New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-01
NEW ORDER IN THE PRISONS
THE PROBLEM WILL BE TO KEEP THE
CONVICTS BUSY.
SUPERINTENDENT I.ATHRoP TELLS OF HIS PLANS
AND SAYS EVERYTHING WILL BE WORK.
ING SMOOTHLY BY FEBRUARY /.

Albany Dec Sl-Beginnng tomorrow the prs
oners in the penal institutions OF the o'a'e a'e nv
TO be employed on manufactures winch "ou .
IN competition with outside laoor Inc he" .o"
stitution provides that they snail De e"p":e ~
making articles needed ny the public INSTITUTIONS vi
81. STATE and It's political divisions General AUSTIN
yo,hron SUPERINTENDENT of State Prisons. was III
consultation to-day with the wardens oil '"c "'
prisons He Instructed them as 10 no" ''e p
ers were to he employed. In discussing the pan u
work which is TO he carried on III the piiS ~
now on. General Lathrop said;
"There are 800 inmates OF the state p'
Two thousand of this number must be furnisheo
employment We expect to have them All a' so"V
kind of work by February l. We tnink we cal, au
inst the prisons to the new order OF thhss Mi''''
tbree or four weeks During January we VIII EN-
nov large number of the prisoners IN preahi'e
STONE 10 be used by a large number or the c''ies'
villages and towns of the State for road improve
events Others will be employed in dressing stone
alabs which are TO be used in putting IN ne" noo'S
IN all the prisons which sadly need them.
..Then again. the law requires Il ciassihca''o'i "
Tho nr,soners into three sections This classincauon
will be put into operation at once. and VIII necess'
tate the removal Of over one thousand TWO hunuie
prisoners from prison to announcer ouri'e '
arv This will materially reduce the NUMBER VI
nrisoners that will have 10 be kept employed ou'e
the month as the classification VIII TAKE sumo
,,uo Those prisoners for whom work cannot he
proyded for the first few weeks VIII not ne snu' UP
in their cells as they fear. but Will be allowed
ample exercise. , - 3D.,
ITO the list of articles 10 be manufactures III 'ie
.,.o,s for the State institutions which was fur-
nished us by the State Prison COMMISSION nav.
been added other articles which we know we Ca, Gan
manufacture We feel encourages 10 nereVe CO.. The he
,inder the new Constitution sufhcient WORK cal. o'
provided for the convicts . ho,har tho
counties municipalities and towns VIII or can naae cd
mad TO purchase of the State the articles neeoed
i, ,hern which We manufacture, AS ~ con'~inpItt.u
by the Constitution SO far as state insutueios n
coorcnrncd the State Controller can re1use 10 pay
for any articles bought from outsiders Wnicm
have been Furnished by the prisons me quah'ii.s
and diversity OF articles needed by the pupmc ,
stitutions of the State and me civ rn,
rhe prisoners will all be kept employee w nan i
,b.x nroduce anything or not. until tne ne" pa"
f,iy established The use OF machimel! VIII 10y ",
done away with much as possible Two huot re- -
men Will be employed hand looms az IN .ne oa.
days in the manufacture of blankets corn o
Ov,ts 8 number will also be kept employed an o
The time breaking stone. Every EFFORT VIII De Ii ,
10 give the constitutional provision which soes INV
oneration to- morrow. full effect