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OF UNEMPLOYMENf AND PRISON UNRESTn iBUILDING PROGRAM WARDEN RECOMMENDED TO STATEIGFACTOR, AS WELL AS MANY FEATURES INSTALLEDONLY AT THAT INSTITUTION\ i * %V\ arm ni-lllinoi) Forseeing a period of unemp'oyment ahead, as well as a crow i,I tendency tow ard unrest among iiimaTs oi penal in- iniri.ms.James A. White, so an alter taking over management o: t se'So ii'nir.eniientia»v. recommended to tin Slat- e llllnoi lt;■•* Main'7 V • X' •i iniprovement- c iiich incorporated a building program at that m te.i-lion, which .Wi. Wliife t it would relieve in a measure uimmp! m e tin this ; ertion particularly, and wlMch. would add . to tin o»n ■ lt;e inmau thevebv eliminating unrest and discontent.lt;i! The recommendations wot* accepieri. and laier the ( in^tri; hit-gram i “gan. Nov a m w cell house aceonynodai inu one tliousanttj mates has bet n completed. It i - a*.’ modern int r\ re -;»■lt; t, hu\ .m * v •tI shower oat is and individual toilet accommodations.i■T}*lm nuildiuof durable construct ion. being oi steel and reinforced lt;ne'e(*\Iwar caremmzrmttQn in tverv stage*• ***** mtier that the State might receive a building frelt;watlt; he d and chi rnv9 «11 *u defects, and one t• that would tand th. P -t oi time and usage.it.«With thatfirst and important , the inmates is tino i part of the construction program radio hook-up whichloud speaker str | completed, woik is now going for-{ eve’ r 1 ward on the new addition to Muif. ian vlt;0lilt 1sj hospital. Sixty-four beds are in ing duvit added, making a total of niiiet y-four. j i as tiie hospital previously accorn- i modated only thirty. A new operating room, new lavatories, a newX-;nv room, dental room and phnr-(V . . ’ U’ '•v i- '• . .. •firingsprisoner (except those in solitary! the news of tinbaseball games music and other features, at adio ™^« TK{ ..........rt i i fand i'aF%* Ipiograms. I his was anotiie:ot the improvements contained on Warden White’s program.(n* *macist room also ate being added.The cost oi the additionFlie baseball team, the prison motion picture theatre, and chapel,Vj i ur him t*i t nr um.h.i.iji and ini- i quiver.- al prison feature , are foundt | provements to the hospital will heia, Menar,u in addition to the manyI innovationslt;»v | ^.dU HMHJU.1 Also progressing is the work oipi-tI* modeling the north cell housewhich are there, not' to be found at other peniieutiari* s.tiItblock.eightwhich will accommodatein the past three \eurs. all oveiitrlnuidrelt;ipersons. At fluthe nation riots and ,'ncident.-. sontcompletion of that work, the strut:-1of extreme seriousness and dam-niiture w ill he thoroughly modern, andage, have occurred, hut in tinwill measure up to the standardsSouthern Illinois penitentiary atntl *which are now recognized.IMenard there has beennomlt;iContented InmatesThere are now 24lt;0 prisoners intIda nee of disorder.1! Many prisoners areon their w. i the Southern Illinois penitentiary. Until tiie nenv cell house was com-honor, and are knowna s« *trit ies.* •They are known to consil-\vj ] letecl, the institution was serious-er that privilege voi v seriously, andafvoverciowded. Warden Wh;te,to appreciate it. The have watch- otiwas quick to realize the necessity 'of the improvements, and by nispicmpt action the relief was forth-i xnniiig. it was very noticable that the attention ol the inmates wased the institution improve and grow wf*’ *attracted bv tin* work and the newi construction.Thev were given i. • ~ at v:x-- ™ %■-¥ i.more useful each day th'omh tin gu'dance of Warden White. If i felt without reservation that fhprogram and the management of the institution has made the southern Illinois penitentiary the out- ai ai -thinparts to play in the whole scheme j *‘,,u penal in-t it m ion ins lt;*Jot things, their activities being su~( oururvI p( . vised lt;arefuily by ofhlt; ials. Itiis a certainty that the peace andhaimony that has characterized theCancerIpit rth; Menard prison was in a measurecontributed to by the improvements. and the interest in the workICourt Haimlitwi as it progressed daily.Warden W hite made manv im-Friday| C!mv*IIprovements in organization of rou-.The American Legion Itand willMine and work as lie found them , play a concert at fh(1 Coxm HmiRCI upon his assumption of the respon- • j*Vida\| sibility of wardenshij) of the insti-1tution. One of his first aets was!evening at 7:30 o'clock.IF.a v ! (Programto perfect more fully the operation 'of the Prisoner’s Fund which heWashington Post, inarch.i oto.The New [lawn, overtureto!L*V . . . ’ . . v . y-. . ' - . * . . '' ■- . .1 */; : ~ ■ . *' ■ . . - v, - • • *X-. V. ... S; • ■ .* .... ; •-had established there. The sale of sue li needs as candy, confections,! tobaccos, cigarettes, etc., i-provided for bySemper Fidelis, march. Kitten Kapers, novelty. Woodland, overture.va:Pride of Illini. marchAn Autumn Romanceviiifu :m in a concession at trie J i prison, the profits from which re-! main solely in a Fund, from which i s0^°*Flanders, marchmabebaritone ev‘• sintne concession operates. It is sell- j'supporting now. and because of the ! 1 hey Cut Downit I Tree, popular,lvthe Old PinevaiHiplan, inmates buy their needs , i market prices, it not slightly under.National Fmblem, inarch.GoA delegation of 50 or GO automoThis fund is known to have' brought volumes of appreciation hiles, from the W illiamson-Jackson troni the inmates, and has gone a bounty Labor Day Celebration will long way, along with other plans arriv,J in Murphysboro between S of Warden WTiite. toward preserv-;anlt;* kDjo p. m.ing contentment amdng those who are incarcerated at Menard.Another thoughtfuledfatla.-IIDue to these arrangements th*Nohigh school band will not plav at1 An:waifor i Riverside pool Friday night
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Murphysboro Daily Independent
Murphysboro, Illinois, US
Wed, Aug 31, 1932
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