The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14
PRISON REPORT
Decrease Saewa ia Ghe Population Of the
State psnitentiaEy.
MANY WERE PARD0NED
Interesting Statis1:.~ on the State

Interesting Statistics on the State
Prison Prepared by the Goard OF
Directors and Superintendent oc
the General Assembly.
The use of the pardoning power by
the governor of South Carolina IS re
fected in the annual report o. the d.
which was sent to the general assem-
rectors OF the State penitentiary.
bly, Tuesday by D. j. Griffith, the su-
perinten3ent.
The report shows that the poDu!a-
rion Of the peniteltiary at the end o.;
1910 was 935 and that i was SOS a;
the end OF the .ast year. The gov
ernor during last year extended e1-
ecuc!ye clemency in approximately
$50 cases. OF this runoer l45 were
liberated from the pelitentlacy.
while the others were released from
the county cha:ngangs ana police
courts.
AS to the health Of the prisoners.
Dr.. R. T. Jennings makes the follow
ing report: We have had l3 deaths
from tuberculosis. The records
show that nine of this number came
from the different county chaingangs
in critical condition. Two Of this
number were admitted from Jail with
this dread disease. There are now
only four patients confrel. in the
tubercular hospital Their general
condition is good, with the exception
Of one Every prec:,ution is used to
prevent the spread Of this disease. ;,
The population CT the peli;en-
tiary," said Capt Griffith, Including
those at Clemson College, State
farms. leased to county chainsangs
and at the Lexington reformatory. al
the close Of the fiscal year, Decen-
Der 81, 1910, was 925. Received IN
der sentence. III: recaptured, S. BY
return from Chesterfield county, i.
B! return himself, !. IN prison dur
ing the year, 1,12}, from which de-
duct discharged oy pardon. 33: dis
charged by parole, ll2: discharged
by expiration Of sentence. III; died.
"a; escaped, Is: lost to Hampton
county, |: lost D Richland county,
2; lost TO Chester county, /; lost to
Chesterfield county, /; leaving in
prison December 81. 1911, sos.
eve have, as .ne law directs, fur
nished Clemson Co!,ege with SO con-
victs, for which We receive pay; and
have also furnished to the State
house six convicts ard one guard the
whole year for whIca We receive no
pay. All Of the coNvicts, exclusive
of those above mentioned, and the
reformatory boys, are employed on
the various chainsaags, on the State
farm, and in the hosiery mill located
here in the yard We have good
many all the year round in the hos
pital and around the yard unable to
perform manual tabor, and OF course
have to be cared for.
For a more detailed report OF
prisoners, l respectfully refer you to
report TO our most efficient captain
o: the guard, c. C. Roberts, for the
year, which shows from what coun-
ties received, also sor what crimes,
and where located.
The fo'los.ics is the report OF the
ho,rd CT Gi~e::c-s:
.'ii.3e G sscci YER u l91l mas closed
ard it is or duty tc submit to you
our annual rerorc 81 the financial and
general condition OF the penitentiary.
t'The humane, economic and 5usI-
ness methods that have distinguished
the administration Of Col. D. J. Grit
9Th, superintendent Of the institu-
ton, in the past have again crowned
the years operations with success.
The supply crops on the farms
were larger in the preceding year, but
the extremely low price OF cotton
affects the financial results.
Total receipts, 1911. ....s S1,5S1.22
To cash balance Gecen-
be~ q 1871 70 202 %