Better Accommodations at the Jail.

New York, 1895

The Grand Jury which adjourned on Tuesday made an inspection of the county jail and filed the following presentment with the court:

The grand jury respectfully report that they have visited the jail and have found everything in excellent condition. They especially desire to commend the cleanliness and good order prevailing in each department and they feel that praise is due to the sheriff for his excellent management.

The jury desires to call the attention of the court to the fact that boys and girls are now confined in the apartments occupied by the older prisoners, to the danger of their health and morals. As there is ample room in the upper part of the jail, the grand jury would recommend that the board of Supervisors fit up rooms where the youth of both sexes may be confined while inmates of the jail.

The grand jury believe that the moral and physical welfare of the inmates of the jail should be considered through some system by which they could be furnished with steady employment.

BENJAMIN C. D. HICKS,
Foreman.
W. BURLING COCKS, Secretary.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 28, 1895, p. 8.