Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-28
REPORT ON PENI-
TERTIARY FILED
Interesting Facts Regarding
Idaho People Who ara Pay
ing Penalty or Crime

The tenth legislature Is asked 70
appropriate 100000 for The main
tenanee cf the Idaho state penlten-
tiary during the next two years. 1909
and 1910. recommandati>n tor
this sum Of money ls made In the b.
enniaI report % the years 1897 and
1905 which has just been Submitted
BY Warden w. l.. whitney.
The expense Or maintaining shls
penal institution during the past Two
years has been So. 07l,l2 OF which
tso.as0,ts was expended from The
appropriation made BY the ninth leK-
isiature amounting 10 sIOO. 600.
There Il q small balance IN the pen
Itentlary fund from the appropriation
Of 1906, but that balance being in
sunicient 70 pay the expense Incurred
before the appropriation or 1901 had
been made. bills amounting 10 $500
.s5. were paid from the 1895 appr0.
priation and the other amountine 10
S2.sts.9s. were paid from the state
fund. This leaves . balance 10 the
credit OF the penitentIary fund from
the 1897 appropriation on December
l. last, Of ss.7as.si. but this amount
win be largely used in paying Decem-
Der and January expenses.
Attendance In Three Figures.
While the number Of prisoners In-
carcerassi in November 80. 1895. i
lee .A== =. ~as on the corresponding
day two years ago. the average daily
attendance has been greater during
the past past two years than during
the two preceding years. For the per-
Tod from December /. 1904, 10 No
vember 30. 1895. the average daily
attendance was zoe. and for the past
two years Il Was 20s. The total a..
tendance IL 21s.
The population OF the prIs0n il
1878. the year II was opened. was
seven. A steady increase was made
as the population Of the state grew.
In 1888 the three figures mark had
been reached and the population wac
iof. In 1905 there were 2aO. the
largea. number 10 the history Of the
prison, behind the bars. Daring the
past year there have been 2Is or sew
en- prisoners less than In 1905 10 car
eerated. DuEing the year 1907 and
1908 122 prisoners have been re-
eeived and los were discharged
Terms Of PFssOneFs.
Behind the stone walls. which shut
of the penal population Of the state
Of Idaho from freedom. there are slx
prisoners convicted OF murder IN the
first degree; is for murder In the Sec
ond degree: seven convicted Of man
slaughter. and numerous others
charged with attempting to XIII By ad-
ministering poison. assault With intent
10 commit murder. crimes against ma
ture. rape. grand larceny. burglary.
embezzlement. incest. forgery. resist
Ing executive officers. assault with In
tent 10 commit robbery. robblng post
oiaees and adultery. The terms Of
sentence range from ak months 70
life. the highest individual sentence
Of years being SO. whIIe others must
spend 40. 80. rs and "a years In the
prison. But one prisoner Is 10 suffer
the death penalty. The sum total Of
years 70 serve b. al prisoners & $50
Nativity and Occupation.
The prisoners hall from nearly All
states. the largest number from any
one state being II from Idaho. The
outside state having the largest rep
resentaiion Of native sons ls Illinois
with Is Missouri comes next with
rs and Alabama. Connecticut. Indiana
and North Carolina have but one TIE
largest number Of foreign bora come
from Canada. or IL Austria. Den
mark. Finland. Mexico. Norway and
slasonia are represented By but one
native son apiece.
Interesting Figures.
The occupations Of prisoners IN
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