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/ Il. NJ. Roane, E. L.. Vail and S. K.
Arnett, the committee named to i'll
vestigate conditions at the county
jail, made the following report:
The committee appointed by the
foreman of the grand jruy to inspect
the county jail begs to submit the fol-
/ lowing report
We visited the jail premises on the
morning of March q and made a
thorough inspection of the same, &C
companied by the jailer MI. Meeks.
We found the sanitary condition of the
Jail very good; the cells and premises
generally are clean and the prisoners
we'll cared for except in the case of a
few insane negroes confined in the
jail, and who cannot be watched at
all times.
There are comparatively few pris-
oners in the Jail at this time, only
about eighteen. and all negroes with
the exception of two white boys. The
committee has nothing Of importance
TO recommend; a few minor repairs
are needed i'll the building, which will
be looked after by Mr.. Meeks. We
consider it unnecessary to recon-
mend the removal of the insane pris-
oners referred to, to the insane asy
lum, as we are informed by the taller
that this will be done as soon as they
can be accommodated at that place
they cannot be properly cared for at
the jail and should be removed as
soon as possible for the benefit of them
selves and the other prisoners.
The County Poor House.
b. +. Benton, L. W. Poss and II. NJ.
Dial, the committee who inspected the
county poor house, made the follow
ing report:
In obedience to your instructions
on the seventeenth inst. we visited
the Jefferson county aims and hos
pital and found matters in most ex-
cellent condition. The superintend-
ent, \. Sacconi, was not aware of our
}approach, but met us in the most hos
ptable manner, and showed us all
there was to see. We found the kitchen
and store room well supplied with
good. sound food.
The patients we saw seemed well
fed and contented. We suggest that
a bath house be furnished which is
very much needed.
Convict Farm Report.
j. d. Miner, j. S. Bell and c. H.
Foley visited the county convict farm
and made the following report:
Your committee appointed to in
vestisate the keeping and working of
the county prisoners at Red Leaf,
Chicot county, Arkansas, begs to
make the following report:
"The sanitation of the home of the
prisoners was as good as could be eX-
pected, considering the time neces
sary Tor preparation. The food. per
haps, is as good as that commonly fed
to prisoners Of other counties; howey-
er, improvements in this respect
would seem an easy task. The guam
tlty given appeared ample.
The stockade is not sufficiently
large for the health OF the prisoners :
however, only few seemed to be
sick and so far as We are able to
judge, no i2hatAan abuse by corporal
punishment was manifest. The cloth
ing Tor prisoners was good; however.
no practical arrangements for baths
were had.
The serious objection found by our
/ committee, was the habitations of
both races being confined to one
room. We called the managers atten-
ton to this manner and were assured
that the conditions would be remedied
as soon as a building, then under
construction, was completed We are
quite sure that the general care and
accommodation for the prisoners
could be improved on, and recommend
that the foreman of this grand Jury
direct communication to Mr.. Am
burn along the lines suggested. Hay-
ing completed our duties as per our
report submitted, your committee asks
to be discharged"