Evening star., 1931-12-09
u. s. PRISON TOTAL
BOOSTED 2,3I,6&
Budget Includes Estimate for
$124,W0 Construction
at Training School.

One OF the few increases in the budget
Is In the total recommended for the
various Federal penal and correctional
institutions throughout the country, IN
cluding additional allowances for the
National Training School for Boys, on
blao ensburg road, in this city.
Inc estimates for all of these Fed
eraI institutions for the fiscal year be-
ginning next July total sl6,170,s4l, as
compared with $l3,794,255 appropriated
fer the current year. This is a net in
crease OF $2,376,68s for the entire
country.
/ School Budget Increased.
The list OF penal and correctional
building projects recommended In the
new budget includes $I24,0 s.for the
construction and equipment of new
laundry building, changes In heating
system and improvements ON account
OF flre hazards and fire protection at
the National Training School for Boys"
Besides allowing this money for i'm
proVements at the training school In
this city, the budget authorities also
allowed $1,000 more than last year In
the fund for the running Of this insti-
tuition, increasing the training school
estimates from s258,260 to $265, ,260.
While this part Of the budget con-
tains substantial sums for new corr
struction at number Of Federal insti-
rItions, there also are a number of
reducuons from current appropriations
Tor certain classes OF maintenance,
Detention Jails Planned
The two largest construction items are
$3.50, 900 for the completion of the
United States Southwestern ReformA-
tory and $1,250, 900 for the completion
OF the United States Hospital for De-
fectfye Delinquents. Other construction
items recommended include the fol-
lowing: Nine hundred thousand dollars
for the United States Industrial Re-
formatory, with which 1t is hoped to
complete the construction of this in
stitution; In addition there are esti-
mates for repairs, improvements and
equipment of s9,52e at Leavenworth
and $4,000 at Atlanta: $4,000 for
building kitchen and dining room for
prisoners employed ON the farm at Nc
Neil Island, and $100, 900 to supplement
funds already appropriated for the con-
struction of Federal detention jails.
For the probation system In United
States courts there is an increase from
$3.50, 400 to SAC, 900, consisting Of SIl7,-
ofo iof personnel, 81, ,420 for supplies
and materials, $2,450 for communities
ton service, $4,000 for travel and ex-
penses, $4,290 for equipment and $40
Tor special miscellaneous expenses.
A reduction Of more than $500, 900 In
the Item for support of United States
prisoners, from which the maintenance
OF Federal prisoners In State institutions
Is paid, Is due to the fact that some OF
these prisoners will be confined Ia the
detention jails. which, it Is expected.
VIII be completed by 1898.
Health Costs Are Jumped.
For the current year the money for
medical service for inmates Of the yari-
Gus Federal Institutions under the su-
pervision Of the Public Health Service
was carried In the appropriations Of the
respective institutions An innovation
IN the 1888 budget is proposal to pro-
vide for this service under one a,Dro-
priation Of $40o, 600.
There are reductions In the estimates
for maintenance at the older fnstitu-
tions, made possible by a decrease In
maintenance costs and the inclusion IN
the estimates for medical and hospital
service OF funds for the Public Health
Service.