New-York tribune., 1911-01-30
|SUPT. COLLINS REPORTS
Saws Foreign Criminals Are Fill
ing Prisons Of State.
INSTITUTIONS CROWDED
Total Expenditures for the Care
and Maintenance for 1910
S621,168 a..

Albany. Jan. 2s-"The trend OF foreign
criminals 10 the United States during the
las, few years is in large measure re-
sponsibIe for the unparalleled increase oi
the prison population Of the state, say.
Cornelius V. Collins, Superintendent OF
State Prisons. in his annual report WHICH
will go 70 the Legislature tomorrow
More than 54 per cent OF the increase
directly chargeable 10 this cause ne con-
tinues. "and II is undoubtedly true tnat
the influence and example OF this class OK
criminals are responsible for some, at least
OF the crimes for which men OF the otnef
classes mentioned were imprisoned. IN inc
prisons these aliens are a great expense 10
the state and a hindrance 70 the ehectNe
application OF reformatory and disciplinary
methods.
During the year Just closed the tnreo
prisons were again crowded by popula-
ton vastly greater than they were designed
10 accommodate" the report says. Not-
withstanding the tact that the numoer or
prisoners paroled far exceeded that or any
previous year. the population OF the prisons
or September 30. 1910, was larger by LSs
/ than the average on that date for the last
ten years."
The daily average n the three prisons Is
given as 4.S25. the number Of deaths as 20.
death rate 81, and the number or insane
as 80. The deaths were nine less than ia
1903 and the number OF insane prisoners
was eight less. There were nine oesths
from tuberculosis. and the superintendent
points out the excellent work Of the nos
pital STATS by declaring that In 1881 there
was I death from tuberculosis 20 every %
prisoners, and in 1910 only In every on
died Of that disease.
| .rhe total expenditures for the care ana
maintenance OF the three state prisons In
1903 and 1910 respectively, were $751;
fT4 44 and s62i.l68 -. In 1909 the ex-
nerlditure per capita was Sl3l 40, and last
wear n was siS45 81. The daily average
population was 4420 in 1903 and 1926 10
1910.
The superintendent says that during the
Last fiscal year many necessities had 20 b.
supplied. such as bedding and clothing, snd
depleted stores Of supplies were replenisheo.
! Even this. he declares. did nor bring the
per capita expenditure for the last year any
higher than the average for the last ten
years.
In regard 70 the Great Meadow Prison,
the superintendent believed that by March
I four hundred or five hundred prisoners
will occupy this new institution, and that
the agricultural school for prisoners, vnich
he thinks will ne tn largest, most compre-
hensive and thorough school ot us klnc IN
tre world. will be established
The report on the prison industries SAYS
that the amount turned into the sclte treas
ur5. from the capital fund during the year
was $4,000. the earnings or the prisoners
s15sO34s7, and the amount OF shipments
for the year was ,ss3,24i o..
The present pay OF the guards IN 'he
state prisons is entirely inadequate. the su-
-e-intendent asserts. since the maximum
salary for q man who has been guard
fer four or more years is $500 year He
also regrets the fact that while the guards
are docked FOR not working, no matter Vhat
tieir excuse may be. they are subject 70
cal. a. any hour and are not paid for over
time. He recommends a new and more
: liberal schedule OF wages.
Mr.. Collins believes there should be
|, schooi for the training OF prison guards SO
: rha. when they are sent % report for duty
they will know what is expected OF them
snd be able 10 go about their work In a
progressive manner
. During the year the board of parole
: considered i,20 applications and released
: 7sa nr,sonArs on parole Since 1900 the board
has considered e77s applications and pa
rolled 1906 prisoners. Of whom; g per cent
, complied with the terms Of parole and II
Der cent became delinquent.
SUPERINTENDENT Collins has nothing ex-
q cept praise for the prison schools. and
saws all those who wish 70 enter cannot oe
received on account OF lack OF facilities.
An average OF LAB prisoners attended
school every day In the year. except sun
days and holidays.
Coming to the state hospitals and the
prison FOR women Mr.. Collins gives the
5 expenditures OF the Matteawan State Hoe
pital. Dannemora State Hospital and state
: Prison for Women as r75,2,J Os, or Sl5 "a
Der capita a year. The average daily popu-
e latlou OF the three institutions was i.27s,
the deaths 81 the death rate Isl and ons
insane prisoner was reported. In regard
10 pannemora he declares that approprf-
atoms will be required each year, 30 that
the work o, enlarging the prison may keep
mace with the room requirc5 for the pr's-
oners
At the state Prison for Women the daily
average number OF prisoners was III. sno
81 per cent Of the whole number we're from
New York or its immediate vicinity. The
per capita expenditure was $50 So. The
superintendent believes that Il would %
better and less expensive II provision could
De made FOR the women prisoners in con-
n.ction with some institution in the south
ern part OF the state. He calculates thai
the expenses Of keeping the wcnnen WILL De
reduced by this as last year the expendi-
ture OF transportation alone vas 81 a pris-