TO TE HO LO R.AlLE ELLIS G. A ;~~ALL GOV::-~ iirC'I1 OF GEORGIA A:~~D THE i.LL --:::I::P..S OF 'l'EE Gl.TElli\L J\SSEI: DLY A:TUAL RLPORT T~ . E STA TE DEP/ t~TI : LrT OF CORR:SCTIO~~S for F IS CAL ~LAR 1043 - 1044 Ge n tlenen : Penal a ~minis tratior i~ Ge or p: a prior to t he creaticn of the State Departm ent o~ Corr a ctions on October 6 , 1943 , . and subse quent t h ereto , ha3 con;.;:l sted of tv o ( 2 ) cistir.ct t7~rpe s , one be 1..ne; ins t i t u ti onal and the ot her j.n the form cf public v or :~ s camps . Th e contr ol or admin i str~ ti ve offic e for operations of the Depart~ent of Co rr e c tion s is lo~ated in Atlan ta , and houses the prisone rs ' files , r e c ords , business reco~Qs and oth e r dnta inciden t to t h e administra t ion of the department wtlch at pr es ent embraces supervision over the Ge orria Stat e ~ris ons at Reidsvill e , Georria , Public J0rk s Canps in 84 counties and two ( 2 ) State I I ir~w ay Carps . As of July l , 1914 , there were public \'!Or -:: s car:1p n op eratP.d in 87 count i es . Thi s r 0p ort v-iill ther e fore neal vd.th t hree (3) phases of the department ' s ~ or1 t , the ~i r s t wi t h expend itu~ es for maintenance of the Departme~t of Corr e ctio .s office in ftl an t a , the second vith the Georfia State Prisor.8 1 o2e r at ion a.G the ftnal with improvements and prorress mauo in thE count y public works camp s dur inp the Fis c a l Yiar . In connecti on Tiith the proper inspection of publi c wo rk s c amps over the State , inspectors ~ork out of the Depa rtment of Corr ections office in AtlAnta , th e refore , exp c n~itures for salaries , trave l, etc. fo r these er:1plo,ye os 8r c incl,Jl.:ec: i n the statenunt of expenditures for the Dep n rt ~erit of Corre ct _ons office . ~he sace is t r ue of the tra 1sfer off ic nr . Pr~ vl ou s to the creatior1 of the Depart ment of Corrections b~ the Le ri~ latu~ A , expen s es for the transfer of t he prisoners were b orne by t~c nounLi e s in which t hey we re c onv i c ted or from wl1i ch the ~? o sc epod or by t} ~o Georpte St o. tc Prison whe n they esc aped from that institution . A. 3~f,T:C DE.:'t~~\.T: .I:" 'r OF CORB.L CTICJ1S , ADl.I : r s_ :1ATrv:: CFFICE 1 -ATLArl:'fl , G:Or GIA . The a dm inistrative functions of the old Prison Board had been conduct ed from a c 1n t ral adci nistrat .v E office ln t he State Capi tel , for c1a11 ~: y e ars .. Folloiinr the c r r; ation of the State Depart me n t of Corr ect ions , the dopartnent took ov e r the offices form ~ rl y oc cup ied by t ho Stat e Board of Priso ns anC rctair,ed all of the per s onn el of t h at board . rfhcn