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prison il, accordance with the spirit Of
the act which brought the board of man
ayers into existence ana to stbservt. the
best interests Of the hundreds of an
fortunate men and women committed to
our care VIC nave endeavored also to
study carefully the necessities of the IN
sututien liz every department.. and SO far
as IL. our pow. e. lay. to provide for tlA.gn
with Intelligence and economy
1t was with great regret that we were
rya Wolfer in November, 1899 who lei.
the service CT this board to accept u
NEST fi ga. offer with a large manu-
featuring corporation MIR. Wolfer, Iur-
ing his long IHcumbency, proved himself
most faithful and efficient officer
Gen. Charles Nee. Reeve was on Nov
16 UNANIMOUSLY elected as the successor
OF Mr.. Wolfer and entered upon the per
fGrmance of his duties Dec. l, 1899 The
reputation of Gen. Reeve as Il disc1p-
marian his well knGWn business ability |
and integrity recommended him to us as
a man veil qualified to perform the d8-
ties OF that position. We are well satis-
lied that the results. prove the wisdom
of our selection. Many of the improve
nents referred &c in this report were.
urged and inaugurated by him. The dis
cipline -amCEg officers has never baen
better. Every inmate of the prison I'M
derstands that he is treated with equal
ana exact justice, ard without favorit-
ism, and We believe, as heretofore there
Is a continued feeling that they are not
forever CUtcaStS, but may look toward
the future With hope. To this is due
III large measure, the fact that so few
prisoners have been in the third grade
and In confinement. yet discipline and or
better.
In conclusion we wish to thank all the
efncerS End employees for their faithful
ness IN tie states Interest and for their
Uniform -loya'ty toward ana consideration
Of the prison management
And We are especially mindful of the
continued interest in the affairs OF the
prison Gn0 appreciation OF Its management
as shown by your .eXcellency, which has
gone far 10 encourage Us in our efforts
to accomplish the best possible results
Respectfully submitted
b. +. Nelson.
"A. c. Weiss
F. w. Temple
David Bronson.
E. w. Wing.
The report of the warden Is as follows:
have the honor to submit herewith
the bcnniai report for the Det iod ending
July 81, 190G:
our attention is called to the reports
OF the heads Of departments, giving IN
detail the cond lions as they now exist,
as Well as for the past two years
The prison records show the total
number OF inmates July 81, 1898, to
have been (of whom 3 were women. sol
Received from July ii, 1878, to july 81 sf
lyJ0 tof Whom were Women) $50. iI6
Total 81
Discharged from July 81, 1873, to July -
81, lSUO .............. 491
Population July 81. 1900 .... 1856
Number on parole july 81, 1898. 5000. Al
Number on. parole July 81, 1906......... IS
Totai number pafoled from July 81,
1870 -.,...... 29l
Number parolcd from Ju.y 81, 1898, to
July 81 1900 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 156
Total :. ......................... 453
Number tnabe paroled, reformatory SEN :.
Number paroIed, term sentence $50. 3f7
Total 1873
Number violated parole and returned. "A
Number violated role, now at large -.
The total population July 81 1900, was
4S6, as against sol on July 81, 1898, a de-
crease OF for this biennial period, as
against an increase for the two proceed
ing years of 80.
On assuming the duties of Office Dec. i,
1889, my atten ton was called to the fol-
lowing rule laid down by your honorable
board for the government of the warden:
Political partisan interest must never be
consulted. Competent and efficient officers
shall not be reomved to give place u
those not known to have superior quail
hca tons and experience" / have endeav-
ored in my Apo ntments 10 adhere
strictly to this rule. The deputy warden,
assistant deputy, matron, assistant clerk
teacher OF the night school, boohkeeper,
chief engineer, foreman of the Irvine fac
tory and thfrty-two guards, Who were in
the service of the institution at the date
of my appointment, continue in he serv-
ice oday, While not a single member of
the prison force, as then organized, has
been removed, and but two have been
suspended, for cause.
The system Of discipline | found in force
is practically unchanged. The conduct Of
the prisoners has been most excellent, as
shown by the following statistics:
Average number in third grade for
eight months ending July 81, 1860 ....7
Average number in third grade for
Total in solitary confinement for eight
months ending July 81, 1900 ........... 30
Total in solitary confinement preceding
eight months 81
To the present deputy warden, Mr. T.
W. Alexander, in particular, and to all
the employees, from the CHEST to the
lowest, | wish to express my earnest ap-
telIigent support they have accorded me
from the day assumed control
This mas been all the more gratifying
acquainted with the duties and respoll-
sibilities ! was about to Undertake and
any mistakes of mine must have been
particularly apparent to those of long
experience in prison affairs.
And 20 you. gentlemen of the board, [
feel especially grateful for the PAINS
taking manner IN which you, one and
all, have devoted such portion of your
time as was necessary to instruct me in
those details CT prison management with
which you were SO thoroughly conversant
and without which could not have hoped
for even the most moderate success.
Yours respectfully
&C. Nc. Reeve, Warden
There are also reports from the teacher.
of the night school, the Protestant and
Catholic chaplains and the prison physi-
clan. the last named reporting five
deaths last year, as against eight the
year preceding.
AS TO TW1NE PLANT.
The twire statement shows that Aug
1, 1893, the prison had on hand in man
ufactIred twine 1,Sz0 pounds of pure MAJ
Lila, J1,605 pounds Of mixed, 1,020 pounds
of standard and 1920 pounds of sisai, in
all 35,765 pounds, worth S6.623 So. There
was manufactured during the year a to-
tai of 61I9,z65 pounds, and the sales were
5,92f, $50 Loands leaving on hand at the In
yentory Aug. 1 last 40 pounds of pure