The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-10

COUNTY JAIL IN
NEED OF REPAIRS
Judge Dale and Eckste in Make
inspection.
AS REQUIRED BY LAW
Many Changes Will Be Made
at Prison.

Judge D. NJ. Dale and County ATTORNEY
o. G. Eckstein made an inspection of tn.
county Jail yesterday afternoon and aft
EDWARDS made the following report to tn,
county commissioners:
Wichita, Kan. Jan. s, 1904.
To the Board OF County Commissioners OF
| Sedgwick County, Kansas:
You are hereby advised that We. D. NJ
| Dale. judge of the district court of Sedg-
| wick county, Kansas and O. c. Eckstein
! county attorney of said county, have
made personal inspection of the county
Jail as to the sufficiency thereof for the
| safe. keeajng of prisoners their conven-
j fence and health and inquired into the
MANNER IL which the same has been. kept
| in compliance with section 1850 of the gen.
eral statutes of 1901, and in this ~cef1nec-
| ton, as by law required, make the fellow
| ing report and recommendations: =
We find said Jail in a very unsanitary
condition, the plumbing being deficient
old and much of it unfit for use.
We recommend that plumber be en-
pioyed under the supervision of the county
physician, to go over. repair and replace
as may be necessary to place it in a
sanitary condition. We also recommend
that new boards be procured for the tops
of the closets.
We also find that the greater part of
the mattresses and bed clothing is unfit
for use and that this should be remedied.
We therefore recommend that all of the
bed clothing and mattresses be taken out
of said Jail and that which is unfit for
use be burned and the balance be fumi-
gated.
We also recommend that the jail be
thoroughly cleaned and fumigated
We also find that said Jail is in bad
shape by reason of want of paint, and
therefore recommend that all of the cells
be painted and the walls of said Jail be
given a thorough coat of white wash.
We find that the bath rooms are so
dark that even during the day you can
not see objects distinctly, and therefore
recommend that these bath rooms and
closets be provided with electric lights or
other light so there cannot be any ques-
ton but that the prisoners can see and
keep clean.
We also recommend that the sheriff re-
quire his turnkey to compel prisoners to
thoroughly clean out their cells every
day. and also that all empty cells shall be
kept clean and that said turnkey see that
they are kept clean.
We also recommend that when a pris-
oner is confined that his clothes be thor
oughly inspected and fun.igated and upon
his leaving that his bed clothes and mat
tresses be fumigated. While we under
stand that this is generally done an alb
solute rule of this kind should be enforced
at all times. -,,,.r..~.
The health of the prisoners seems to be
good From inquiries made we think the
food given the prisoners is wholesome,
but as the prisoners are not permitted
to have knives the said food must be pre-
pared in a certain way. We would sug
gest that there be more OF variety in
food given prisoners.
Upon compliance with the above recon-
the said Jail should be kept |
in a clean, sanitary condition, ard we !
owe it to ourselves that while these |
prisoners are confined there they should |
be kept in a healthy condition, and sur |
rounded by the most sanitary measures. |
submitted.
d. NJ. DALE, Judge.
o. G. ECKSTEIN. County Attorney.
When asked last night concerning the |
inspection of the jail and the changes
Continued on Second Page