Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-28
MAINE STATE PRISON.
Annual Reports Of The Warden and Pfis-
On Inspectors.
The Bad Effects OF Solitary confinsmen,
Upon Criminals

Prison and J.il Ip.neetor. NJ y Went
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isn' anu hehfy W. SiAry OF 1enefson' yes
| terday filed their annual report Is follows:
In entering upon the duties of INSPECTOR,
of pr,san, And i.l,.. xe found in the tormer
ON. hundred aud nfty eon,iets. nye of whom,
we're females. Their general health Wa,
good, only four being in the ho,pltsl siek.
The food wss of good quality and suff-
cient ia quantity. The prison was clean, in
order. and appeared we'll kent. The warden
was kind. Vet nrm in his government and the
officer. were attentive 10 their duties,
We have had no occasion to change the
rules and regulation, adoptsd by our prede-
cessors.
The amount of punishment during the time
we have been connected with the inst,tution
has been small The abih1y of the pr,son.
ers. lite eon,iets exe.p,ed. Ia ms,er,all, re-.
ducs their term of service by good coaduct,
r, nsier. them more .msn.hl. Z, di.c,pliur
and except in the case of a few inc,rti sibls
ones. tney appear w,llia. 70 observe the req.
uis.iou..
Inc prison is now supplied with an abun-
dance OF good water
The old lime. stone quarry. n cess pool on
A large seal, is uiied with polluted water
shien sudauyer, the health of all Former
ly th.re apox.rs IA, have been some natural
,iralnsxe 20 il. which by some mean. ha.
beenm, eloyy.d. ata sveuts the ouantit,
OF sat.r ~, SLOWLY hut sureIv increasing
and ,ome mean, h.d TO be devised to oby,st,.
Tn, difficulty.
In .Juiv the Governor and Council with the
Insp.etors met AT the prison and after con-
,,uer,ny The matter of dr.,nxye il va. yutsd
In .mni,v a comne,.nt engineer "a, mst,.
nl.a. and estimate. far ar.,n,n, ,hs oa.r.
~ and nu,t,ny in a .x.,em of .ewsr..e. rhe
.ngi,e.,r,. ,a,,ar, ,hoxad ,h.t hi. c',nId M.
done only AT con.,derasle e.p.nss and we
decijad ss an a,na,,mant 4, te.t The etficien.
~, ot s;,hnn rrh;s x.s do,a at . ANAL
a.nense and by IL the water has been lower.
ed several tool ami a sewer sbonld he con.
.tr.c,ed AZ "a e.rly a date a. nos,,ble 10 ful-
ly dra,n ,ne onar,y ~ the s,crsment.l ..t.
a. scc,,mnI.,,n,, ,harsin
rbs ~;nhon !. 81 - ,rcb ;ro, MIN. laid
in q. tr,ct from tho ,us,rv IN tho r,var and
- - r,n,,;no :, n, ,,l, o.nsc,,v ,r.J,.IIy
r.ine;ns, m. r,Iuma ot .,s,nsnt rs,ar
IT.. 90, -, ,b., Iaa;s,. 80 .nnraysd Mar
~ iss- ,eani.,;na ,ns smn,oamsn, of caa.
x;o,. a, ,ha s,a,a -. ha. on.r.,ad ysrv
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o,,;n;on y;Ii ann,,nn. r. h. ysrv ;n;nr;nns "a
,ha e,,.no;., ;n,.,as,. a, ,h, ins,;,n,;on rha
ia. nr',.iJss d., NO ,,nra ,hsn on n.r csn,
's ~, - .''...;a,1 Ill ~, a,,piaxad IN
snx ono ;ndns,ry rbsrs arc nov fonr d;f.
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,ora snail So,na rf ,he indns,,ias reoni,a
aeai,. - g.. ;os,.,',.a n.rr,a. ,o.r,na,
son. r;. h,.,tsa,;,n - -. ,a,n,
49,, ,.;.. ~ ',,,., ..u,nI.,...I l.,
eaoh go :" ,ta,a,n.. ,aJ,,nad 70 = nsr cont
,,f ,ha nn,,har a,nl,,yad in tho, ..,ndns,rv {"
W. h.iiays ~. I.r shnnlJ ha ,a,ealad and
81 - 10. =, H., ;,,I,,ue,, -, ~ H.
snaa,nra a,S ~ " - sa, 60, tho ha., in.
~, os ,hs So.
Tha ao, os Mach - 1897 .hol;.b;,. tho
des,h nanal,v which nroyide. mai ,ho.e con-
yic,a, ~ ranraar in ,he Ar, degree sh.Il
nn, hs a.san,a,ad or amnIaysd ,;,h o,her
-; =. -, ,a.s,hi,, no ,,,riaJ nm,
,.;,t'a,,, ;,o,,a.; -, n,;nuad .,nan.a
,as h,;ii;ur. a.,,i d;sci,,linar,ans ihoss
xho hays hse, so committed since the nas.
.aaa -, tho 80, h.xs haan Won, inclsd in tho
eli. danr;xsd Of ,h. nriy,iags of a,tauding
n,v,ns .rr,;ce or wort,ng At trade. ,hIougS
i,,.L ,,e ,,,a.ns -, o.,ry nn, ,ha nro,:.,ons ~
,ha i.w
I,is ,,hum.n IN keen tbe.e convict. in
.,li,ary confnement Iii the time as tho war.
den nv force of circums,ances ia no. cora
n.lled IN do The law .bould either he
moditied or nm annronriation made sutHcient