Show GRANT JURY REPORT To the Son District Court Third Judicial District of th Territory of Utah The grand jury beg toreport that I upon careful investigation the city I jail was found to be in good condition i condi-tion The management is up to a high standard as is shown by the different departments which are well looked afterneatly kept clean dry and airy The county jail was also found to bs in the same well kept condition Apartments light dry comfortable and well cared for The penitentiary was found to be under a high state of discipline and aupirently perfect in the manner man-ner guarding and the safe custody of the inmates We beg to suggest that in our opinion steps should be immediately taken to provide work of different kinds for the prisoners a number of whom are skilled workmen and of different trades The benefits so derived from said work would greatly diminish the expense incurred in-curred by the Territory in sustaining sustain-ing this institution would give employment em-ployment to and be a benefit to the now many idle prisoners The prisoners sleeping room doe3 not appear to be as well kept as it ought to be the bedding is inadequate inade-quate and not in good conditionwe should say not well taken care of One room is now used as a dining room and as a room for general resort re-sort We would also suggest that the dining room should be a separate sepa-rate and distinct room to be used only for the purpose which the name signifies We further suggest sug-gest that the health of the prisoners require that all rooms have a floor other than a dirt floor That the drainage requires attention to keep the surface water out of the well That a bath room is needed that certain rules be established and enforced en-forced whereby the prisoners yard buildings and everything connected therewith be kept in a high stale of cleanliness and neatness Respectfully submitted C H WITHEY Foreman |