New-York tribune., 1903-06-28

County. located Little, Valley has the blacklist
record on the Albany b9okS 20 xo stories and the ta
and sherfs quarters are d9vetaed s III Ths cea
basement or other air space under 1t, and the
pumbing is most defective The cells & eHen vsGrn 10 5he
The nterstces are full Of dirt 1a apa 1ar IS
eonsderabe e5&nf 9fG IS seepage alter ushng drainage
to a cesspoo IS defective: and usually elogggea ga
of the jail. and it is necessary to keep hre golng m
has no bath. no hospital CELL no separate depart.
ment for women, witnesses debtors: Besides 1T
S oIer iai in the State beaten by many degrees
If this were not enough the 5a Is mGch 11e
County. and the jail is crowded most of the year.
ne +ine of There seems to be no excuse for
maintaining such jail, and the State Commission MISS
of Prisons is bringing pressure TO bear TO nave
Orleans is another county which maintains dis
to erect a new structure at Albion The old laii
ness It is 50 damp that IRE is NECESSARY cess even
il E Every 6g 0 is cs daTf W6oa 6os coset and
can only be reached through the mems depart
Geten @ me r@as is rc county with an assessed
valuation OF $16,oOo0oo and population OF thlrty
4ee bst JAIL OF the can City 60 Of to agsfon Hsss5 coufS s
sl0lIGl II has every modern appliance for the
So S9fe rseuar her epioyen is provided The old jail
which is part OF the courthouse, and dates from
1s1S has been rebuilt into prison for women and
find that under the new COnQlIICflS ING
feet of Imprisonment is much better, said the
deputy who showed Tribune reporter , over tLe
iafI 1--WE are able to classify our prisoners
and 10 keep convicted criminals in solitary conne-
ment In the old jail this was Impossible ~
New jails have recently been completed IN Mas
sau and Wyoming counties. Jails are now oulIolng
in Duchess Chenango and Genesee counties I'm
portant and sadly needed improvements nave Deeh
made by Saratoga. Oswego. Clinton. Essex ERE.
Rockland Steuben Schuyler and St, LAWRENCE
counties. All this goes TO show that the WoIh u
the Prison Commission IS having desraole et-
feet and that boards Of supervisors are coming 10
q realization OF their duty. ~ wi c+o.o :,
That the jail population Of New-York state IS
worthy Of attention. from point or nuIper az lsS @
shown by these statistics. which are secured IroTa
fbe report winch will be Issued IN July: ia,
IN October ! 1902 there were in the county, Jais
oF Tha stare Including the Ludlow street jan, Ine
W-orkhouee on BIackTelfs Island and tne IomoS'
as male and 90 female prisoners awaiting trlal.
S14 raia and 500 female prisoners serving sentence
for crime 13 male prisoners detained as Wl'nessts'
fer1s nd l3 male prisoners detained Ior 9SpI
The total admissions during the year ~tlg ii.uI-
male and Y 926 female prisoners me alsciarSes r
v1are ca S7s male and IL 299 female prisoners ne
deaths during the year huinDeFeo o' ~ ~ -
female prisoners. ,-..uo IN tha State nrison
e7rsf.r two things are necessary; ,r
'Ifrst-The counties must furnish sanitary JalIs
sfgording facilities for the complete separdtoh OF
all prisoners - ,.45.f,I- must Laar
Second-The sheriffs and other oilcidls must Keep
+r,s prisoners employed when serving sentence -.
The proposition send all IAN PRISONERS 10 tie
neientiary on conviction is still an open one as Is
Ire nuestion of the State control or 1alls
Tn s,1rnnmine ND Sunerintenoenf Colhns sASS'