the lJ c pa.rt1:~en t of Co :cr oc t lon s was created t he r e wa s a tot"l of 1 8 en:plo~rues in the !Jep a <'trrent of Corr ecti on s office in .htlanta . :Dc c anse of incr oe se in aC.rr:2.n ist~ativ c c:u tl es clue to n e w proc edu r es , r eco r ds , and f unctions performe d by t he departme nt employee s , an increa s o of ~he office pur s onn c l has be en necessary end has been incr e a sed to 21 ompl o ~ cc s ~ hdCit j.onal in c r c as s s in p e rson nel will be n 0cC.od 88 the pris on p opulation rrm s . ~~ e r e is set fo rth ~elo~ a comparative r ep ort of expend it ures of the Stat0 Department of Corre cti ons off i ce in Atlanta f or t he Fiscal Years ondine Juno 30 , 1044 and June 30 , 1943 : .. -1- A. STATE DEP:. TI T~. :C:~T OF CCRTI:::CTi o: s LCL I.~ I STRJ, ~l' IVE ACCO'JrT COLPf,i11.7IV:C REPOR'l' OF L:~.FErlJITURES Pf.YLEr TS 4 Personal Services Trav e l Expens e- s ~ Escc.pes Re turne d PISC!.L YR . FI SCf>L :[R . Increas e or ErDE~ C/3 0/-1 4 :srDED 6L/..3.:...C.:..L./..4:...:.3_ _D_e...;c;..;.;r.._ea_s_e--(-'---)-'--- c 47 ,718 . 68 8 0 Cqo.C:r; 5 ' 7r: 0 ._) ,__. .'~ 'ri' 1,065 . 88 16 , 989 . 48 10,238 . 99 6,750 . 49 Suppli es l, C30 . 59 438 . 92 591 ~67 Cor.ununications 3 , 746 . 1)6 3 , 03G . 03 708 . 93 Printing 904 . 07 532 . 43 371 . 64 Repairs & A lt o rat~ons Miscellaneous Expens e s 72 . 50 63. 36 63 . 48 123 . 41 4-. 02 - 60 .05 ( ) Insuranc e & 3ondinr 60 . 00 135 . 00 125.00 (- ) Equipme nt Purchas e s 630 . 60 407 . 48 223.21 TOTAL PI. YI.:El~TS ~ 71 , 216 . 33 LES S : Accounts .Payab l e as of 6/30/43. 9. 78 PLUS: Acounts Payaol e as of 6/30/ 43 ,102 . 2 6 LESS: f.cc oun ts P t-, y 8.~ l e as o_f 6/30/42 PLUS : f,ccounts Payable as of 6/30/43 ,Ap60 , 785.54 0 9 . 78 .jl0,430.79 9 . 78 (- ) 462 . 26 9 . 78 (-) Torr:.L EXP:Sl:D ITU?.ES : ~71 , 66 8 . 31 LESS: EXTRJ,O fWI ~:-IW EXP E1~D ITUTIES 8 , 01 8 . 41 TOTJ, L I.:J.. D~ T.r:..H!.rCE EXPE J,DITURES ,~; 62, 750 . 40 .)GO , 795.32 060 ,795 . 32 - 2- 010,873 . 49 8 , 918 41 ( - ) (~~ ) ~1 ,9 55 . 08 A;, ST!. TE DE P:. RTI . rh ...; . v:':'. ij.JS p'lid by vr.r indu~triJs in thJ i mm..;di2t0 vicinity of thJ prison Wj rJ so much hi 3h ur th::.n thosJ pnid by th0 Dapo.rtmJnt of Corr ..;ctions th ". t VI~ suff.Jr :;d ~- V.Jry disturbing turnovar in omployJ~s durinG th~ Jnt ir.; period. Th0 op J ro.tin; cost of thJ institutions has b~an incr ~o.s..J d duJ to th..: mor...; costly pro 0 r nm bJ in 3 inC..UJUr~t ...; d, ~nd unusuo.lly hJo.vy r 0po. ir bill , o.n J nl~r gJ d c u stodi n l and 'ldministr~tiv.3 forcJ, tha cost ~nd custody of ::.11 th J worst c r imin::.ls in thJ St ~ t -.:; , and tha incrao.swd co~t of ~ 11 foodstuffs , clothin~ ".nd m".t aric..ls. Fo r th0 fiscnl yao. r Wd show c.. tot~l invJnto r y of fl ,7 37 ,991. 