Evening journal., 1920-05-24
JAIL FOR women
is RECOMMENDED
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Delcastle Farm, but examined the
farmer and also the accounts OF the
farms which are kept at the insti-
tuition. We find that the Delcastle
Farm is, - say the least being con-
ducted at quite a peouniary loss to
the Institution 1t is our Judgment
n tho proper inherest on investment.
labor charge from the workhouse,
depreciation on 1--we stock. etc, were
charged against the farm for 1918,
lhe loss would have shown possibly
eighteen thousand dollars
we are not convnrad that the
Deloastle Farm Is a good investment
financially or otherwise. 1t is too
far removed from the prison proper.
making It extremely easy for The
prisoners 10 escape, as record OF es-
capes VIII show, and as The number
OF escapes during the past year fully
proves. Il is our opinion that there
IS sufficient farm land now owned
or leased by the trustees in thu inn
mediate vicinity Of the wOryhouse 10
provide outdoor work for short-term
prisoners and to supply The institu-
ton with all The farm products that
may be needed for rs use.
''it Is or opinion that this farm,
dairy herd, etc. should be disposed
OF and ihe prisoners used in pro-
duDing truck on the acreage In prox-
unity 10 the workhouss. The money
received from the sale Of same would
probably build a womens prison
more modern and satisfactory IN ap-
pOintmenis which would leave the
section now used by women as a
segregation ward for men inmates.
we have much evidence OF pris-
0ners having been -blackjacked' by
guards. OF the Handwriting Of prison
ers to iale bars and the looking up
of prisoners In what is known as
The ram cell where In some cases.
ai least they were not given groper
attention. our chief criticism Of the
su-called ram cells Is that there are
IN same no faciMeis Tor washing, and
that prisoners have been confined
there for considerable periods Of time
and no water furnished with which
even to haihe the face We recon-
mind that some facilities for wash
ing be installed and some fixed rule
be established for furnishing drink
ing water 10 the men detained there
IN. We understand that under the
present warden, the 'st1nging up
process has been dispensed with and
we strongly recommend that IL bo
prob fhaled in the future. AS to
black iaokine' and other physical
methods used 10 subdue prisoners,
where WE realize 10 may be neces-
sary to resort 10 same at times we
strongly recommend that In every
l.Yt4 -fI.n4 ~ M
used, The pruard employing same shall
report sans in writing 10 the warden,
stating the circumstances surrounding
same. And mat the warden shall inn
investigate and examine
other witnesses Of the occurrence,
and note ahe evidence obtained. and
rdport each case In detail to the
trustees at their monthly meetings.
sunder Warden Cross instances OF
brutality 10 prisoners by some OF
tho guards were never reported To
the warden. and, OF course not ia
tho trustees; the situation. therefore
htdng that the trustees were Ia is.
nOrausre OF The real condition OF ar.
fairs, as they had placed their entire
confidence in Gross as to the man
asemcnt OF the prison and were nevys
made aware OF the true facts as tg
the lack OF discipline, cruelty. etc.
until after the escape OF Price
your committee carefully investi.
gated the charges made before a leg.
islative committee in relation TO tho
shooting Of a negro prisoner az Tho
institution about ten years ago, in
mhch Warden Wlngaie was charged
with wanton cruelty. We are con
vinoed that those charges so made
are not well-founded The facts, the
way we found them, were as follows
~The negro. Huntm was a power
ful man, partially insane and very
hard TO handle. The guards, at thai
time, by order OF TIE ward n, ell
carried rcyolvers as well as blacE-
Jacks. After Guard Hastings had lei
the men in me right tier out Of thair
cells he went over to release the men
in the left tier and the right tier
men fled by ln his rar. As the
line including the negro, Hunter
struck Hastings in The head from be-
hind. took Hastings rcvolver. out 81
his pocket and shot him in the side
AZ Hastings vas wrestling with the
negro Hunter for possession OF. The
gun Guard Mccullough and Wingate
having heard the shot, rushed 10 the
scene Hunter wheeled and shot Mo
Cnlloueh In the stomach. Wlngatf
had his gun in his hand and shot
Hunter. The first shot only seemed
To enrare him. and Wingate shol
again. A slFc0ssiOn OF shots by each
followed but Hunter was not downec
hv any OF these shots Wingate iher
pulled his blackjack and STRUCK
Hunter several times, breaking the
lack but Hunter stll remained on
his fept. other guards having arrivr
heat the prisoner down with theh
'hlackiacks.' Guard MCCULLOUGH diec
Ia tae morning. Guard Hastings re.
covered after a long Illness and thl
nazro Hunter died two days after
thp shooting II Is our opinion ihaN
Guard Mingaha was Justified in hil
acts at that time.
a3 The present and past lahoi
contract system al the Institution
Including not only clothing contrac
with Oppenheim & Co. but also tai
use OF prisoners on roads, on insh
tuition farms and by private indi
viduals.
eYoir committee went very thor
ouQhly into the contract system II
vogue at the institution. We exam
| ined the conditions under which 1u
men are WORKING ana lnRtStlgAlFs
very carefully the facts In relation
to the contract with Orpenheim 4
I C0 and we are frank 20 say tha
same seems TO be a very one-side
1 AFFAIR. most OF the provisions OF sam
/ being on the side OF the contractor
I II was very difncult to get deiinit
facts and figures relative TO the &C
tual operation Of the cOnira;ct frou
the resident manager, Mr.. RothsohiiC
but from what little information W
Ala obtain from him we are con
vineed that while the previous con
tract which expired in November
1910 was very liberal in its terms &
ia,o contracfor the present con4raC