The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-09

penal institutions In the state OF Mich
igan, New York, Minnesota, Ohio, In
diana and Illinois for the year 1908.
The state sanatorium, phychopatic
hospital and employment institution
for the blind for Michigan are not
included in the state because Of their
expensive nature and because the
other states compared have no such
institutions.
Michigan, per capita cost .$215.61
Minnesota, per capita cost 49,. 1885
Ohio, per capita cost -. ...... 10000
New York. per capita cost d. -. 177.53
Indiana, per capita cost 49,. 80. 1880
Illinois per capita cost ....... 1925
The total number of inmates in the
charitable. reformatory and penal in
stitutions of Michigan i'm 1908 was
1921.
New York would thus have cared
for that number of patients at a sum
less than Michigan of $3S9,596.4S.
Minnesota would thus have cared
for that number of inmates at a sum
less than Michigan Of $537.242.55.
Ohio would thus have cared for that
number Of inmates at sum less than
Michigan of 1868, s1277
Indiana would thus have cared for
that number of inmates at a sum less
than Michigan Of 55S,599.41.
Illinois would thus have cared for
that number of inmates at a sum less
than Michigan Of S54O,5O3
Cost of Penal institutions.
In 1891 the legislature passed a bill
creating state board Of prison in
spectors TO have the management an6
control of the state prison, state house
of correction, and branch prison Mich
igan informatory, tie asylum for the
criminal insane, the industrial school
for boys and the industrial school for
girls. During the fiscal year of their
administration of the state prison at
Jackson, they returned to the state
treasury the sum Of $4,000 more than
for that year.
The state prison of Minnesota at
saltwater Is more than self support
ing. The number OF inmates i'm such
prison in 1908 was Cos, and the total
earnings per capita, over and above
all expenses. were $176.92 making a
total net earnings for the year over
and above all expenses of conducting
the institution of $117651.S0.
Cost of Heat and Light.
Another statement shows the am
cunt expended for heat and light alone
i'm 1908 in the several charitable. penal
and reformatory institutions of Michi-
gan. The purchase of fuel by a Joint
board of control in the capacity of
purchasing agent is one of the points
upon which the governor believes a
vast saving may be made. The figures
are rather startling and are as fol-
lows:
Michigan Soldiers Home. s. 14,337.7S
Homo for the Feeble Minded
Gapee) ..... =. ... 1S,242.62
State Sanatorium (How-
elD go. 90. e. ...... 1862
state Public School -. &c. 7,9774S
Michigan School for the
Deaf .... =. ........... 12,S6s.22
Michigan School for the
Blind 49,. 49,. e. -. 4,Ss1.G5
Employment Institution for
Blind .....,....... 49,. 3,3S9.21
Michigan Asylum for the
Insane (Kalamazoo) 49,. 26,49S.SS
Eastern Michigan Asylum
Pontiac) ..... -. .. 21,122.S1
Northern Asylum (Traverse
city, 49,. $40. ........ 24,1G4.99
u. p. Asylum (Newberry) 23.S40.17
State Asylum Oonia) ... 9,9T7.72
Psychopathic Hospital 800. 1,62s.59
State Prison Gackson) $40. 27,616.92
Michigan eformatory
0onla) 49,. 80. ........ I1.693.05
Marquette Prison 49,. ...... 5,419.52
Industrial Home for Boys. 1S,191.57
Industrial Home for Girls. 10.5S3.0S
Total $40. ...........$2 Ss.179.9S