The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-06-08
RETRACTION IS
REQUESTEDOF
FREDC,. BROWN
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of April l9, you have misunderstood tn
Boards attitude, as il has had no inien
tion Of criticising you personally or you
jailer.
Our inspector 50 states, and adds
4 talked 10 him last July and he wa
TO make another visit TO the jail sinc'
last July, our Inspector is unable to stat,
whether the Improvements made are SUI
ficient ic bring your jail into first class
or not.
NEW JAIL DECLARED NECESSARY
1T was our inspectors opinion at the
time his report was made that the age
Of the Boone County Jail, and the nature
OF the construction, made a new Jail ne
CessaTy. The old stone part could hardly
De improved much, because Of the nature
Of lis construction.
He further states that i the new part
could accommodate all Of the prisoners.
and this has been improved 50 as to
give proper light and sanitation, the jail
NAV be classed as satisfactory. at the
present time, following the improvements
made.
%. Ii has been the policy of our in
spccior and the State Board OF Chari
ties and Corrections, in connection with
its inspections Of county jails, to assume
that the management is doing the best it
can under the existing conditions. unless
proof exists to the contrary. Our hope
has been TO remove conditions tending
10 keep a Jail from being satisfactory.
as to sanitation, health conditions. etc,
by calling attention 10 the physical mai.
tiers Of the structure.
The State Board feels that in your
statements as quoted in the Missourian
al that time strong in his statement that
only a new jail would suffice. Appar-
emily, he has forgotten the converse.
ton.
INSPECTOR PRISON EXPERT
u. With reference to the statemen,
in your interview in regard to conditions
having been found better in the Boone /
County Jail than in other jails in which
some OF your prisoners had resided,
may add that while no doubt a number |
of your prisoners had had wide powers
o observation with respect to a limited
number Of county bastiles. the jail in
spector Of the State Board of Charities
and Corrections has made a study OF
more than ninety county jails in TIN
siate-having been in far more jails
] believe, than any of the prisoners with.
in The confines of your institution.
From our inspectors wide knowledge
as to Missouri jails. and his careful
study of the subject, from d;sinterested
standpoint. We feel that the conclusions
Of the State Board, with reference I,
proper standards Of sanitation. of health
ETC., Of county jpils. shuold have create,
weight with the public. than the test
mony of the prisoners referred to in yor
The State Board Of Charities and Cor
reciions, having called your attention, Il
The harmful insinuations in your inter
view in the Columbia newspaper re
Terred TO. TO the effect that our inspector
did no, inspect your Jail at all, now feel:
that ii is entitled TO a prompt and gen
erous reiraction Of your statement, to b.
made promptly to the same newspaper
10 which your original statement was
given. ] may add. also. We trust your
will be given the same ger
srous space and good display the origi
nal interview received.
Il am sending copy Of this letter
o the Columbia newspapers.
Respectfully yours.
"lSigned) HOMER TALBOT.
'.Secretary"