
tIt lN'i t'-' 49,, a.. no., ,,,f..o' iiis niece of
several n-lis G' s',ds i ,,.t f.rsors " no are
injustice. '"a 10 g.. H. :. H. IRIS. III i,ublic iustcc
deprived gu '' a-,!y.i ~ rri,.e +. au Lauliy 10
p,fsous uoi ov,h accused "i C.ac - ~ p , ~, M
state leo pr il ~ ,f yz,,fer-io.rt. where
Ieeoed. ....,.. t, ,,..,-d ott.r i,,uli.rs ,,Dder
ON. ~ ~ ~, pole. D. partmcut rcquirn. bur LITTLE
49,, lave IN the s;iC q Atluu OF the Prison AssOcid-
tAl'IIs,,, ,e.,,.,lr fIa.e
~'n' "-'' i''''' -. ..,, r,,,, ,ro,,re
-.,.,.. motor ,l,.. care. M ,be Dcpartucrt
oi tAiliit a'" ~'-'--''i' o.. go
,ir. OCCASIONALLY keepers become negligent. but aIe
.,, g., ,..co,ut and rcquiIed TO discharge
bS,,,'. m a proptr manner.
,-,o Known, ls tic Tumhs, though oYcrcTOWdCd,
Int ,,.n i o,i.r Great Improvement, lave been
- tf,. bv thr erection of additional cells Ia IN" up
mic tnIt ~ rt V.i,,, on O. -ltre-.t by increased
~ .pS y..i,fi.t IN the two main prison buildings,
iy OWNS n'uat 'rJ 6sor,ieTiv." Formerly these
& ,t on The ,r0nd floor Oh the central nuildIue,
IL, ID, c,i,, rocnl Of Inc Court of Specal Sessions.
under u, C'I 5II .torr bnildnc " I'M but one large
hn'i','' - hon divided ri,yeen door and roof
ps'h- i,, ,, .tars room for lodgings An cXar-
Li',l- I tis 3i.o been provided Tor thls class or
V..'. ',r-,n-, tlc mail, urlsOn and The westerly
r,onsr', ",."'.' g 1T r Sc pIToycnents were
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MUM - ..-.a,.,
BLACKWELLs ISLAND INSTITUTIONS
Notwithstanding the Penitentary on BlackweiFs
A., - w.. ~, r,,,l., co to MAKO ,,,,. ,rison
lsiah' d usually - ''"""'u a" ~ ~
tn, 80 Iuits ,,sed by ,aisoners In their cells are
villa covers siInnc act of decency that was
H or, ,,.,r. united
H. , seu Ro1rd have introduced another fmportq ant
~ cfiqa.f ny tlpir urpdpcaa-or. 81,
-. ~. l.orr.I namely Wishing ana lucpdiup tle
49, ,crn l,y it1Soncrs on their arrival al ihe
,, and an t1c discharge returning il 10 the own
~ In n.,-rr condition Heretofore this clothing was
laid away uuwasncd he given the outgoing prisoner
III th' same dirty condition. - e.. e.,....,
NJ, ~ 80 Is. Law, Sr,,, doing ,,tr,, n.
might produce direct money return towards ther sup
port, they 40 very mnch lhat hish, ulHti diieItm
i NJ s,I1u"itir,g lie son Ciothing shGcs wagons
whcelba-ovs, vans Tor the transportation OF Iaucrs
criminals etc, trucks roofs ana Oiher articles usco ID!
lac department, are mate Dy thc lIsOcir ana ~ aGd
ton workshops paNluOA dhu Hos'iNt!S, "uu uihvr
buildings have hrcn cic'tc, STONE mas hecI qufI-cu
suuu grounds Mica III, dnd olAcf WOlk mas poeh uOAc
BY PRISON lauOr
Tie ah-hoded inmates OF the W mouse are bsCsie-
qurcd 10 work, an innovation tat has Nlisa1dln:
tAC great depression ~ thc dbuf MARKET ftVuccu tuls
cliss Of taXtUtcrs about 20 per cent Wthn TIC pact
year -, ,,,... ,
for the Ooneht OF prisoners sep 'a' VIII DC pr'uuo
ave OF Goph . IL. 81. .
Ihe ndmlcr OF culi0slty-secktis persons WHO hlst
prison. as ihey Wouu LA. , n 49,, &c
tricte fut tiat shoiiu LAY &C. 80 LIN rr
fronscuOns VISITORS gIea'i! in'c'io'o WIN '' P'A
Inc ci'sslhchuOI ~ I,lS"i'is y'-1 ~, ,,iiI ~,
CHARACTER rs nc'ns , , :" W o,,i ,,,in,
iciohs ahH taoss Got'v .oo it r"i NM 70 distm
pvVn "vlhri M -, ~, 'r ,,,e,,t 6rrss They are
euish one cass itola ,iie or vHyes' i''S i"0' "''
my 10 W NJ ' Tho o,ection Of an
a i,ot II Win he pnch better TO re-
-, i 's IN q NOR distant location moi so easy
a. - ,rJ rrrcnri. That bcaufifu island for tbc
- - .,g H., l.bn,sc asyin,s and oth.r bcDeyo-
len, nnr instead Of retaining il as pleasant house
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