46 , which cov0rs prop...;rtiJs , ;natJ ri c..ls o.nQ supp l iv s, a total JXp0nditura of ~1 ,0 03 ,730. 62 of which o.mo unt j 610 , 841. 85 rJpr~s0nts .;xtraordino.ry and outl ay JXp a nditur..:s , which o.r~ s ..; t forth in thd fin::.n ci c.. l sto.tJmJ nt at th..: J n d of this r ...;port. Th is l J ~VJS ::t nJt oparo.ting cost for th..: yJo.r 1 944 of ~ 392 , 8 88 .77, o.s ~ g ~ins t ~ 376,696. 8 4 for t h3 pr0C0ding fisco.l y0c..r or o. n J t incrJ ::. s...: of ~ 1 6 ,1 91 . 93 , t~king into consid J rC'..tion th .J .Jx tr'lordi nn ry ".nd out l::.y a xp...;n~iturJs o.s shown in thJ st ntvmJnt. ThJ follo~ng is o. fino.nci~l brJo.kdown o.n d cl o. ssific ntion itamizntion of 'lll cons truc t ion, outl ~y ..; xp Jnditur J s for r Jpo.i rs, nnd 0xtro.ordin~ry .J Xp...;nditurJs incurr0 d a t t h..: G..:or g ia Sto.t3 - 5- prisons during th.; fl SC.J.:i. 'J 3C.:"' ~ E -.' :.nc; JD k ;-sl), 191-L 'l.:'h-'"..s :iR c:'. loW.Jd by c. fin J.nci'll sc:.t ~Jn ~J r_t V'dth cc- ~np:.t l' '-> t iv...: figi.1.r~s b ~~tY'' .Hl t; l.J fiscal y_;ars 1 9~3 'lnd 19~d : CONSTRUCTIO N AND O~TLPY R=PAIR3 AT G~ GRGIA STATE PRISON FO R FISCAL Y3AR ENDING JUNS 30, 1 941 Dairy Bnrn (55 fo compl _;t~) MA'j'ERIALS LAEOR $ 2 ,3 61 . 06 $ 1-;6 3~ . 0 0. R~cov 0 ring fiv 3 ( 5 ) dwall i n3s on r_;s~rv2tion . (5 t 300 0~ch ) 1,000 . 00 500.00 Building n0w Mul 0 Born 120.50 379 . 50 NJW Hous0 Construction on ~ nrm 1 '981. 25 1,018.75 Wiring & Painti ng for G2rm~ nt Fa ctory 325,00 250~00 N ~ w Isolation C0lls in F~ma lJ Bui lding 550 .00 450 .00 Construction of N0w OfficJs & School Rooms 1,461.75 1,338.25 Incompl 3t a d HatchJry ( Doors, wi n dows and floors not installJd) 1,953 . 50 1,546.50 Conv 0rting Old Impl 0m~nt Sh0d into ~~illdng Barn 411.25 1,220.75 R0p a irs in Clothi ng Issu.J Room 175.00 75,00 Gen~r a l r~p2irs to Institutions : P~in t ing , ScrJJn ~ iring , R0pa iring Ro of nt F0mal~ Building. Piinting Int arior of ~J.lJ nnd ?0mal0 Buildinzs. 18 ,918.11 1., 499 .12 Er~ction of Patrol B~rr 2 ck s f or us 0 of Stat 0 H ighw~y P2trol 3, 811.00 2,689.00 Contr a ct cost for dism 'lntling & a r J ction .of a Blow- Knox Transmitting Tow J r for Stat 0 HighwJ.y Pa trol. (Thu Tow ar was mov3d from Swainsboro, Ga . to Prison . ) 1, 080 , 00 Er0ction of 24 Poultry Ran gd Sh.J lt J r Hous ds @ ~- 35 . 00 590,00 250.00 Construction of Tan (10) n0w Staff Hous J s 19 , 869_,33 6,458.72 ~ 6- INCmiPL STED : - Hous-3 #1 98:0 comp1 d t3 o.s of JUD3 30. 