| Show THE E GRAND juby 4 REPORT ON THE penitentiary mr foreman your committee of the grand jury visited the penitentiary tent lary iary february with this report ia Is handed banded you U a lla liu of the names of all the P prisoners prisoners on what account held their crime pj term of sen Een sentence sin ein tence date hate of co con dement men and d including those awning trial etc on the above date but few words worda ar required from irom us to td express our vias vies ot at thia this institution if indeed it is the name of an but one onu opinion may bo reasonably formed respecting ac anad antt that unavoidably an unfavorable of a penitentiary for or the uses and enah for which it was waa erected can mue MUO ill M be served in this thia poorly c constructed 0 n ted and badly desiena designated t ea place we should havisto have to look far and hideto find its equal it is re mark abio ablo for tor nothing but theau the absence I 1 of all arrangements that are to be found in a well appointed prison the penitentiary consists of or mud or aroble walls wails which offen offer no resistance si stance to escape as hast has bren been frequently proved the buildings are two iwo wood or rooms for astonishing as it may appear there their are only two rooms tor toy all the prisoners numbering forty eight persons the two rooms besides beside a blacksmith shop a bake house stables sf ables two guard houses on the thu walls wardens house in which the cooking is done for the tho prisoners and a 61 sweat house aa as it is called constitute all there is of a p penitentiary for utah this sweat j house isa place of punishMent for ii the refractory darlng daring the tenant s J occupancy of this house a he is de priced of food water and lighta od it ii is said this mode of treating the insubordinate is very effective in its persuasion to submission t in one room about 20 10 x 30 feet 1 sleep thirty two prisoners in bunk bunks 1 and it ig is very imperfectly t ed in we this room were wore three pris f boners siok sick who receive attendance i once a week from dr douglas i they had no accommodations ac commod il eions nor ifor t 1 quarters nor privileges b beyond e y ond and oth 1 er prisoners there being no hospi 1 tal in which such patients can iw be 1 treated this pressed as us that it was more like a pest producing ihan than a morally cu nor should we a have beep surprised if it all were bick milek I 1 who sleep slee P there as a very offensive 8 effluvia was unpleasantly dominant 8 a nt The condition of this room ia Is decidedly ur iclean unclean nor were the ti prisoners persons clothing and nod A bed bedding dirig any better than the premises e and the only blame we 8 could attach ti tp the of fleere officers is for 0 not insisting on cleanliness m day nay my c for not absolutely enforcing it lt wo we ot drew log wai wardens dens denb and guards attention it id to this obvious necessity the tho warden informed us that the ti pa place a C e would be whitewashed the 11 n next e x t d day a y wo told the prisoners that if it they were punished to enforce enal them to keep their quarters al and persons clean it would only be 01 what was essential for their own cc good and comfort the balance of to the prisoners sleep in iron cages 81 these cages are a loan as seen by the receipt hereto attached from william nelson united states marshal which are enclosed by a it cr slim board house which is merely designed to protect the prisoners from the weather the prisoners fib who sleep in this room are those 14 who work about the premises promises inside and outside the walls wails of whom po dil oil the warden has some assurance that tit they will not try to escape e no tat revenue accrues to the penitentiary from those laboring other otherwise wise than producing some bome vegetables etc which are v used by the parties fed on the premises and the saving of some cost coat for necessary labor the prisoners pris driers are amply provided with plain wholesome foody foods food and we firmly believe are treated created humanely by py the warden and his guards guard a the warden has hag the we least leabu pos possible sibe opportunity to effect the needed improvement of the he prisoners on account of 0 the sa of the place and having neither means nor appliances to set set get the prisoners to work the prisoners are merely detained and deterred from further crime during their terms they most post mostly y pasa pass hein their I 1 vrlin V we velay tear evee even moue mote pernicious thriftless habits and dissolute mannera than they had bad before their in carcer stion atlon from this ft ate tate of 01 1 things it la Is painful fua fui to think t that af in this absence of 0 proper discipline n i e they will be returned to society gise wise less able to be worthy useful members of 0 f the bom hom community than