The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-16

in charge marches them to the shop The getting
out of all the men gathering the dishes and empty
ing the night buckets only occupies twelve minutes
in all. When all hands are out the men assigned
to the work of cleaning up the cellroom commence
their daily labor These men each have certain
work to do and all work in harmony like the diff
ferent parts of piece of machinery. One man ID in
charge of each of the five galleries. 1t is his duty
to sweep and oil his gallery fill the water jars.
dish up coffee in the morning fresh water at noon.
and tea at supper. One of the aged or infirm in.
mates is also detailed on each gallery to help the
man in charge, it being his duty to dust the cell
doors and ironwork and do other light work more
as matter of exercise for himself than anything
else. Three men are engaged in cleaning the night
buckets and returning them to the cells. 1t is
the duty of one man to sweep each cell daily.
Two men are kept busy whtewashing the cells
and cellroom walls, and painting the ironwork.
One runner is engaged in calling men to the cell
room in answer to the doctors call, delivering
general requisites to the cells and other errand
work. One man attends to the cleaning and trim
ming of lamps, lanterns, ETC.. used after 10 p. M
Three BARRIERS are employed to do the shaving and
ha cutting for the convcts, and one other has
charge of the officers tonsoral shop. There
| are four partially insane inmates confined in
signed to look after them and attend to their
varied needs.
The cellroom is thoroughly scrubbed and secured
| every Saturday morning; the woodwork OF the
staircases is cleaned twice week. Part of the
men employed about the cellroom are infirm and
unfit for hard labor.
HOSPITAL.
The hospital and dispensary situated at the
of lo hui inc nd
aired from the SOUTH The hospital is a bright.
pleasant room and contains at present nine beds;
there is sufficient room to accommodate nine more
should occasion require them. Mr.. C. r. Reyes, a
practicing physician. is in charge here as Hospi-
tai Steward, and Dr. j. B. Merrill is the regular
phi ysican. At present there are six men confined
to the hospital, but there is not serious case
among then. A cow let nurse is in charge of the
subordinate work here. When an inmate enters
the hospital no thought is given to the fact sthat
he is a convict; he is treated with great care
and kindness as he could receive in u hospital
| outside the walls. Anything procurable that will
tend to bring him back to health is pro-
vided. Suitable delicacies and spec al diet are
gwen in accordance with the requirement of the
| case. A neat bathroom and mooel toilet conven.
fences are pleasing additions to this department.
The dispensary is filled with large and complete
assortment of drugs and medicines. One room
containing three cells. is assigned for the confine-
ment of the dangerously insane while awaiting
their removal to an asylum. The prison physi-
clan is present for consultation every morning and
must also be prepared to respond to special calls
at any hour of the day night. For the past
| two weeks the average daily number the sick
call has been twenty-five Usually only about
half that number forms the daily sick call, as a
great many at present victims Of la grippe.
the gning ailment inside and outside of prison.
Taken a whole the general condition of the
prison is healthy.
STOREROOM AND LAUNDRY.
The prison storeroom and laundry are under the
charge of w. H. Brannan. In the storeroom is
| kept general supply of all articles required in
| the prison. Here also all the convicts wearing
apparel and freedom suits made. convict
clerk has charge of the books and general accounts
of this department. One cutter. ten talors, one
stocking knitter and five shOemakers form the
working force connected with the storeroom.
These men, most of whom acquired the knowledge
of their different employments here in the prison.
are kept busy making new clothes and mending
shirts. underwear. etc. Four rooms are occupied
by the storeroom and it's manufacturing depart
ments
The laundry has force of eight men. one OF
whom is in charge under directions of the store
keeper. The laundry is worked entirely by steam
and occupies three rooms and steam dry room.
steam washer, ringer, and mangle are the prin-
cpal machines that meet the gaze of the visitor.
The capacity of the machines used is about
| thousand large pieces, such shirts. per eight
hour day. Every inmate is supplied with one
clean sheet, one FELLOWSHIP, one pair of SOCKS one
over shirt. one half suit underwear, and one towel
on Saturday of each week. This makes COM
p!ete change Of sheets and underwear only every
two weeks. The soiled clothes gathered from
the cells for washing every Monday morning.
LIGHTING THE PRISON