The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-06-10
COUNTY INSTITUTIONS.
Charities and Corrections Report ON
Jail and Chain Gang.


Below are given the reports of the
State Board of Charities and Correc-
tions on the recent inspections of the
Bamberg county jail and chain gang.
The reports are accompanied by score
card reports on the county institu-
tions.
The score card on the Jail indi-
Gates: For the Jail plant, permanent
features, 240 scores out of a possible
400; sheriff's management, methods
and results, $50 scores out of pos
sible 400; county commissioners and
the Jail, SO scores out of possible
200; complete score 679 out of pos
sible 1000
Score card report on county chain
gang: County commissioners and
chain gang, camp and it's equipment,
the convicts, miscellaneous, 31S out
of a possible 500; foreman's man
agement, methods and results, camp
and equipment, conditions, camp SAN
itation, the convicts, 336 out of pos
sible 500; total score 654 out of a
possible 1000.
The reports follow:
Report on County Chain Gang.
Report on visit to the Bamberg
county chain gang made May 1S,
1920, by Assistant Secretary Brear-
ley.
'The Bamberg county chain gang
is not as we'll equipped as the average
camp in South Carolina. The cook
ing is done over an open fire and the
tents are over-crowded and not sup
piled with very good bedding. Fore
man Morris does, the best he can with Z
the material at hand and is to be
praised for his attitude toward the
men under him.
''The camp is over-run with flies
although it is out in the open coun-
try This is probably due to the fail
ure to clean out the stables and to
remove all the tin cans and other
refuse from the grounds. If every
place where flies can breed were
thoroughly cleaned up the pests would
soon disappear.
.'Some of the other needs of this
camp are: The placing. of the soil
pit further away from the camp site;
more attention to the washing of the
bedding; the use of blankets rather
than comforts, little more variety
in the food so as to give better bal
anced ration; and the abolition Of
the practice of allowing more than
one convict to bathe in the same wa
ter .>..
Report on Bamberg County Jail.
"Bamberg county still maintains
it's distinction of having the only
woman jailer in the state. Mrs. Dick
inson, who kept one Of the best and
cleanest jails in the South Carolina,
is now dead but her daughter, Mrs.
Kinard, is carrying on the work. The
building is very unsatisfactory but
the legislative delegation has author
lied two improvements that will help
appreciably. The walls are to be
painted and water works to be install
ed as soon as the money becomes
available next winter. 1t is to>be re-
gretted that these changes could not
be made Immediately. The delega-
ton is also to be commended for rais-
ing the dieting fee from thirty to
forty cents a day, even though the
latter figure is hardly sufficient to
provide three meals day.
''The most notable fault of the jail
MANAGEMENT at present is the failure
to dispose of the sewrage properly.
The soil buckets are emptied in a
hole about seventy-five yards from
the building, but no dirt is thrown On
the refuse and flies were swarming
around at the time of the visit. Be-
fore winter additional blankets
should be purchased as the present
supply is Inadequate"
oleum and in every line of work
where wood -four is now used. It