when they were sentenced even with the limited means me ans now DOW available by the united 1 states marshal who has control of the penitentiary he night set the prisoners to work and form in them industrious habits with the aid ot of prison labor he could create i mo moue moie loom zoom and means to tobe be used for the t prosecution of some industry indu iada stry atry su buch such ch callings as require few tools and an d little outlay in material he might adopt at once buch such su chas as basket making broom making stone cutting wood turning whip cinch and bridle making mating e ete etc indeed many industries requiring requiting little outlay might be introduced and from the revenue thus obtained other callings requiring more outlay might be started if only the will and interest ia in leli Jellel cited ted devices will not be sauting wanting that will even profitably employ the ers erb but revenues should only be a secondary consideration as forming moral morale industrious habits and the reformation of the prisoners should be bp the primary object your committee believe that if the marshal properly represents the state of the prisoners and the penitentiary penitent lary to the department of jus JuB justice tIce he will obtain the feces sary appropriation to effect the needed reforms the commingling mingling com together of the young in crime and years with the veterans in villainies villa inies will hardly till fall to have a baneful influence on the former even those who a are re awaiting their trial who are pre burned fumed in law to be innocent have for their a tuo two the criminally convicted this la Is manifestly wrong and unjust it is so contaminating and debasing to those not yet bunk sunk in euime crime that it must forcibly appeal toa to all ail right minded persons for an entire change of this deplorable I 1 1 tate state slate ot of affairs which cannot be effected without suitable buildings ia la which the prisoners dri can be classified and your committee urge that the importance of this subject be properly brought to the attention of the tho that these evils may be removed are the wards of the government whore whose duty it is to elevate and better r their condition as much as po sible sibie and many prisons in the united states have a wise discipline to this end nor 1 should utah be denied them by the Advance ot of prison reforms n s the criminal crim both in europe and america is now viewed and treat edas one morally diseased and society is charging itself with the li gatlon to tb have them morally eared cored as well as the patients in oar car asylum mentally and those la 14 the hospital physically governments now concede that the they havi not wholly done their duly dula 1 I and the cill cila ct avnal alual ng punishing bt for fon i the e good of society alm aim to him that after his release heeg he ao so ra y not bo be dangerous and expense to the community tom by unsettling security io 0 o persons and property boet city khouli not be vindictive but c con cou passionate to its criminals the A mst dest ends of the community lre iru aiu aie by this policy your Y ur committee would not have you int fer fir that criminals should net not be I 1 punished but rather that they should id be punished with 3 bation of the criminal in view though not belonging to our jo ro port pirt yet jet we cannot close it with IJ ll 11 la ia hag has assion expression Ps sion slon of regret that none of those fer ter t agencies tb be e prevention lar rat v of crime known under the names dames of schools 1 of reform industrial school schools etc though these societies are usually conduct conducted edby by the benevolent yet YO the goye government rement would s save va much expense in prosecuting criminals by alding iding these institutions to prevent crime it is not noh a littia surprising to your committee that there indifference by the ilia ties and tiie the philanthropists in jik our dur our 1 community who u utterly tt ignore the tenants of 0 oun oui prisons na and jails awe as lire aro are not aware that any voluntary ministrations are tendered them this pro probably bab is owing to thel their attention not having been emu bou brought ht t to important missionary clabor we recommend that the iv warden allow suitable persons und under let ler loper proper re ta read preach rc A and advise tisa tiso with he and circulate among thein them tracts books 0 etc ete tc soph ministrations ar are p usual in sone 9 arid and ir are aro e co conducted lia eia iid u with rn marked ark moral improvement r to the prisoners ar your committee recommend that with as little delay as Ios los possible sible every agency and mean means 9 be applied to bring the attention of the government to our urgent needs needa and requirements quire ments with regard 16 to the penitentiary we should have a new