The Portland daily press., 1898-02-09
THE JAlLS OF MAINE.
The Prison Inspectors Make Their Annual
Report.


The State Prison inspectors have maue
their regular visits to the jails OF the
State the past year, carefully inspecting
their condition, and have this to say
about them
The Androscoggin County Jail has nad
the same management as last year. Gooo
discipline has been maintained; the fooa
of sufficient quantity and compares IA
vorably in quality with similar institu-
ton in the State.
The Aroostook County Jail at Houlton
has at all of the visits been found in
clearly condition; discipline good; food
satisfactory.
The Jail at Portland, Cumberland
County, has been well fitted during the
year ;,sanitary conditions good; food good;
cells and edding we'll cared for. Both
male and female prisoners are kept at
work in the shop, the latter under the
supervision of matron.
Franklin County Jail at Harrington
has always been found neat and clean in
al it's appointments, the food good and
plentifully supplied.
Hancock County Jail at Ellsworth, I'M
der the management of Sheriff Hooper
has, With one exception, Teen found in q
most satisfactory condition in points of
cleanliness and discipline
KenneEec County jail ..G Augusta, still
ranks as one of tho DasG III the State, SO
far as sanitary conditions and discipline
@
The Knox County Jail at Rockiand has
been we'll looked after in all particulars,
and has always presented a clearly APP
pearance.
The Lincoln County Jail at Wiscasset
is reported in the same condition as in
previous years. 1t Is an old time affair
and should be modernized to keep pace
with similar institutions in the State.
The jail at South Paris, Oxford County,
has been found in fine condition at each
visit. The jailer lie very attentive to duty
and evidently master Of the situation.
Penobscot County Jail at Bangor has
maintained its reputation as being one OF
ter attention paid to the cleanliness OF the
cells and bedding than in any of the 1arg.
er jails.
Somerset County Jail at Skowhegan
is always found in first class condition In
every particular. The sheriff and his
wife are constantly seeking to elevate the
morals of the prisoners.
In the Jail at Belfast they have always
found everything in fine condition.
There has been q beneficial change in
jailers at Maohias Jail. Better attention
is given to sanitary conditions, discipline,
etc.
The Jail at Alfred, York County, has
been greatly improved during the year.
Sewars have been provided q q bath
1 - loloc 40 ho4 al ND
is now one Of the hest appointed jatls in
the State.
Better discipline has been enforced. 1t
still needs more cells to accommodate the
number of prisoners that serve short sen.
fences during the winter months.
The whole number Of prisoners in the
jails of the State for the year was 9, 1859,
of whom 279 were women.
Piscataquis County uses the Bangor
Jail, and Sagadahoo the Auburn jail.
OF the 476 prisoners in York County
Jail 40 of thin were of foreign birth, and
375 of the 2273 in Portland Jail the same.
Three each escaped from Androscoggin
and Penobscot jails. and one each from
Lincoln, Somerset, Washington and York
County jails. Seven of these were re-
taken.
Seventy-eight were sentenced to State
Prison. Cumberland sent "a, Kennebec,
Penobscot and York, eight EACH Andros-
coggin, four; Knox and Washington,
three each Franklin. Oxford, Somerset
and Waldo, two each; Aroostook and Lin
coin, one each
There were five deaths.
Prisoners in all the jails except Frank
lin, Lincoln, Somerset, Washington and
York wear prison uniforms
In but SIX Counties do the prisoners
labor, Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cum
berland, Penobscot, Waldo and York In
two Counties, Androsoogign and Peneb-
scot, they are leased.
In Oxford, Franklin and Hancock
Counties. So. so per week is paid for
board; In Knox, Lincoln, Somerset,
Waldo and Washington, S.; in Kennebec,
81 .Ss; in Androscoggin, AroosJook, PEN
obsoot and York, $l.75; in Cumberland,
70 not at work, 50 at work.
Kennebeo has expended $500 in repairs;
Waldo 500; Washington, $3.50; York $75.
None of the others return any repairs
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