The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-10
TIE PENITENTIAEY.
Chasrman sanford, of That Committee
Makes the Report

THE PENITENTIAEf-
Chasrman sanford, of That Committee
Makes the Report.
The penitentiary committee Of the senale
submitted its report to that BODY fn'
day through Chairman Sanford.
The charges made by the lamentec
Aston. that debauchery was fragrant II
the penitentiary camps, LED 10 eradua
though slow effort nj amendment. In the
various camps an effort was made TO sep
arate the sexes. Of late years the idea has
prevailed of keeping the females at some
distance from, and separately managed
from, the male The final and effective
solution was supposed 10 have been reach
cd when all the women were punched at
Hcardmont, far removed from any contact
with male prisoners.
J 1t, even here. vice has followed, and
the men employed 20 guard HE unfortunate
prisoners, are the guilty culprits.
Your committee" reports Chairman
| Sanford, ''find that two Of the inmates
of the Headmont camp are enceinte,
(which is contrary 10 the law regarding
;said camps, and suhlectng the keepers
thereof to 4 fine; but your committee after
due inv sstigation. are of the opinion that
| such improper conduct is not due to neglect
of the rules of the keeper of the said camp.
hut we are informed by him that he IS Of
the opinion that such improper conduct
is due to the guards placed over said con-
I
! undue intimacy is observed the guards are
at once discharS H."
Visiting the other Camps
In Pitts camp 30 Z, Il is found that the
| lessees issued To- the convicts meat rationS
called butts tfat pieces Of flank and
jowls). a cheap and inferior kind of meat,
which they should not be required to eat"
At Kramer There was no winter clothing on
hand, but it was promised to hurry up on
this matter. Other sanitary arrangements
We're exceedingly detective \ high COM
pIiment is paid to The management and
care of the camp at Smithsonia.
Complaint was made by the keeper Of
the Headmont and other camps say the
committee, calling attention to the very
hard condition OF some of the prisoners
when brought TO the camps from the vari-
Gus chain@dngs and lalls, some OF said
prisoners having contracted chronic dis
eases, and 9th rs having lost portions of
tAeir limbs from lack OF proper medical
attention. and from the lack of proper
protection from the weather and exposure
The committee recomm nds that laws
should be passed to remedy these evils
Coming to the Cole City camp. while it
is in good sanitary condition, and the con-
victs. are wei fed, I'VE do not believe that
they are furnished with sufficient clothing
As the percentage OF sickness and disease
at this camp is excessive, the governor
is called upon to have an exhaustive tnFos-
tic2lipu made OF the site and as s.r.. llsar
ings. The management at CrawHtll, -. >
* commentaries. as are alsI inn Eeu0.
Camp Adrian. Camp V. Z. 1t Amoskcag.
Camp No. Id AT Ou,-mau ana Camp No. ID
AT Naltertoun. With Camp Chatt4luochee
no fault is found except .Ihat The hunks
are 100 narrow and short for the cenvicts
10 sleep comfortably upon. ana that the
labor required oil the conviets is a little zoo
severe. hailoN camp IS Wen eoli4-ctI1.
The General Condition.
With the general condition OF The camps
Chairman SANFORD expresses himself well
satisfied especially as 10 their sanitary
aspect "Ial- important matter says ne
"seems 20 have been carefully looked after
by the efficient principal physician, Dr.
O'DanieL whose duty i- IS - locate each
car1D and maintain Ihe sanitary condition
of .rne same"
,.-.,fir.r,.f7.- tb.. rer.4r+ =av=- AT several
orttr4. car4ns fb. r.1yfet- are worked ON
the Sabbath day." While lne committee
ADMITS t.at this work Is voluntary on the
MATT cf the c9u,.cts and taaE are PAID for
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4ltslA'4 "-1" cay
dUcteI on tn1t d1E by 'ne eA3Plaln OF inc
csrlus and is d plain violation al our law.
W. ana ,,, literature ea..lsIa- or RELIGIOUS
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