Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-06

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evidently insane and should be a.,
mitted to a state hospital. other
who have become insane are KEEP
instead of being brought before
commission and committed 10 an IN
sane hospital Men sick with an IN
fictitious disease, such AS influenza
which has no isolation wards, Th'
patient cant get good care, and Al
the others are exposed to the me
lion The building used for the m
place for such cases. Babies and
children who are considered too NounI
for the Detention Home are sent {,
this institution, This is not the 'laef
has been delinquent is at the alWs
homes. Il Is not the right place for
her. Almshouses should be used rs
homes for old people, not allowed u
he catch.als for all kinds Of social
problems Never under any elftuih
stances. should insane people he Nep'
in such institutions II is directly L.
violation OF the law
The county needs new building
for men. The old building is entire
" out of harmony with modern lnStF
tutional standards The wretched
sanitation tlack of bath rooms and
decent toiletsl the old dingy walls
and rough floors, the poor dishes and
the dreary ugly corridors and sitting
rooms are the worst features. The
cell and bars on the third floor should
he removed Immediately. The inter
Tor walls should be painted, comfort
able chairs should be bought and ev-
cry effort made 10 make the old build
ing more homclike. as long is il IS
used
La Sale County Jail.
Dec 30, 1919.
Sheriff. c. 5. Ayers; jailer, a. B.
Holmes.
There are three floors in the La Sale
county Jail 1.-THE front part of The
building. which was Originally the
sherif's residence is part of the Jail
hut does not contain any OF the main
cell rooms There are two cell rooms
on each floor in the main part Of the
iail
In each Of the first floor cell rooms,
the cage consists OF two large cells
fitxS feet and wide corridor. The
toc- is stone The sides of the cells
are solid and the backs are lattieed.
Each room has windows on two
sides. Each cell has four wall cot
There is a corner seat in each cell.
The cage contains toilet and stand
On the second floor the rooms are
the same as on the first except that
the cage in each room contains -four
cells opening into the corridor. The
cells are Sx6 feet in dimension and
contain each two cots. The floor i
steel These rooms are dark and
poorly ventilated There were blan-
kets. but no mattresses.
The third floor is like the second.
In the hall into which the cell
rooms open on the second floor,
stands a piano. which is used fo.'
Sunday services at the Jail
The Jail is clean and the plumbing
naCn
1918. The prisoners were wearing
rIean clothes, which had been fur,
nished by the county
There are two parts on the sec
ond floor in the front part of the
house that are used for prisoners, One
is a large corner room with three
windows. II contains five cot beds
There is an electric light in the cen
ter, This room is used for TRUSTEES.
There We're four TRUSTEES who slept
there at night in December 1915.
These men work in the Jail lin the
laundry and Kitchen and do errands
for the jailer.
Across the hall is the women's de-
pdrtment. This consists Of two ad.
joining rooms both large. Boys are
sometimes held in this part when
there are no women prisoners.
There is bath tub a wash stand
and toilet in the room There IS
one table. ami several beds and two
chairs. No mattresses are furnished