building a disciplinary code inaugurated w with ith high aims of the public wes was weal aud ana the moral elevation of the arl prisoners worthy of a great republic all of which is respectfully submitted 8 S I 1 LEES jos 8 MARSTON committee on penitentiary march 1879 SALT lare LAKE CITY nov 3 1877 received as a loan of A P rock bock wood for the security or use of the convicts committed to the united 8 states tates penitentiary in the territory of utah the following named mamed articles to alt wit eive five iron cells calls one block cell three shackles each with chain and slug two iron wheelbarrows they being the property of the territorial government of utah in the custody of said baid rockwood rock Bock wood and subject to he the direction of the legislative assembly ass of said territory all of said eaid articles I 1 agree to returning return in the like good order and condition to him on ori ten days notice at any point p bint be he may designate within one mile of the salt bait lake county court house WM NELSON D V S marshal auest attea A P copy of receipt in the journals of the legislative assembly of the third session for the year 1878 STATEMENT OF WARDEN samuel alien allen let district larceny 3 years confined iov dov 21 1877 barrett ai district murder 10 years confined jan 3 1875 eugene bacon ad district larceny 3 years confined aug 7 77 marshall bailey ad district larceny 3 years confined oct 19 77 george burger ad district larceny aready 6 years confined oct 5 1877 john brown district larceny 3 years yean confined feb 20 1878 jessie butler ad district larceny I 1 year confined may 14 1578 john bogan waiting trial mayhem confined june 26 1878 G W beck beek waiting trial assault intent to kill confined sept joseph bush ad district I 1 grand larce larceny nyi dyl 3 1 year confined peb yeb 19 1879 alonzo colton ad district cobabe 5 years confined bec bee deo dec 13 1877 jas carter ad district grand larcen 7 3 year years connine confined d oct 26 charles colton district grand larceny 2 years confined oct 8 1878 frank duncomb ad district larceny 3 years confined sept 14 1878 0 y dearn lat district grand larceny I 1 year confined oat 8 1878 jus JL S S dudley waiting trial murder mu rd er confined con fl ried tied feb fib 25 1879 charles H evans waiting trita 1 murder confined dec riehard wal sUl richard ehard chard allce sd td dietrict district rape 10 yeara years con confined fl lied feb 24 1177 1977 michael fre fret ad district larceny stear 3 year 1 sept 14 78 james alnes arnes bekier ne Kier oler wier fier rier ift dist dirt i lct let burglary 5 yearb con cod confined filled ot 8 1878 aron aroxi formberg Fo ad distri district larceny 6 months confined dec D e e 6 1878 fitzgerald ad district t burglary I 1 year confined march marc 20 1878 pardoned by the governor feb 12 D W grant ad district grand larcen larceny Y 21 byear 0 yearb 2 confined act 11 1877 charles gifford waiting trial larceny confined nov 30 1878 samuel gaines ad district larceny cen 4 geirk year confined feb 18 13 1879 john Ir awkins hawkins let di district jrr jar larceny 2 0 year years confined nov 21 1877 B VV V kelley keiley ad district murder ad degree IS 15 yearb confined apri april 29 1876 I 1 frank rK elIot eilot waiting walting sentence larceny co confined d n tined june 27 1878 J S lei ad district highway robbery 9 years don confined fined april 23 1877 eli ell lee tee ad district highway robbery 16 10 sears years V ears c confined april 23 1877 charles charlea miller ad district larceny ceny 3 yeara years conil confined ii cl c L july 21 1877 thomas motley ad district rape 25 years con confined fined oct 1877 vm Are Cracken mccracken ad district grand giand larceny a 3 years confined sept 1878 john H miles waiting trial confined feb 20 1879 1679 released on ball feb 25 thomas buell ad district burglary i 4 years confined dec 2 1878 edward pickup let district grand larceny 1 year confined feb 1978 joseph reynolds rey Bey ad district highway robbery 3 6 years c confined i april 13 joseph smith district larceny 13 years yeara confined nov 17 1875 1675 philip shaffer Bh affer district murder ad degree 10 years confined may 25 1876 andrew swanson ad district highway robbery 5 years confined april 13 1877 peter stockfish ad district burglary 3 years confined dec 26 1877 andrew smith ad district larceny 5 years confined oct 1 1877 manuel H slier district grand larceny I 1 year confined dec 12 1878 FranT frank reeder ad district larceny 3 yearb years confined oct 16 1877 wallace wilkerson let district murder death confined sept 30 1877 hiram whitehead ad district grand larceny 3 years confined aug li lawrence awrence walker 3 district grand larceny 2 years confined oct W G williams waiting trial embezzlement confined july 10 1878 G A wilson lit district grand larceny li if yearb years confined oct 26 1878 |
