An autobus has been installed to carry prisoners from New York City
to Sing Sing prison. This will do away with the necessity of marching
prisoners from the station at Ossining to the prison, a distance of
about half mile. The prison is thirty miles from New York.
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A hospital for tubercular convicts is to be established at the Maryland
State Penitentiary, an appropriation of $35,000 having been made by the
legislature. A prison school is also having excellent success.
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Prison contracts are to be continued “indefinitely” in the New Jersey
State prison, according to the Bayonne, N. J., Review of July 2d,
because there are not sufficient funds for the installation of the
State-use system. About 1,500 convicts are employed at the prison. Were
the contracts permitted to lapse, the prisoners would be idle.
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The county commissioners of Beaufort county, N. C., have voted that
convicts on the county roads may be whipped. “The superintendent
shall keep in his possession a lash 18 inches long, attached to a
stick 18 inches long and not more than two inches in diameter, and
said lash may split three times half-way from the end,” according
to the resolution. No convict may be whipped more than once during
two consecutive days, shall not receive more than 25 lashes at one
whipping, and must not be beaten on the neck or head. (We append these
details, because relics of barbarism should also be recorded in the
Delinquent. Ed).
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Out of a total of 1,478 prisoners confined in the Eastern Penitentiary
of Pennsylvania 1,008 have signed a petition which will be submitted to
the next legislature asking Statewide prohibition.
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The old State prison at Stillwater, Minn, was practically abandoned on
July 31st, when the last shoe contract expired. Hereafter all work at
the Stillwater (new) prison will be done for the State.
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During July some riots of considerable seriousness occurred on
Blackwell’s Island, New York City. Indictments for assault in the
second degree have now been returned against the five ringleaders in
the riots at the Penitentiary on July 8th. A maximum sentence of five
years is attached to conviction.
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, ETC. of THE DELINQUENT,
Published monthly at New York, N. Y., required by the Act of August
24th, 1912.
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Editor, O. F. Lewis, 135 East 15th St.,
New York City
Managing Editor, O. F. Lewis, 135 East 15th St.,
New York City
Business Manager, O. F. Lewis, 135 East 15th St.,
New York City
Publisher, The National Prisoners’ Aid Association, 135 East 15th St.,
New York City
Owners, The National Prisoners’ Aid Association, 135 East 15th St.,
New York City
There are no bondholders, mortgages, or other security holders. O. F.
LEWIS, Editor and Business Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day of March, 1914.
H. L. McCORMICK, Notary Public No. 6, Kings County.
My Commission expires March 31, 1914.