Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-06

The food is cooked by trusty under
supervision Of Mr.. Monkeys wife.
There are two meals a day but
prisoners who work on the roads
get In addition two fried-egg sand
witches and one Of bologna, and cof-
fee.
Mr.. Monkey said the fare is ade-
quate and some Of the prisoners, If
they stay any length of time, usually
increase weight.
In discussing the number of juve-
niles held in the jail the inspectors
stressed the case of a boy years of
age. Mr.. Farmer said the child's
parents were both drunk when the
father was arrested for driving
car without a permit, that there was
no place to leave the child and
therefore he was kept with his
mother.
Mrs. Madeleine Fennell, the chief
probation oficer. said the arrest
was made late at night and that
the mother and child were released
from the jail early the next morn
ing. Both she and Mr.. Farmer
called attention to the fact the
county has no detention home for
children.
Mrs. Fennell said where children
are not ordered by the Circuit Court
to be held. or there Is no other
necessity for holding them, they
are placed in foster homes as quickly
as possible. She said plans al
ready have been made for q de-
tention home and that the project
win 60 ahead as soon as . decision
Is reached on the best kind Of
detention home for the county.
1.-The commissioners have said we
could have one," she declared.
No Screens Over Wickets.
AS the inspectors pointed out,
there are no screens over the visit
ing wickets. Save In the cell blocks,
where there are steel bars, the
doors to each cell-housing two or
more persons-have small openings
which are barred and which are
covered by hinged doors. Mr..
Farmer said he saw no reason for
screens and pointed out also that
screens would make it impossible
to pass food to the prisoners.
Mr.. Monkey said there had been
a cot in the kitchen although Mr..
Walker had denied it earlier and
pointed to a chair covered with
blankets in the corridor and said
he sat there at night. However,
Mr.. Moxley said that a former night
Waterman had been i'll and the cot
was placed In the kitchen for him.
The bed Is no longer in the kitchen.
The inspectors made a point of
lack of privacy for women prisoners.
Three cells are used for women. In
one the toilet facilities are screened;
in the two others they are un-
screened and visible to any one
opening the door of the wicket.
Mr.. Farmer said orders had been
given not to open the wickets un-
less the occupant Of the cells
knocked, or without first knocking
on the outside. He also said Mr..
Monkeys wife. was available to serve
as a fnatron.
The reporter saw no evidence Of
neglect Of equipment. The place
was clean, appeared well maintained
and there was q complete absence
Of any "jail odor." The cleanli-
ness and arrangement of the
kitchen offered little room for Inn
provement. as far as the reporter
could judge.
One of the inspectors state
ments was that the warden ap-
peared to stand In awe Of the pris-
oners and rarely entered their cells.
II have orders not to 60 into the
cells with my keys, because q pris-
oner might knock me on the head
and get the keys" Mr.. Monkey said.
If have reason to believe there
is something wrong I call the
police"
Sheriff Farmers estimate of the
Jail is this: Its the best jail in
the State; the best jail In . great
many States"