New-York tribune., 1922-11-27

prison buildings, and on the farm. The
salae OF ene rarn products for the
year was s45,474.43.a
The average daily population of the
Atlanta prison was 2,170. In 1891 IL
was 1850. The daily cost per man was
~ cents. In 1921 it was 92.7, On
June so, 1922, there were 2.33d pris
oners in confinement The total coat
OF maintenance during 1922 was se5T.-
eis.9l; the total expenditures $780,
l42.oS, the difference being represented
oy inventoried supplies on hand at the
close of the year. The cotton duck
mill at this prison is now operating a,
about 90 per cent Of its full capacity
on orders from the Postoffice Depart
ment and the Navy Department. The
output Of the mill has been 3,o9A.396
yards of cotton duck, valued at s1,l91,-
$3.50. A system Of paying the pris-
oher employees bonus of two cents
per yard has been put iato effect, and
during the year the prisoners earned
total of $60,579.90.
The beneficial effect of this sys-
tenn" II was explained. sis noticed In
the building up of self respect and con-
hdence. in the prisoners to q degree
heretofore largely lacking BY enabling
prisoners to contribute to some extent
to the support of their dependents this
system also. had farreaching infIu-
ence beyond the institution itself"
PRISONERS assigned to work on the
farms produced crops valued at s69..
LASS. about the same as last year.
dhese prisoners are placed on the
farms "on their honor and have proyen
most faithful to their trust and labor
diligently. Only about per cent have
escaped or in other ways misused the
liberties allowed them.''
AT the Mcneil Island, Wash. prison
the average daily population was s72:
In 1871 1T was 241. The daily cost a
man wss 1914; In 1921 it was Slit.
puring the year the prisoners were
employed in excavating and filling con-
structlon of new prison buildings,
FARMING and the usual prison duties.
Bertillon System Hampered
During the fiscal year 1o5,o16 crimi.
ma measurements were received. of
which 96,42o were fngerprint records
and 1896 Bertillon records. There
are at present on file In the bureau
Sl,S69 Bertillon photographs and rec
oras, aoi,3ol hngerprint records and
1863 criminal index cards. During
the year 22,51o identiications were
made, of which 22,074 were by the in-
gerprint system and 435 by the Ber-
tillon system. The operations of tho
bureau ARE considerably hampered by
Jack of funds. Adequate funds should
De provided SO that it's sphere OF use
fulness may be extended"
A total of T02 Federal prisoners were
released on parole during the year as
compared with 942 during 1921. The
paroles of 73 prisoners we're terrni-
mated for violation of the conditions
of their parole, as compared with 80
IN the prior fiscal year Paroled pris-
oners earned for Themselves during the
year 93,404.20 in money, besides in
many instances, receiving board and
lodging. In the previous year the
earn ear of these prisoners was 1916, ri.
lhe decrease in earnings, the euperin-
tendent of prisons said, '"no doubt, was
on account of the Industrial situation
throughout the country" The cost of
administration of the parole law during
the year to the government was ss,-
1888 as compared with $11,770.36
for the previous wear.