use of these two rooms will relieve the congestion in the cells on the lower floors, and make it possible to have a separate department for juveniles. As the matter stands now it is impossible to separate and classify the prisoners. properly.

(7) That sheets and pillowcases and pillows be added to the bedding which is now supplied to the prisoners.

ORANGE COUNTY JAIL, GOSHEN

INSPECTED JULY 22, 1913, BY O. F. LEWIS AND R. M. HURD The sheriff of this jail is William F. Sayer at a salary of $4,000; Abraham L. Decker, under sheriff, salary $1,000; Benjamin Hall, jailer, salary $900; F. E. Judson, night jailer, salary $900; Mrs. Sayer, matron, salary $1.38 per day. Mrs. Decker, wife of the deputy sheriff actually does the work and receives the $1.38 per day. There is a cook and general utility man at $600 and a stoneyard foreman at a salary of $75 per month.

The jail is relatively modern, but the first jail was established during the time of the Revolution. As in the other jails of the State, prisoners of both sexes over fifteen are admitted on commitment and awaiting examination or trial, also boys and girls under sixteen for the purpose of tranfer to other institutions. The terms of commitment are from one day to six months.

On the day of inspection there were present twenty men and two women. Of these fifteen were serving sentence and seven were being held for the grand jury. There were no prisoners in the hospital or under discipline. During the last fiscal year the maximum number of inmates was forty-one and the minimum twelve or thirteen, the average number of inmates about twenty-five.

The jail is well equipped for classification and segregation. There is satisfactory opportunity for the quarantining of infectious and contageous diseases and for disciplinary purposes.

The deputy sheriff is on duty all the time. The jail occupies one-quarter of an acre. There is no farm or garden attached to the jail. There is a stone shed which occupies several prisoners during the day. There is one cellhouse directly behind the courthouse and joined to it. Walls are of brick, floor of concrete, roof of slate. The cellhouse is painted white. It is heated by steam. The ventilation is obtained through the utility corridor, but the exhaust fan was not working on the day of inspection. The light during the day is good and at night the jail is lighted by electricity.

The windows of the jail are approximately 5 feet high, 5 feet wide and at intervals of about 6 feet from each other. They are barred and have transom openings. The building is fireproof. There were no extinguishers, but there was a fire alarm.

The building was built in 1911 by architect Taylor of Cornwall. The dimensions of the building are approximately 75 by 30. There are seventy-two cells. The cell dimensions are approximately 5 by 8 by 9. The lighting of the cells comes from electric lights in the corridor. The walls of the cells are of steel, floors of concrete, top of the cells of steel, and the front of the cell is constructed of steel bars. In each cell is a water-closet, washstand and running water. There are two iron hung beds in each cell. The bedding consists of mattress, blanket, pillow and pillow-slip.

The convicted prisoners spend their time in the corridors or in the cells. The prisoners held for the grand jury are kept in their cells all the time. There are no punishment cells and no padded cell.

The cleaning of the jail is done by the prisoners. The prisoners eat in the corridors or in the cells. The eating utensils are of agate. The prisoners, it was said, are given enough to eat.

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The dietary for the week consists of bread and coffee in the morning; baked beans, beef stew, hash or fish for dinner, and bread and coffee and molasses for supper. Meat is furnished at least once a day.

The daily routine is as follows:

Called at 6.

Breakfast at 7.

Stone yard, 9 to 11.

Dinner at II.

Stone yard, 1:30 to 4.

Supper at 5.

Lights out at 8.

The kitchen is located in the quarters of the deputy sheriff. Clothing is giving to the prisoners when they enter, but they are allowed to retain their own clothing when it is satisfactory. The garments are replaced when necessary. The garments of the prisoners when bad are destroyed.

The fumigator was not working on the day of inspection. The men wash their own clothing when necessary.

The prison physician is Doctor Condict, a resident of Goshen, who receives $200 a year. Two rooms in the jail are utilized for hospital

purposes. The drugs on hand consisted of a few salts, etc. There is no operating room. There have been three deaths in eighteen years. There was no illness reported in the jail on the day of inspection.

The general plan is to bathe the prisoners when admitted, but there are no regular rules for bathing. Hot and cold water are available. There is one shower-bath in each corridor. Mattresses are cleaned about once a month. There is an individual towel for each man and a cup for each man.

The discipline of the prison seemed to be good. As to labor, there was a stone yard with fifteen seats. Seven men were working in it on the morning of the inspection. The disposition of the product is difficult. The sheriff reported that he could not sell the stone. It has been sold in the past for $1.25 per load.

There is little assistance from religious organizations. There is not chaplain of the jail, but a clergyman can be sent for. A group of Protestant worshipers comes twice a month from Middletown to the jail.

There is no library, but the sheriff would be glad to accept a library through Miss Davison.

ORANGE COUNTY JAIL, NEWBURGH

INSPECTED JULY 25, 1913, BY O. F. LEWIS AND R. M. HURD

The jail is under the supervision of under sheriff Isaac B. Lozier, and under the general supervision of sheriff W. F. Sayer, who has his headquarters at the Orange county jail in Goshen.

A very hasty inspection of this jail was made because of the necessity on the part of the inspectors to reach certain other institutions the same day.

The jail is built directly in the rear of the courthouse, and faces. north and south. There is a cellblock three tiers high, on the south end, and a similar cellblock on the north end. Each tier on each side is accessible by an iron stairway which is built in the central part of the jail. The backs of the cells are built against the utility corridor, which runs parallel to the east sidewall; and the fronts of the cells face the windows of the west sidewall. There are five cells on each tier. Each cell is equipped with a water-closet and with one iron hinged bed with a wire spring bottom. There is also a set washbasin with running water connections in each cell, and at one end of each tier there is a shower-bath compartment.