The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-04-30
! Life in i stAts Prison.

gha We.heEsaeld Peniteatiar q, ,pes.
haps as flnplsasant q place -of residancs
as any criminal, of hotS over vida 4 fsnss
Of experience will fbe abls 10 nisntica.
!he building, which is rectanggiar id
shape yis forhiddipg lin ies appearances.
bstng built Of Q dingy rcd sanaatone, \ ES
is about two hpaared feet lose, f5rty feet
wide aud forty feet higa, af5d iScs33 taihs
272 cells, each cell baing seven sgt Iansr.
seven feet bigh i and; three fest !. .v;Ss..5
/ The cells we're furnished by consract. trs
furniture beiEg OF Epartati Ike siInisl fcfty.
Ac obiong iron frame Eapon Which. Ii
Ietretehsdi apiece ofscaavess; and Wiiiok
lis fastened by iron hooks TO tho Ynll.
aeryes as the conyfet's bed. at night is
| ia supplemented with q loosely fiifsd
straw mattress: In the day siiffia tiiB
mattress is resangea end The franc Fss
swung up against the wall. Each bsiis
provided With atraw; pillow about the
| size OF brick, and two cotton coverlets.
a wooden sheiH, q wooden bucket, an
eartaenwaIe water ijug1 ;as Bible and 9
plate complesetho farnitnte, i:s i,s,5s
The mAnagsta ef this penal laptitngion
individuals, Who sgo t5 !thsir bosTdinSS
house. There is;rio toniug.d own systeTSs /
| ID, vogue The convict 10 made 10 realisa
within three seepnda after. his arrival that
he is In tight placs, where 40 nosYsefss,es,s
Is allowed. As soon as transferred to the
custody Of the Warden heis required To-
fold his arms and is then pue face 10, ,tIe \
wal! 10 which humiliatiug position he 1
is allowed to remain ten minutes, half an
heHr, an host or two It may be, Or DC al Z
evente antil the keeper 10 quite ready Go l
attend to him. Altar being measured /
and weighed and put into @ Ault OF prison.
clothes, he 10 led 10 "the dnngeon;o q
dismal adjunct Z ID the prison proper.
The door 10 opsGed y be Is thrust II, ana &
the door Isl locked bahiud him. after
being kept there @ suficiant length OF
time TO: give him o. tpfsfabiy corfecs
notion OF the unpleasantneaa OF the
place, he is released and theh Informed
that confinement in this dungeon fa ona
of the mild forme of ppniahaent which
may % relied upon to follow an infsc-
ton OF the pTieon rules. e Il Il
Ho 10 next shown the tscasp and tho /.
"ball and chain,,' and Is requested Co..
note them carefully in bis memory,
Ants terrorizing process over, he is con.
Quoted back to the main prison and
placed In line with five conVicts--thres
In front and two behiud hinn--and 10 1
sAehShSN otOunu tu0 EQuS Or
two. or until the keeper Is 1Eatiatied that
STEP" This drill concluded, The door ce,
one Of the workshops is pointed out To-
him, and ne Is told to fold his arms, keep
his eyes on the ground and march to The ].
shop.Eeeper, who tells him that the firss:
rule Of the place 10 that, sonyicts iahall Z
never look up from their, work. & OtheY
rules, he Is Informed, reqGSrs him to
speak 70 nobody and TO work necessarily
from bell 60 bell. Tho chops ore elnaii.
containing on an average, shout; twenty.
five men each. These poorly fed prfs.
oners are expected 10 turn ont moro work
than 10 done by the average skilled work.
man in che outer world. ;sSS,ftst
IT 10 convict working at q window lifts$
his head from his work for Gne giad
glimpse Of tho bright sunlight, no n iii,
medistely locked up In tho dark cell.
After the night bell rings, the conpicte
fall In line in the shopa and march With
lock.step to tho prison yard and form, d I
semt.circie. The guards and keepers
then approach, and each convict takes
off his hat, throws up his arms and isg
aeaFched, the prisoners standing baEes!
headed during the process, even though
sne inc. q ttlhernomster, g. p frequently tho
NtsoSi tSSiototo 5botc6ul UGgtSS3 UelOWstS
zero. On their return to the prison tho
conyicts are marched to- q cold cheerleas,
hal, where they are drawn mp in line
and commanded to fold their arms and
keep their eyes on the, ground. In Sfhis
penitential attitude they are expected go
join In ainging glad hymn Of praise to-
the Lord Most High, which sled by tho
prison chaplain. a prayer is then aaid
by the chaplain to which the sonvicts
are required TO respond q Amen. - i
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