The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-19
FEE SYSTEM BAD
At C|TY'S JAIL
Inspection Committee Believes 1t
Makes for Idleness of Able
Bodied Prisoners.
WORK MEN on ROAD
Sanitary Conditions Good-Praise
for City Sergeant-hecom-
mendations TO bc Followed,


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va - e.. -. ,.,,s,r ,,h:,.,,
the supervising 'tnteF vi ING 'a''
and zarkhouss IS paid So much per
day for housing and feeding tnma :t.s
~ .haaa ,,,s..,,,.,.,. ,,,sLas for .,o
eHeo@faSTiHeh' Oh iu'eheSS, not
CRIME. and prevents the working Of
> Aalts aAtAsatAa men ga the roads around
HiChncnd is the conclusion reached
by committee chosen by the state
Board of Charities and Corrections TO
INVESTIGATE the local penal institutions
the committee. in Its report to The
beard AT its meeting Monday after
nnan IN the state Library, declared
that so long as the emoiument at the
official is made to depend upon Tire
nuinh Der ai inmates IN the 1ai4r $n Long
Mi there he abie-bodied men behind
the bars rather than out In the coun-
tf3 air, saving the state in the mat
Ter Oh their support and helping 10
make the good roads tor which the
country AROUND Richmond is IN to9
need.
TO Ara on Recommendations.
1t Ia likely that the state Bostd
Viii take the matter up with >leW
OF making some arrangement by
which the prisoners may be worked
vn the road. rms can only be done,
however, after the City Sergeants
saiar. Is named. Probably an act
81 the General Assembly would be
necessary. Whatever liz necessary, II
~ beiieNed the state Board VIII Try
and do IT.
isolate tubercuiar patients in the
city jail. IT should not be nurs cry
for physical disease" IN another OF .he
committees recommendations.
The committee, composed of Mrs.
Kate Peasants Minor. DIR. Moses -.
Hoge and NJ. J. Straus visited the
Jail, workhouse and alfnsh ousc, and
while generally pleased with condi-
tions. found number OF subjects
upon which To make recommenda-
tons
Commenting on the isolation Of dis
eased persons. the committee declare
that there should he jail yard. that
the new jail should be abandoned rA-
Their than occupied without yard
80 that sick prisoners might get out
into the fresh air and not only i'm
prove their own ccnditioh, but mini
Inize the chances OF giving the ais'
ease TO other prisoners. The com
mittee recommended that me 1ali 9h%'
siciah De comPeiieo 10 make aaii'
slsit 10 he JAN 10 feat anu lnspeeT
the paients ana 10 MART the fouhu'
~ the oe .s W vain tiie Sah'
laIs coiaotioiis, ,.,....-.
1on a.i ia sueh an tnsel'a .l.,,
q .t.s 5aa, InaaisT =. 'Iol'. . nv a
- noui, 80 ALI 'n.Ie - $50 90 o.
H ~ .l. ~ . .ane -
-. - -. -. = ~
r $500 80 20 =, ~. ..o, ~.
80 svs.rgon<ta. ,,,,s, srisa ,ran,
1890 ,s,aan ~ ,nayrar,arcad a,.a ~
sha ,ayr,an fails IN detec, then, I, ia
=, o,,v argrtan b,yhi,, ,,rnnrta,t "a.
fha taiI nhysician should give his ner
snnal ipsper,ion ia the iail az lea
once aey.
THE need of "A modern kitchen
ara taund~y Ia r,nansruous If tht
we're supplied the addition Of a disin
gect,nr niant would he an incons,der
able expense and a most valua BILE ad
dgfion All az these Improvement
wou,a fnlloyr naturally If there yer
q yard attached to the jail, and non
In practicable with the present lac
Of ground space.
I'VE have been content to sneak q
r,,s n...s,ss of mo ,a,I In general ,crn,
A. IN how these reforms can be car
riea o,,t. We have not felt called upo
10 report. partly, because the detail
sv,,amf aiways await the esta blishmen
~ tha nrinctnies an which they res
and nartis hacauSe We would not prc
s,irne Ia lead the way with so con,pe
Ss tent a guide az the very able cit
n. already in command
.s1nr conclusions have been reach
81 larpeiv because of his readiness (
lend y,s his aid in our investigation,
we wn,.ia gladly assist him In secur
snU any mr. ali. IF these reforms. w
FEEL xnre Of his sympathy with ou
..aan. ~ view. and We would assur
nlna OF our readiness TO co.operat
with him In accomplishing these. In
rnas, essential features required T
make our city 1ail a model for tn
q state
Jait for uar,ep..
Tb. eanmIttee also recommend
,hat the old 1afi in Manchester h
u.ed exelussvely for housing wome