The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-09-25

The following report regarding the
visits of the Lake County Board of
Charities and Correction To the various
county institutions comes to THE
TINES
County Jail, Crown Point.
Visited Aus. -. 1917. by Mrs A. T.
Cox. Mrs. H. Aschuler and Mr.. II. E.
Jackson.
Capacity Of JAIN is los and there
were present that day. seventy-eight
C7S) prisoners. Waiting trial. twenty
one men. one woman. one girl: serving
jail sentence. fo.ty-two men. two wom-
en-. sentenced t. Penal Farm eight
men; insane waiting. two men: city
prisoners. one. During this visit. six
teen city prisoners We're brought in.
Sheriff Barnes was busy with exemp-
tion board, but the matron Mrs Olds
and Deputy Olda were in charge
There is no attention paid to separa-
tion Of young offenders from the hard
ened criminals.
The same jailer is still retained. after
repeated complaints from individuals
and organizations and regular reports
Of some from this board. While the
present jailer is valuable around the
premises, he is not the proper man to
be in charge.
New laundry equipment has been in
stalled. but in such cramped quarters.
as to he inefficient There is plenty of
room in the gars &c. If there is no larger
available space in Jail basement.
The rules for the prisoners are not
yet in evidence. whereas they should be
conspicuously posted and then en-
forced
A fumieaung room and bath should
be Installed. clean clothing furnished,
as previously recommended The bed
ding is not always clean and with the
help Of the flmigating outht. c4ean
clothing and proper laundry facilities.
it could be kept in better condition.
Insane men are stili cared for in the
jail and the board found one juvenile
who should have been in the Detention
Home.
The building has been painted on the
inside and is kept clean. Meals are
ample and Of good quality
$1,000, repairs.
$4,000, supplies.
$1,000 jan. and other employees.
Lake County Asylum.
Visited Aug. It. 1917. by Mrs. a. T.
Cox. Mrs J. n Turner Mrs. H Al
L
W of four Kindred there were one hun
/ dred and seventy-nine inmates-of
whom eleven were insane and eight
were abled bodied men.
A physician is paid St.20000) twelve
hundred dollars year and a nurse
seventy-dve dollars month and her
board. The nurse visits the wards and
has charge of the hospital but in ad-
diuon to the hospital nurse there is
| great and Immediate need for properly
/ trained attendants for the insane and
| tubercular patients. The latter are
now being taken care of by inmates
The board strongly recommends the ad-
ditionai attendants. as the institution
1 has ample room and Accommodations.
The County Council has appropriated
/ twenty-five thousand dollars for boilers
/ and building The boilers are needed
but IN the judgement Of this board
/ there is ample space in present boiler
room for any needed equipment
The general condition of inmates anC
/ building was good, as usual. but th'
insane and tubereular patients neeC
better care.
The superintepdent's salary is on,
thousand dollars per year and his wife:
six hundred He employees eight mer
and five women. who are paid by tn
/ commissioners.
The farm consists of three hundred
and FIVE acres of land. valued at on
hundred and thirty-five dollars pc
acre. Thirty-fve acres are timber an'
the rest is farmed This year Their
have been larger crops planted thar
before.
There are nineteen head of cattle