The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-19
newly erected IAN than remain with

nc. sFeGteo aall taan Ie1nAih Will
!, y much-needed measure and one en-
tireiy practicable at small expense, Is
the requirement. that every prisoner
q bath, don prison garb and have his
own garments disinfected
Need New System.
There e no provision for isolatinsS
should not P Be- made nursery for
physical disease and precautions
should BIO insisted upon which will
protect a healthy prisoner from tho
because OF the llerding together Of all
classes Of persons whose physical con.
dition has not yet reduced them to
the need for hospital care, and where
tiplies many times the chances of In
lection
There should be some system by
which persons awaiting trial should
ing sentence, not to mention those
retained as witnesses. This precau.
ton can hardly be too strongly urged;
there Is ample space in the Jail to
There were no white women in the
large number of colored women. We
would advise that the Jail formerly
peGially for women. and the present
jail left exclusively for men This
would greatly facilitate several OF the
suggested reforms, and the policy of
removing the female prisoners as far
as possible from the male ones Is so
obviously desirable as to need no
further comment.
"a 4 y, doctor sS +, for the jail has been pro.
comes com. when sent for, and sometimes
opinion that a daily visit to the Jail
Should be required OF the jail ply.
Daily Visits Necessary.
conditions In such an institution
as city Jail change often from hour
to hour, certainly there is good rea-
twenty-four hours. Opportunities to
protect prisoners from contagious dis
eases. to relieve pain. and to provide
1 To- emergencies must arise many times
man falls to detect them. It is. tn our
opinion. highly important that the
Jail physician should give his personal
inspection to the jail at least once a
day.
The need of a modern kitchen and
laundry Is conspicuous. II this were
supplied the addition OF a disinfecting
plant would be an inconsiderable ex:
OF these improvements would follow
naturally II there were a yard attach
ed to the jail. and none are practicable
with the present lack of ground space.
the needs OF the jail in general terms
AS to how these reforms can be car
r1ed out, we have not felt called upon
to report; partly. because the details
must always await the establishment
Of the principles on which they rest
and partly because we would not pre-
sumo to lead the way with so sompe-
tent guide as the very able City
Sergeant already in command.
Our conclusions have been reached
largely because OF his readiness to
we would gladly assist him in secur-
ing any. or all. of these reforms. We
feel sure OF his sympathy with our
point OF view, and we would assure
him Of our readiness to cooperate
with him IN accomplishing these. the
most most essential as ta features required to
State.
The Almshouse.
The Richmond Almshouse is per-
haps more generously provided for
f BY the city ,z than any Of its Gs nst.s
fact that with the almshouse is asso-
ciated the City Hospital The place
is so clean as to deserve to be called
spotless. The officials in charge are
not only competent. but kindly. and
'hsre Is muda 10 rls on
is in some instances unfortunate. a
self-respecting old woman ought not
TO find it impossible TO have private
corner all her own, even Ii she is so
friendless as to have no home but the
could be constructed OF least in some
OF the dorm:tories. 1t would certainly
tend to brighten existence for a most
| unfortunate and not necessarily I'M
| worthy class.
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