1944 - HOUS..) #2 981; cc:np1ut..; o.s of - Jun.J 30, 19 ~ 4 Hous-3 j/3 SS% compJ. 0t 0 o.s of - Hous0 #4 June 30' 194~ 80~b comp 10 t3 ':\S of Jun0 30, 1944 - Hous-3 ;'lS 70 , ~ C0ffii.:l 2. .:: t .; .".S of Jun0 30 , 1914 - Hous0 #6 40;b C0ffil)1.::td as of Jun.J 30 , 1944 - Hous-3 # 7 40,--: comp10 t .J ~s of - JunJ 30, 1944 Hous..; ;'18 30 'b comp L : t0 ~s of I - Jun..; 30 ,. 1944 Hous0 ;'J9 10;~ conp1,; t..; o.s of -Jun0 30 , 194:4 HOUS;;J #10 of 5 (i4o co mpl0t~ ClS Jun0 30, 1944 -W.A--T3-R"-T:-h.L-S -LP-.-3-.:-r. $53 , 5~ 7.69 ~ 20,394.59 NOTE: . ESTI.MAT3D BR ~AI\.JO 'JJJ.r Ol'' MAT ~~R IALS AND OUTSIDE LABOR COST3 FROH RSCORDS CONP IL ZD AT GEORGIA STATE PRISON. TOTAL COST OF NE~ CONSTRUCTI ON AND OUTLAY RSPAIRS FOR YEAR 3ND2D JUNZ 30 , 1944 C73, 922 . 28 (LABOR AN~ ~ATSRIALS) (Continu.Jd on n.::xt peg..; ) -7- -, Ba1o.nc.J Brought s- or v~r d 1 1 1 1,500 Jay 30 ..; E-~rlh':ld r I-.-ri ll John D..hJr~ ':'ractor Mod,; l A John :Dder0 'l'r o. c tor ivi odul A. Laying Pulluts 1 1 1 2,000 lb. Batch Mi xJr Rabuilt Job Pri n ting Pr ~ ss Cr0osot ij Vat 1 Us-3d u..: ntal Out .f i t ( i:;>Or Wom.::n ' s) Bldg .) 1 Ford Truck s,ooo Whi t..J Hock Lc. ; ins Pull ,; ts ~: 73 ' 922 .. 28 9 uO . OO 85,L3 6 85L..: ., 36 4 55 .. 00 6 4 0 ,, 0 0 566.50 59 ~S .12 1,400.00 1,640.00 4,000 .00 88 Fd,;d3r Ilogs 8 Pow a r S~w i u3 M achin~s (For ~om~n 1 s Bldg .) 2 Tractors , Mo d0l ~ 40 . 38 R0volv0rs 1, 856 . 43 1,669.29 2,167.96 1,120.00 40 16 Gaus J Shot Guns 2,156 . 00 28 Po>v.::r :3..'Wi n6 !,!o.c:hin..: s (Por ..1ur::..::n 1 s Bl dt; . ) 1 7ord 'l'ruck 1,919.74 1,635 . 96 1 Lo g Skidd0r 1,200.00 1 I,Ia. t truss ,.]::1. chi 110 200.00 5 Fore. Trucks 7,247.78 1 .::a 0ctric Incubator 4 , 000,00 1 P.....:condi t ion-.; d L;mncir y Tttmbl.;r 4 ,365 . 00 1 Hydraulic Lift 239 . 00 1 UClrlcin.3 I1.1D.chi n_; 485 . 00 ~urnishing s fo r Custodial Offic0r s 1 Dormitory 1,293.50 2 P.:i lk C0ok0 rs ~ 999.50 2 H.Jr.::ford ?Ulls (PUPJbr..Jd ) 500.00 1 Pur -J br.J d Bull 4,000 . 00 1 Pot:1to P,;..; l ..Jr 244.70 1 Poto.to P8 -J l..:n' 305.00 12 M:1r..:s 1,503.20 Pow ..: r S...:wing I.:G.chinlj ~ qui pm,; nt (WomJ n 1 s Eldg .) 1,590.40 Equipm,; nt for N0w LG.undry 8,395 . 35 2 El .J ctri c Toa. s t ..: rs 406 .00 2 Int ~ rn~tio n :1l RG. rv ...:s t J r 611. 49 1 R.::built LG.undry ~ Cl s h J r 1, 455.00 1 Int 0 rn ~tion2l HQrVJSt 0r 611.49 4 ElJctric To2 st J rs 781.11 2 D0 JP Fa. t ? ry.:H' s 352.00 l R.::volving TrG.y Ovan 5,194.50 51 Pur v br~d J ..: rS JJ Cow s for Milking & B r ~,; ding 23,350.00 93 Pur ..: br0d .Hogs 3 , 952 .50 ~~ 1 71,693. 