80.00 2.50 67.00 33.00 400 None.. 93.00 1.11 73.00 27.00 69.00 0.68 66.00 34.00 Little if any attention appears to be given to this matter. Prison school every evening taught by Prison school without suitable accommo- Prison scool every evening taught by Prison school on Sunday. Preaching every Sabbath; Bible class weekly. 2.00 500 None by law; taught reading in Sunday Church service every Sabbath a. m.; Sunschool. day-school p. m; morning and evening Vermont. †1,500 Sunday school books. Nearly all of these, "at least 95 per cent.," escaped from public works and not from the prison. States. Alabama Arkansas None TABLE XIX.-Tabular view of State prison statistics for 1868-Continued. Funeral services. Regulations relating to correspondence. Through warden, how often, not stated. Reading Scriptures, remarks and prayer by Can write once in six weeks, or oftener if neceschaplain. None. sary; can receive letters every Sabbath. All correspondence examined. Through principal keeper, not stated how often Letters may be sent every two months, and received at all times. Correspondence subject to inspection. Moral newspapers allowed. Convicts write as often as they choose, on con- Visits are allowed every two weeks. dition of good behavior. For misconduct, privilege withdrawn for one month. Prisoners can write once in three months; can Visits of friends every three months; business receive all letters written to them. calls can be made whenever necessary. Service in chapel, at which all convicts are Allowed to write every three months, at State's Allowed twenty minutes' interview in presence assembled. expense, and weekly at their own. Service in chapel. All attend.. Can write letters once in three months; can of an officer, whenever their friends come to see them. in chapel. Reading Scriptures, short address, and prayer Can write monthly at expense of State; oftener at their own. All letters examined. Same as above Same as above. Can write once a month, receive letters when- Once a month in presence of officer. ever sent. All letters examined. |