The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-23
in the Insane Hospital at Indiana State Prison

When a convict has served his
time he is called TO the receiving
room, where he is given his clothing
fvedollar bill and his paper Of dis.
charge He leaves with little money.
no work, an excellent education in
crime-and blasted reputation
That is how Usual prison operates
and how 18th century notions have
persisted into this 2Oth century
Now turn TO the Indiana state prls.
on Of Michigan City whore criminals
enter aud MEN leave. where educa.
tIon takes the place Of brutality and
where work is substituted for punish.
mcnt.
Cheerfulness of Indiana's Prison.
The outer appearance of the Ind.
ana state prison is cheerful. 1t is
constructed of white stone decorated
by red brick. The Offices and en-.
frances are spotless, quiet and or.
DERBY.
In the warden's office are numor.
Gus charts stating the exact number
of inmates, the new arrivals. the
causes for the convictions. the de.
nominations, nationalities, parontagc
and industrial ability Of the pris.
oners, and the precise cost Of each
food per man for the Institution. Tho
warden can turn to his chart and at
a glance tell a visitor that roast beef
costs Ia cents per man or that
bread costs one-quarter Of a cent per
nan, depending upon the number Of ,
inmates. The cost at present of feed.
ng each Of the 1900 prisoners three
meals daily is 11Ia cents a day.
A double gate system separates the {
,ffices from the dollhouse. The gates Z
re enameled in white, the guards !
re eX-army men clad in semi.army {
informs. They are courteous, eff. v
lent and patient. t
The cellhouses are white, light, I
anitary and well ventilated Each II
ell is Z feet high, . feet wide and 10 r
Get deep, and contains an iron white
nameled bed with mattress and
pring, complete lavatory, rocking p
hair, library catalog. electric lights, II
INNING water and but one tenant at ~
time.
Meals are served in n large dining u
Dom equipped with "A lunch coun. t
,rs, capable of seating 1900 men. 4
Walters in spotless white clothing II
tand at the end of each counter -
eady to serve as many as five por,
ons of bread, three helpings Of soup n
nd two orders Of meat II the men S
esire It. Ia
The food is clean, well-cooked and n.
wiling. Menus are submitted to the -,
arden and approved by him four y
eeks in advance. They contain III
Efficient variety and though not in s.
ny way luxuriant the meals are 81
and tasty.
o Institutional odors. 81 81
The kitchens, commissary depart. SC
ent and bakery are odorless, dirt. fiji
IS and sanitary, while the mess Sc
III may be compared, for cleanlI. e, en-
.ss. to the dining rooms of the nm
lest hotels. When the deputy was ha
ked how such remarkable purity ru
d lack OF institutional odor is at. so
med, he said: I'VE find sunshine wi
d elbow grease to be the best ster. lo1
zers and disinfectants." br
All workshops are well ventilated. TIL
lie one in which binder Irvine is ha
lnufactured is built throughout Of ye
lex, steel and glass. ne
A hospital, made Of cement and nis
me Quarried by the convlcts, and
lbodying every modern idea suited mi
such an institution, is attached to the
, prison. Its patients are the In. col
ne, feeble-minded, eplleptic and PHI
k inmates, who are given separate ey,
pms, excellent beds, foods and tire
ateyer else is essential. me
The warden, whose name is Ed. ant
lrd ]. FoGarty, rules supreme in cy