52 ?otal construction a n d Outlay R0pa irs :1nd NdW ~quipmJ nt Pt~ c has.::s for f isca l yJa r J ndu d Jun0 30 , 1944 . -8- -oUTLAY EXP3NSIBS I F ACCOm~TS PAY.f'.:! E_i,;; OF JUlTJi:: 30 J 1944 Matarials for Naw Fence to inclos~ Pri s on Compound $ 6 , 457.13 ~""a"wquiFpmaermntingfoEr qNuiepwmeDnatiry Barn 4 ,743.95 8 , 025 . 34 coal (Supply purchased for n~ xt nina months because of war conditions) 26,238.39 1 1 7 3 Wide Oven Oil Range (5 5 ' x 34~ 1 ) Wide Oven Oil Range (75 1 x 3 4~ ') Electric Griddles Dough Mixe rs for Br ea d (nlectric) 1 Maat Saw (Elactric) 1 Industrial Coffee Urn 1 Iron Dishwashing Mach "!lc 1 Slicer- 'Vrap- So al~r for Bread 1 Meat Choppe r (Electric) 2 De~p Fat F ry~rs (~lectric) 296.00 370.00 597.09 2,616.44 363 . 00 283 . 55 2,055.b0 335 . 32 240 .'b0 352 . 00 12 Brooders 296.09 1 Field P~a Fodder (For Cannine Plant) 1,546.38 Total Outlay Ji::xp e nses in Accounts Payable $54 ,815.68 EXTRAORDINARY PAYJ-.:=:NTS : Settlement of John R. ':Jald Co., Hunting don, Pa. account which had been in dispute since 1940 . The materials furnishe d by this supplier were for use in the manufacture of 1940 "Peach" License Tags. Plans for housing proj ect at Georgia State Prison drawn by Tucker and Howell, Archit ec ts. The plans were called for by the State Board of Prisons but were not used in the housing proj e ct by the State Department of Corrections. Paymant of Hugh Howell , Attorn~ y , for e xp ~ nses incurrdd prior to the construction and before the completion of the Georgia Sta te Prison, Reidsville, Georgia~ Mr . Howell handled the l eg al ph~ses of the transact-ion for the Prison Commissi on of the State of Georgia with the Federal Government (Federal :2mergency Administrator of Public Works). Work on the construction of the Ge org ia State Prison was start ~ d in 1933 . Prorated share of Group Fir e Insuranc3 tab~ n out for all departments of the State by the Ex e cutive Department. For the Ge orgia State Prison the o.mount of the premi urn was l' $29 ,685 . _33 1,050.00 3,415.42 14,679.83 (Continue d on next page) - 9- payment made to Manget ~ ros . , Newnan, Gao , covering age stordue cha the r gue. s s ( . ~ 150 . 6G) ~nd p Department of enalty ($821.68) Agriculture and , wh was i ch waisd by Ma.ngat nJjro thers . 'l;h 1' s t ran~~ ac t'1on was con- pa ted with tha sale of 1942 cotton crop on 182 bales ~~ccotton grown at the Geo r g ia St ate Prison. Both of these expanses sh~uld have.been borne by the sel l er (Gaorgia. State Pr7son) d;rr1ng \1 94 2 but the total amount ga.)f ~972 . 30 was pa1d by tne bu~er (Manget Bros ., Newnan , who were reimburs ed during thi s fiscal year . 972 . 