New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-29
NEW BROOKLYN JAIL.
Old Raymond Street Structure Being
CompIetelg RenoUated.

| After disgracng Brooklyn for years. the Ray
mond street Jail is at last be overhaued in part
| and the women's prison. the nastiest and vilest
place ever visited by grand jury. is to be RACED
and structure built In its place answering the
mands Of the civilized views of the community
| The new jail building is looked upon by those
who have worked for 1t so long a sort O.
Raymond street jail martyrs monument-a memo
rial to those who have been unnecessarily tor
mented by the neglect Of a whole city full Of tax
payers who would never think Of doing personally
what the jailors of the old prison ships did
Preparations being made 10 make the Jail
conform TO all the modern theories 1t will be fire.
proof while the old women's prison has been a
death trap. AS a whole the remodeled buildings
will be sanitary while the old prison is for
the most part. and has been for years. noisome
hole that might just well have been under the
ground as top of it, for all the good the Hight
and air able to do it.
While the interior of the Jail is to be greatly
changed, attempt will be made make the
new building appear much possible like the
old part Of the jail that is to be left standing.
The stonework of the building Is to be treated
to give it the look of age and the stonework OF
the old building is to be cleaned up and made to
newer than it really is
The design for the women's prison and for
the renovation of the old civil prison has been
worked out by the firm OF D'Oench & Yost. archi-
teets. of No. 29 Fourth avenue. Manhattan. The
building contract has been awarded 10 ]. T. Brady
& Co.. No. i03 Park avenue Manhattan for S262-
SO The concern must have the work done within
a year. The renovation of the mems prison has
already been started under a separate contract
The cost Of this alone viii be S1S500O. making d
grand total OF 1897 SO
Tt is said that when the work is done Brooklyn
viii have fine and modern a prison as can be
found in the state While the work Is in prog
ress the prisoners are occupying temporary quar-
ters wherever there is
The hew wOmens prison will stand the site
Of the old at Raymond and Willoughby streets.
It will be built of granite. There viii be Ave
stories and basement. Unlike the old prison. the
Will have connection with the mems
cept through the basement. The prisoners will
enter and leave through door the courtyard.
The interior OF the building will be chiefly Of steel
with walls lined with pressed brick
The floors will be OF ferrazza Each prisoner will
have a separate cell, insuring privacy which
sadly lacking in the old building, where the inno-
cent prisoners subjected to the communicating
influence Of the low criminal classes herded with
them. There will be exhibition cells Each
cell door will have small grating. through which
food may be passed.
Each cell will have grating opening on q
corridor lighted by windows Besides each will
have its ventilating fiue About one hundred
and forty windows in the structure will Insure
plenty OF fresh air. The building is even 10 be
provided with elevators The machinery for heat
ing. ventatng. etc. will be IN the Easements OF