Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-10


open for public inspection. This
report must state the name o.
the convict whipped, the mum bel
of strokes administered, the
size of the strap used, the time
and place of the whipping, ano
in whose presence it was done
and the cause for the whipping
The penitentiary commi ssion
must make a semi-annual repor,
of the whipping of convicts to
the district Judge of the county
where whippings are done. and
the grand jury is authorized to
make Investigations and return
indictments where whippings
have been done in violation of
the law The utmost care must
be exercised by those admins
tering the whippings not to
break the skin. Any one guilty
OF administering more lashes
than twenty. or whipping pris
oner except as provided by law,
OF of striking a prisoner except
in self defense, may be fined and
imprisoned and dismissed from
the service. At the request of
Governor Colquitt the commis
sion has abolished the use of the
strap entirely, and prisoners are
not now whipped.
White and negro prisoners are
not worked together when it can
be avoided, and they are kept
separate when they are not at
work.
The prison commission is re-
CURED to provide as soon as
practicable at each prison farm,
schools for instruction of the
prisoners in the elementary
branches Of English and indus.
trial education, and such other
education Of they may prescribe,
providing recreation, including
music, at reasonable hours.
Books are furnished the prison.
ers for reading and circulating
library is maintained.
Regular religious services by
prison chaplains are provided
for each prison and farm for at
least twice month, the chap.
lains deyoting their entire time
to the religious training of the
prisoners and to teaching.
The prison physician, and in
his absence, the matron, has the
authority to say whether the
physical condition of female
prisoners is such that they can
perform any physical labor. The
female prisoners are kept on a
separate farm, the whites and
blacks in separate buildings,
with matrons in charge, who are
required to look after the well
fare of these prisoners and to
live at the places weere they are
kept. Only married men, who
must live with their families in
houses provided by the state
near the prisons, are employed
as guards.
A prisoner becoming entitled
to a dimutiOn of sentence by good
conduct receives ten cents day
for the time said prisoner is con
fined in prison, but when a pris-
oner forfeits any part of his
good time by misconduct or VIC
latiou of prison rules, he for
feits out of the compensation
allowed him twenty-five cents
a day for each day of such
good time forfeited. When
a prisoner has a family or rela-
tives within the second degree of
consanguinits, or affinity depend
ent upon him, these savings are
paid TO such of them as may be
designated by him, and he has
no such dependent relatives the
amount Is paid to him on his
discharge from prison. The at
torney general has ruled that "a
lifetime prisoner can not be paid
this compensation.
Prisoners are required to work
only ten hours IL day, except in
cases OF extreme and unavoid
able necessity, when they are
paid ten cents an hour for over
time. The ten hours includes
the time spent iu going to and
from the work. and prisoners
are not required to faster than a
walk No greater amount of
work shall be- done Dy a prisoner
than IBIS physiCa. health and
strength will permit nor can any
prisoner be placed AZ any labor
when the prison physician pro
nuunc"s him unable - perform
such labor.
Except iu extreme cases. san
day labor ts not Permitted. and
whom 10 IS required. prisoner,
arr allowed one dollar per day
for each SUNDAY work per
formed.
Prisoners who are found hy
tae prison physician a. be- la
such bad health as to require ~.