The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-04

upper tier attempting suicide by throwing
himself over. This has happened In several
other prisons.
SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS.
The central portion of the first floor con-
tains the administrative Offices, the visit
ors' waiting room, counselors' rooms and
Doctors office. The main stairway and the
elevator are in the rear portion of the build
ing, in which on various floors are a library,
a women's and mems infrmary, a Catholic
and Protestant chapel. the kitchen and the
prison restaurant. This rear portion only
opens into the cell blocks on one floor.
There are three floors in this portion for
each block, so that, including the airing
court and the first floor, the prison may be
said TO be eight stories high The entire
building is heated by steam. The boiler
room contains three 25 horse power boil
ers, the steam from which. besides heating
the building and doing the cooking. will
be used 10 run three $50 horse power en-
gines and three large dynamos. II is
equipped with both gas and electric light
fixtures. The kitchen is situated on the top
floor In the rear. On each side OF IL a
bridge has been built out over two small
towers extending up from the portions OF
the old prison which II is intended 10 re-
each side and the so-called new portion or
the old buildings on the other. In these
towers are dumb walters so that the food
cell blocks. The steam heating is auto
natically regulated BY a thermostat which
can be set for any desired temperature.
There are two openings in each cell con-
Meeting with an elaborate system of forced
ventilation The total capacity OF the en-
tire prison, including the present women's
and boys quarters and the new portion Of
the old prison, is about 600.
The other district prisons about the city,
OF which there are six, are Used as re-
ceiving stations from the police courts,
and for the detention of prisoners with
sentences up TO five days. They are all
used for the same purposes. although diff
fering considerably IN size and oonstrUc-
ton.
The Jefferson Market Prison. at Tenth
street and Sixth avenue, in charge OF
Warden i. McDermott, is one OF the iarg-
est and best kept of the lot. IL contains
ninety cells There are seven keepers and
two matronS.
Or the first floor are two large pens.
used for the drunk and disorderly' cases.
In each one against the wall is a wooden
shelf about three feet from the floor, eX-
tending nearly the length OF the room and
six feet wide.
This would have pleased Mr.. Carlyle. II
is the bed. No luxuries are furnished with
il, not even a blanket or pillow. The in
mates are stretched out on IL like a row OF
drowned sailors, 70 sober up. IL they are
unpleasantly violent a dose Of medicine Is
administered, which. according TO the keep
er, docs the business" II tastes some
what like a mixture Of tabasco sauce ana
curry powder. The prison contains a coun-
selOrs' room. The separate cells are good
sized, and there is running water an
automatic flush closet in each one. They
are washed out every day. and the canvas
bed is changed once a week. Inc prison Is
heated by steam.
Breakfast is at $50. dinner At y and sup
per at 4:30. The cells and indeed, the en-
tire prison. are extremely clean and well
kept. IT is through the district prisons
that the department. OF correction con-
meets with the police.