Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-12

blankets. Inc ShcetS are about six feet
long by two-and-one-ha wide ard the
blankets, while of sufficient weight, are
very short in length, evidently making it
| difficult for persons of ordinary or I'M
usual height to satisfactorily cover them
selves. From our investigator of other
penal institutions, We find that the con-
ditlon of the coils, which arc tho homes
! of the prisoners during their confine-
| mcut, is considered to be of the utmost
! Importance, and that every effort is be-
! inc made to improve the same. The size
of the modern cells at the Massachusetts
! state prison at Charleston are 9xl3xS feet
high; at the Concord Mass, reformatory
SX9X1 feet high, and at the Rhode Island
! state prison at Cranston. SxSX9 feet high.
Nearly all the cells in these Institutions
are not only provided with modern steel
doors, which admit the greatest amount
& of light possible, but also have steel
barred windows, thereby making the cells
very light and cheerful Where buckets
are used in the above mentioned institu-
tons. the cells arc provided with perfect
ventilation by means of Il shaft, at the
bottom of which is a space large enough
to admit the bucket, so no Odor therefrom
escapes into the cell At Windsor, with
no ventilation, the use of buckets, and
With tho DIV ,itiatoa NV r,isorors wbo
occrnv thoir cells NOT less than - hours
out If ovo,v u tho conditions can bettor
he imagined than described. We there
fore, recommend that the cells be provid-
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20 '.''N
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HOSPITAL.
The room occ,lpicd for bospital purnoses
&c located ovcr tho nrison bakery and
kitchen. is very small in size. is heated
with a. small stove. is without sanitary
ARRANGEMENTS of any kind of facilities for
bathing or toilet accommodation (cxcopt
the usc of buckets behind a screen in n
corner of the rooml. and is also withou,
means Of ventilation oxccrt bv tho win.
'doWs of the room. The present Location
lis whoIlv ,msuitcd for fine nurnosos of 4;
lhosnitaI and we recommend that a silit.
IabIn Mace he provided which will hay,
iaLund.uco of SIM and limit steam brat
'nroDcr Ventilation and sanitary arrange
uonts and a dispcnslrv. Provision shout,
.u1sn he made for tho Isolation of prison
lore having CONTAGIOUS diseases. In ON
loniuion. the only satisfactory solution %
This ouestion is the erection of a sen
Io,.,to huildiuc within tbo ,rison ward
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~. Co., .,,, ,no noou, man. o,,,.,,o, -.
W '''iu '',', ''', o ,i' ,''" w., ".'o' a.
; ,,,i,od boor ,ieod for .cbooI nurrosos
tbn bookkocper being EMPLOYED to hol,
,,,rinr scbool for such prisoners as de
i,.od Ia avail themselves of this nriviIcg,
land receiving therefor u small comnou
,tio, from, tho Statc. \Vo find that man,
80 +ho prisoners took advantapc of IN,
,nnortunitv offered and with very bone
eai,I ros,Its and il is ia no ropretto,
iI,,,t f. bas hocn fo,md NECESSARY to dis
,o,tinro the evening school on accoun
~ l,c, or room. The warden of fine con
a'tto,,t soto nrieon which ranks socon,
$40 in his 1904 rrnort states as fol
,,,..
..,rho ,ood done nv tho NIGHT schoo,
..,,iah is bold three evenings of each
a,. o.,u royor he fully estimated "
va rocnmnond that ARRANGEMENTS h
.,,,a ,,hornbv a school NAV be maintain
49,, tb,+ snecial efforts he made I
ua ,ho attendanco of all the vounpo
.i.,,o,s In an of the institutions visit
ne ,,e found annie provision mad
( o.. soboo, accommodations. and found i