Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-08-11
No. 4. Atlanta Prison.
By Capt P. d. HELMS. Deputy
Uaitsd States Marshsl.


GRADES. existing in The prison. These
GRADES are regulated according 70
the behavior and appearance of the
prisoner. While the prisoners OF
the first grade wear a light blue gsrb.
prisoners of the second class. whose
behavior has rot been the best. are
clothed in white uniforms with black
STRIPES. This gasb is also worn oy
the outside prison workmen. so as
70 lessen the probability o. escape.
Prisoners Of the thir6 class or the
lowest grade wear REQ and black
uniforms as punishment for serious
or continuous violation OF the prison
rules. AS the prisoners behavior
and appearance improves heis trans
5erreo 10 a higher grade and on at
5aining the first grade strict a6ner-
snce 70 ths requirements and regu-
lauons adopted by the prison author
ties earns for him a reduced sen
tence. However Il his conduct is
Otherwise he IS reduced in grade and
his confinement II consequence be
coDos more srGuous. Ii has been
the policy FOR Warden Meyer 70 en-
p.Oy every Involvement 70 encourage
the prisoners 70 become law abiding
citizens. and every opportunity is
granted 10 SO improve themselves.
Adjoining the bath room is the lam
cry. Il is 81 Il. long by % Il wide
the operating force is recruited sole
lv tron the prisoners and consists OF
forty hands. The room is vel light
&c. thoroughly ventilated and finish
&c WIKI a white cement coating. AT
the far end OF the room. upon 9
raised platform is Stationed the
s-pcr.nten6eut CT the laundry. who
/ IS o-e OF the prison officials. while
/ al armed officer is or guard az the
| lar end O. the room. The mschiu-
/ e-y used is ofthe latest invention and
( the week carried on is identical with
( tnat OF any OF our large metropolitan
-aundries. Each prisoner deposits
his cast off clothing In d small room
connected with the laundry. They
are then gathered up and placed in
a large steei power washing machine.
I II these machines the clothes are
| necessarily rubbed and josu=d by
| delicate brass wash boards. This
washing process IS continued fol
I some tine and then the clothes are
( dumped into the dryers. These
/ dryers are similar TO brass jacket
kettles and consist Of a perforated
I bow. with q stationery stand. After
/ the wet clothes have been placed ir
.n1er kettle OF perforated 20 81 CT the
| drying machine. the former is made
10 revoive with lightning rspidity,
I tire centrifugal force. which is the
resu.tanto OF combined force. causes
the wet clothes 10 adhere 10 the iu-
rer wal OF this perforated bowl
The water is then gradually drawn
I from the wet garments and IN a re
markedly short time the c.othe.
/ have been completely dried. The
usx- step is 10 run each individual
/ p-sre CT clothes through the ironing
machine. known as the mengel
This machine has two nine foe
wax=d rollers. and as they revolv,
the clothes are inserted between
them. After undergoing q comPlet,
transformation within this compli
Gated apparatus. the finished worl
Pssrss INTO the hands OF carriers
whose duly u is 10 place the ciesi
garments IN the check room and q
attend % the assortment and disui
button. Each week day the laundr'
works ful. tune OF eighthours q day
The greatest effort IS made 70 main
J tain q sanitary cleanliness and L
[ conduct the enure washing process
on an economical system and basis
\ / The machinery q. so sr-snged &C 2