Show Women Prisoners Cost T Ten len en Times As Much as Men WASHINGTON Jan san 4 AP AP- AP Women prisoners cost the government government govern govern- ment ten times as much as do males it It has las been lel learned by a ahouse ahouse house subcommittee which today reported the Justice department ap approprIatIons appropriations appropriations ap- ap bill On the basis of testimony given the subcommittee at recent hearings hearings hearings hear hear- ings Chairman Shreve Republican Pennsylvania found a cost of annually for males and 2750 2750 each eachor for or the women women prisoners A. A H H. Conner superintendent of f prisons said much of the money had been expended in building up an org organization at the women's In In- In There are women prisoners at Alderson AMerson and men menat menat menat at Leavenworth Seventy seven per cent of at The women prisoners are being held for violations ns of the narcotic act a ft ch chart rt submitted by Mr Conner showed Of the who have been committed to tho the institution 72 were violators of that act The largest number of other offenders in one ono classification was vas nine violators violators violators vio vio- vio- vio of ot the postal regulations and four each for grand larceny and muro murder Conner Comier suggested establishment of two narcotic prison hospitals to relieve congestion in federal prison on I population which he said had in increased inre in- in cre creased re 10 per cent annually for the thelast last e ars I I. I L t ii IQ fr |