| Show SOON TO BE OCCUPIED description OP AND ITS A further appropriation to complete it the first thing that strikes th visitor to the a visit or as compared with the idea it hai conveyed in the past is the clean ano orderly appearance of the grounds it marks as a prominent feature more thorough system inaugurated by warden pratt whose work shoat the wisdom of the selection made b the marshal under its present man ag the prison has a bertei discipline than over before while tin harshness and even cruelty that sometimes existed in the past has beer eliminated to accomplish this then has absen no laxity on the part of thi warden on the contrary tho rule have probably been more strict bui include guard as well as prisoner anc the regulations are made to operate upon the principles of humanity th place is not now JJ place of torture but a prison for the punishment 01 the inmates by depriving them 01 their liberty without inflicting penalties that modern civilization condemns the new building which is erected in about the middle of the is built of brick ata the west end the basement has a boiler room coa house storage rooms etc with floor of portland cement there is om small apartment anart ment in the basement which it Is proposed to use as a dun geon in lieu of the barbarous sweat box it is tr angular in form the sides being about eight feet it is so dark that even when the door is open if one stands with his back to th entrance he is unable to see a moving object within an inch of his nose and with ane door closed is enveloped in total darkness on the first floor at the west end am the laundry bakery and kitchen each room being feet in thi bakery is a large well built oven ih the construction of which were used over brick the capacious dining room is on the second floor and measures feet two hundred and fifty mei can be comfortably seated at the ta bles there at each meal this room is also used for religious services ox sundays all of the prisoners atteno those Bervic cs under the rules though once in n while one objects bur hi to go same charley the murderer of china mary did not take kindly to the service last sunday and demurred hi in a religious mood and care much for mans belief he was told it was for him to attend service or go to the sweatbox and ho answered readily wellee me takee box ebelee aimee above the department where th bakery and kitchen are located is i space at the end of the cell division this is to be used by visitors who come to see prisoners in this and the whole of the cell department tin i floors walls doors ceilings etc an all of iron there are three stories of cells covering about ground each cell is feet ana seven feet high it is provided ditl two cots and will accommodate two prisoners there is also a pipe running clear to the roof giving thorough ventilation for each cell is received from the windows or the opposite side of the corridors through the apertures aper tures between thi heavy bars and is sufficient for reading except on dark days each row of cells numbers 40 and the whole are unlocked from ono end at one time each is provided with a padlock in addition this method oi locking is a complete safeguard against leaving any coll open foi there is no possibility of omitting one when one in the row is locked all aro securely fastened the iron in the cell section weighs tons arnuad tha on each floor are corridors guarded ly failings railings rai lings and outside of these next to the outer wall is a space of several feet when a prisoner is wanted there is no necessity for the guard going near him he simply calls tha number of the cell throws back the lock the man called for comes into the passage way and all of the cells are locked again on going to the dining room the prisoners pass bo jiing a grating which keeps them from the yard so complete aro the arrangements in regard to the colls that one guard could safely keep all the prisoners confined without the coed of exposing himself to any danger whatever even from the toughest convict on each floor is a lavatory which has eight neat wash basins with a tap to each for the use of prisoners in addition the arrangements for bathing are excellent eight bath tubs are provided supplied with warm i and cold water with four bath tubs all the prisoners can bath in a day and a half while formerly it took four days of the week there is one cell out of the that us intended for the punishment of refractory frac tory prisoners in this the door is of solid iron with a small opening lor air and when closed the room is rendered dark as night this double blackness will doubtless have the effect of bringing the worst tough to time in a few houra the promises have a sewerage system the outlet of which is feet outside of the walls of the enclosure this with the first class ventilation afforded is expected to keep the at perfectly happy the system of waterworks water works is a very good onland ample for all purposes two tanks with a capacity of two thousand gallons cach are built over M the cells in the highest part of th structure cheso arc supplied b moping from a well in tho yard run from cheso tanks to a the building all of th apartments are heated by steam which is by the boiler ii he basement this also provide ae means of warming the water to lathing and renders the lannan noro easily handled the new appropriation asked for i positively necessary however foi he number of prisoners now in con in ement and will probably be forthcoming during the present session 0 congress if it is obtained the erection of another cell section will bi as also rooms for hospital ward prisoners chapela schoolroom offices wardens resi jence etc all of which are deeded the main enclosure will al 0 o be made fifty feet wider am bouble its present length with a vail twenty feet high around it thi lan carried out win make the something lOm ething like what it should be the library in connection with thi penitentiary has quite a number 0 books but many more are needed ind donation m this line will be highly appreciated by the prisoners nany of whom make good use of thi As a mark of gratitude t aliss C S Burnett the prisoners havi m handsome style two pic the lady and have also madi i pretty bookstand in the centre 0 are the initials 0 S B the surroundings outside of th building consist principally 0 ahe old and unsightly ato which will shortly be removed n the northeast conier standa th jage formerly occupied by fred adopt but now occupied at nights b little charlie next to it are ineat boxes and an artists room which those oi the prison ars who engage in painting ana ome of whom have done some credit able work one of the guards for night duty ia i ferocious bulldog who is turned oost in the yard after all of the prisoners are in for the night and the guards have taken their places in heir boxes on the walls outside of the main enclosure there ire several small buildings as war jens office well house etc all of are neatly whitewashed and painted the flower pot in front oi aa wardens residence is prettily arranged the vegetable garden is carefully cultivated and attended peas are now in full bloom and other vegetables ege tables are well advanced the fact that since the present varden has taken charge there has abot been the slightest attempt at es jape will bo sufficient to show the discipline maintained the order imong the prisoners too was never ater than it is at present it is the intention of the marshal n a short time to uniform he guards gray suits brass buttons and helmets |
