the rear on each floor. This window is at the end of the utility corridor.

The plumbing throughout is modern and in good condition. Drainage is run off into the town sewer; water is also taken from the town supply. On the first floor of the jail the cage construction. is used in the front section and the cellblock construction, with the utility corridor, is used in the rear section. In the front section there are three cells on each side of the cage. Dimensions of cell, 6 by 7 feet 4 inches by 8 feet. Dimensions of the central exercise. corridor, 17 feet 6 inches long by 4 feet 11 inches wide. A corridor 3 feet 6 inches wide runs between the sidewalls of the jail and the cage. The cage is 20 feet 2 inches by 18 feet 1 inch.

On the west corridor of the front section, first floor, there is a shower bath in the far corner. Between the rear of the cage and the wall which divides the front section and the rear section there is a corridor about 2 feet wide. A doorway at the far end of the east corridor opens into the rear section of the first floor. This section has in it a cellblock, 28 feet 10 inches by 18 feet 2 inches. The inside corridors on each side are 18 feet 2 inches by 3 feet 10 inches. The outside corridors are 21 feet 4 inches by 4 feet. The east and the west side of this section are separated by a partition, with a doorway in it, which runs from the head of the cellblock to the wall which divides the front and rear sections. There is a shower bath compartment at the north end of each of the outside corridors in the rear section. An iron and stone stairway leads. from the rear section of the first floor to the rear section of the second floor. Access to the second floor is also gained by means of a stairway in the sheriff's quarters. At the head of the stairway which leads to the second floor through the sheriff's quarters there. is a room 9 feet 7 inches by 8 feet 8 inches used as a room for civil prisoners. This room is equipped with two hinge beds, a watercloset and a set washbasin. A similar room with the same equipment is directly beneath this on the first floor. This room is used for storing blankets, clothes and other articles used in connection with the jail.

The front section on the first floor is used for the men held for the grand jury and the rear section of the same floor for men serving sentence. The front section on the second floor is reserved for juveniles, and the rear section for women. Communication between the sections on both floors is impossible owing to the dividing wall. The jail was scrupulously clean throughout. Plan and dimensions on second floor same as first.

In the front section of the first and second floor the cells of the cage have solid iron doors with the addition of a small iron wall closing the entire front of the cell. The rear of the cells are barred. and face the window. The doors in this section work on hinges. The cells in the rear section on the first and second floor have closed backs and entirely barred fronts, with slide doors. There are two hinge beds in each of the cells in the front section of the first and second floors and one hinge bed in the rear section, first and second floor. The bedding in all the cells consists of a mattress, blanket, sheet and pillowcase. The bedding was found to be exceptionally clean. Each cell is equipped with a water-closet, and set basin with running water. The prisoners are given three meals a day. Food seemed to be of good quality. The prisoners receive as much as they want and did not have any complaints to offer.

The equipment for serving consists of tin cups and tin pans. The breakfast is usually of oatmeal or cream of wheat, coffee and bread, occasionally potatoes. Dinner consists of potatoes, meat, bread and occasionally beans, fish and variety of vegetables. Supper is bread and tea; crackers and milk every Sunday. The men are served butter for their bread twice every day.

The kitchen is the sheriff's own private kitchen, located in hist section. It was found to be scrupulously clean and is equipped with the usual household outfit. The laundry located in the basement is equipped with stone tubs, hand wringer; washing done by hand.

There are no special accommodations for hospital ward. The jail physician is Dr. L. C. Lewis, who comes when necessary, receives a salary of $60 a year. A small supply of necessary medicine is kept on hand for emergencies.

There is no library in the jail and the sheriff said that he would gladly receive a set of books and would see that they were distributed to the men.

The building is heated from two small boilers in the basement. There is also a hot water heater in the basement. No services are held in the jail and no interest is said to have been shown by the clergy.

The daily routine is as follows: Up at 6, breakfast 7, 7:30 to 12, clean the jail, and the remainder of the time, 12:30 to 6, is passed in idleness. Now and then a trusty is put to work on the lawns. Nine o'clock, lights out. There is no prison yard, but there seems to be plenty of available ground surrounding the jail which could

be worked probably for farm purposes with some degree of satisfaction.

This jail was found to be unusually clean and the equipment throughout in good condition.

RECOMMENDATIONS

(1) That some of the available land surrounding the jail be used as farm land in order to furnish a means of employment for the men and make them self-supporting to some degree.

(2) That the sheriff's quarters be equipped with fire extinguishers.

BROOME COUNTY JAIL, BINGHAMTON

INSPECTED JULY 22, 1913, BY O. F. LEWIS AND R. M. HURD

The sheriff of this county is A. M. Seaman. He receives a salary of $3,000 a year. The deputy sheriff is J. H. Hober, salary $1,200, appointed by the sheriff. M. E. Rittenberg is the turnkey and receives a salary of $600.

There is no night man on duty and no system of signals. The trusties are expected to have supervision at night in the cellblock. They are not locked in their cells. There are two guards receiving three dollars and two dollars and fifty cents per day respectively.

The capacity of the jail is ninety males and ten females. On the day of inspection there were thirty-three men and two women, of whom there were:

None of the population was ill. There are no hospital facilities. During the last fiscal year the maximum population was about sixty, the minimum about twenty-five, average thirty-five. There is classification according to sex and age.

There is one cellhouse with five divisions. The jail is made up