Evening journal., 1922-01-03
INCREASE in
PRISON COSTS
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ton, the report OF the trustees
states; Last year we operated the
workhouse proper at loss OF s15.-
sO1.S3. This year we operated at
los Of s74454. a gain OF s15,-
O57.2s. part Of this being due to the
increase from 40 cents per day per
capita to 60 cents. paid us by your
body from July last
"Delcastle farm has this year
shown an increase Of operating loss
OF S14.7S9.63. In other words we
show a gain in our operations for
the present year over the previous
year Of about $4,000.
sWe had in bank on November
80, 1891 an overdraft OF si0,3sS.79
which we will liquidate as soon as
we receive the 100000 balance due
us from your board on the amount
you agreed to give us.
Every recently we had a survey
made OF our property by experts for
insurance purposes and we desire
to especially call your attention to
the fact that after liquidating the
present overdraft in bank our bond
ed Indebtedness Of S122,OO0 interest
on came and amount due for bonus.
we have a surplus Of $430,2S5."
The report further shows the total
expenses per day per capita for the
year was 5 SO 7-10 and up to July
] only forty cents per day had been
allowed"
The trustees recommend that a
building for women inmates be
erected, possibly a small farm and
under separate management.
Receipts as shown by treasurer $
report are: Sustenance stores sold,
ls1.1O2.5O; center stores cash sales,
s2,S12; freight charges. Oppenheim,
ls1.3OO: miscellaneous revenue,
s4O4.73; received from inmates, So
l31O.45; subscriptions to recreation
fund, $500: total S113.333.O2. Del
castle farm, dairy sales. s407.56;
hogs, S1.441.17; hay, $1,011.25; lum-
Der. s356.OS; cord wood slSS.6S;
wheat. S71A67; miscellaneous reve-
nue.. $3.50; Cancelled check, So
gS2.21. Home farm. wheat sold
S74O.34; hay. SSS9.21; vegetables
s252.19; miscellaneous revenue
S61.92; cattle sold. st.151.57; pay
ment for wheat sold in 1920. ST.
l119.s2; coal. SO; special allowance
from Levy Court $1,000; total
S136.146.16. Debtor balance No.
vember 80. 1921. total, S146,544.96
The report Of Horace l. Diiworth
treasurer Of the Board shows re-
ceipts for labor for the year 10 have
been: Oppenheim Company, S34,
O36.1O; shop bonus. s8912.19; out
side labor. S8.053.25; board received
for the eleven months New Castle
county. si6,534; Kent county, 50,
1880; Sussex county, S3.910.S0
United States. S259.S0.
During the year there were 90
prisoners received and e3f dis
charged. OF this number $50 wer
whites and 40 Negroes and oil wer
male and So females.
The sustenance cost OF officers 10
the year was s4,44A45; average cos
per day 39ih; total cost prisoners
500. e.S9O.15. average cost. .1Sh
' warden Plummer in his report n
fers to the honor system. pointin
out that not one prisoner had escaT
ed from the workhouse since d.
cember. 1920. He also recommends
separate workhouse or prison fC
women. under a board OF trustees
consist OF four women appointed b
the judiciary. one from rural Me-
Castle county. one from Wilmington
one from Kent and one from SUISSE
county and that this building be q
remote from the present workhous
as possible.
The warden urges a parole la'
such as was proposed at the La
session OF the Legislature. creating
board OF parole Independent OF IN
Board Of Pardons. Such a law, h
says. would be incentive TO prisoner
TO do better and earn parole.
Praise Is given the Prisoners Al
, Society for its work and help 10 N
1 prisoners and their families. tn
churches and other friends OF III
Institution have also been OF gre;
! help. which Is appreciated. He say
, 95 per cent. OF the prisoners belieN
: In God and most OF them show eli
! ments OF kindness and humanity.
, The Red Cross is praised for 4
: aid. Dr. r. W. Tomhnson. prise
physician. has been instrumental
! making the workhouse sanitary an
health conditions good. Athletics
outdoor exercise and music ha'
been encouraged. Stress Is place
on the necessity for eight hours
healthful work each day for eac
prisoner who is physically NJ.
The report OF DR.. Robert Y
Tomlinson, physician at the worl
house. showed that 594 prisone
received medical treatment durir
the year. There we're six deaths
He suggests that drug addicts
not sent to the workhouse for trea
ment and only those sentenced
, selling drugs should be kept at Il
g workhouse.