Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-01-21
BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE
NEW MEXICO PENITENTIARY
Shows tho Cost Of Maintaining the institution and
the Class OF People Within
Its Walls.
THE ACE, OcCUPMON AND THE GLASSES OF caats COMMITTED

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Glasses Of Crime.
Their category Of crime. Inclusive
OF the various arcenies and assaults.
represents hfty.ono classes Thirteen
are there Tor burglary. i2 for horse
stealing and Sc for murder. one man
u in for having unlawfully discharged
"a pistol Seven are charged with Grim
inM assault Their nativity 10 as wide
ly varied as their trades aud forms Of
crime New Mexico leads with 90.
Mexico follows with gs, while Texas
la third with 25
Duration Of Sentence
As % the period uf sentence. % are
thoro fOr lie. "a gof nlnety.u years.
~ Tor ten years. is for ave years. ~
Tor three years, 20 Tor two years. aud
20 for one year OF the United states
prisoners 3 are for life. The average
tlme these men lived In homes was
only 10 their fifteenth birthday. All
except "a have q religious preference.
One hundred and forty.nve prefer the
Catholic church and "a would choose
some Protestant church. Eight OF the
prisoners are married and 1856 single.
Twenty nine have boon M JAIN and IA
Ia penitcntiary previous 20 tals.
Need q Dentist
Dr. David Knapp, pcnitentlary ply.
sician, reports the grave need OF q
regularly employed dentist 10 come at
Intervals and atten0 to the work ho
would fnd necessary 10 the health OF
the men. lie has for the two years
only two deaths 20 report, lie has IN
two years made 1868 prison calls and
written i6iGi prescriptions. Howevar.
he has had only 90 hospital cases and
tour operations.
improvements.
In the two years permanent len.
proyemonts were added at cost of
E3.S6i.2S.
From the report Of the commission.
ers. and actual observation by ropFe.
sentative ~ the New Moxican, Il il
fully demonstrated that the territorial
penitoniiary during the two years tor
which the report Is made. has boon al.
miniatered by a. o. Bursum. lts au.
porlnicndent and The officials under
him. In u very exemplary, efficient ani
economic manner. Indeed. 81 ls very
apparent that the institution h one Of
the best governed aud most economic.
ally managed penal Institutions In tho
United States, that much has been
done To elevate the moral character of
iis inmates, teaching them useful
trades, making th9m better men and
doing everything IN the direction of
ihnir becoming good and peaceful clt.
zens when released and after having
served che sentences Imposed upon
thcm. u II also very patent that the
pystem Of granting pardons 10 deacrv
inF and we'll behaved oonvicts on the
Fourth of July. ON Thanksgiving day.
on Christmas aud New Years OF each
year has borne excellent fruit and has
no eoubi 10 large degree contributed
toward the good behavior and peace,
ful disposition Of the prisoners. The
attempted escape or escapes OF con.
victa have been very few indeed. and
what Is more. nine 0ut of eleven who
have escaped during no past years
have been recapiurod within a few
days and returned for confinement
the vigilance and care exercised BY
Superintendent hurauEl and the offi-
eials up1er him Is constant and offec.
tive II extends even 10 the smallest
detail and nothing escapes the vigllant
eye and constant supervision Of the
superintendent, be- a. great Or small.
connected With the prison The build
inga and grounds are kept IN the best
of condition. and Ia every way tho
peniientlary Of the territory OF New
Mexico Is a model institution and con
stant improvements. az indicated hy
experience and the march of time and
modern ideas, are made by Mr.. Bur
sum wherever aud whenever possible
and when funds can be obtained