30 During the fiscal year ended June 30 , 1944 over the fiscal year ended June 30 , 1943 the nwnbe r of person- nel was increas ed from 82 employess to 1 52 , or an ad- d! tion of 70 employe e s . 'rhe s a lar y scale of all em- ploye a s was increased be cause of war conditions and the total salaries paid during fiscal year ending June 30 , 1944 amounte d to ~;, 239 , 584 . 8 7 and for the ye ar ending June 30 , 1943 the total wa s ~ 77 , 489 . 07 , or an increase of ~ 162 , 095 . 80 . (Minimum salary rat e s for Custodial Officers were increased from 075 . 00 per month to t150 . 00 per month) . 162 , 095~80 Upon request of t he United States Department of Labo~ , Bureau of Labor Statistic s , Washington , D. c . we were furnished with cost of living indexe s for the area of South Ge orgia where the ~e or g ia State Prison is located . The u. s. Department of Labor base their figures on an average cost of l i ving between the years 1935- 1939 of 100%. The f ollowing figures are copies from this r eport: $172 , 433 . 97, . . . Total of Extraordinary Exp enditures $384 , 332 . 65 Date ALL ITEMS 7-15- 41 105 . 3 7-14-44 133 . 3 PERCENT I NC:iEASE COST 28 . 0 FOOD 113 . 5 152 . 9 39 . 4 CL OTHING 105 . 4 139 . 8 34.4 FU2L , ~r c. 99 . 1 111 . 8 MISC . 103 . 3 128. 7 12 . 7 25 . 4 - 10- 1 i:: u~1o3mrr~u.>1s;o~;~cn:t:J.:la;t_rl)(.D3.~.,. S5r,mt,;1m_) n")vv..~.n.rn.1,:ct"~u:1r::t.cOu'lclJ:~~.. pe2Li<~or.<_~.:3:tJ~Ol-vr-~,,::__rrf~~.~l:..:..~~..~;c-O.or:..-u.~~.,Q.c, Jl3.t~~.J:l~..t~yrna7Js.ioSl\oscJf~.Or , t c~:t .,o; ;ldn"C ., - J.lve ~~0-~,- t~:3 11.'-1. L_2 '(; or: ~ ~)Urc hc-,ses of S'.l~lp L. .:;s o.nd aqtH:.?! J nt .i'o r t 8 fisca l 0rear 3n ' on d~ a~ -..J _ JU11 - v ~ -~0 ' 1 9 ... I_ ~~u~c. 0:.J , "r~~.......)- o0:.0.> 5 tho J,.;......, l n l cr~...n.,un.v .a..... ln coEt nmo un ts to 172 , (33 . J7 . ~ ~ ;e3 1 that th1.s 1 s an ~xtraor dina r y 2x~ ~ n~ i tur a b l caus 0 if th 3 id3nt1cal co:rrll.!Odl t1 JS uo r a p'J. rGh".~ JS und 3 r n or ma l condJ.. t ions tl~a cost would bJ ~t l e~s t . 1 7 2 , ~3J , 9 7 l ~ss , I' 61 0 ' 81 1 t 8 5 Ol7!I'L 1"1 lY ~ =< ~)~1 : :-J I~ UI\~~ -S 1~0~ ~fl l~- C ft L Y_.~.."R ~T~~.J~~ D .JJ:r::; 30 1 9,:3 'l'h~ total of Out l ay !lncl .C:xt ra o r dina r Jr .::,xp a ndi t u r a s s~own on thd financv ia l r ap ort f or tl a ye ar a ndad Jt:na 30 , l 'J(( in tha amount of : 1 , 0 70 , 23 1. 35 is for th3 purcha sJ of tha Ga or ~ ia J tat 3 Pri son '3t ruct t~r 3s fro;a tha Un1. ted ".) tat-Js Gov~ r maa nt .. , ,Il l 0 7 0 23 1 . 3 5 ' ' 01.'.!' J '.!.'Orr ":I. OF':1 L.~.Y .~: ."J -:z Tn. \.0\ iY:::~" ;--;_~ -:-:;~.~ P-=:N JI - 'ltJTI -~s ~il t) lt r.l.,~:-: ~~I 3C '~L :--~-~It --:; r~~v J r~r ,J 3 0 , 1 8<.. 3 ,'' 1 " ' 0 70 , ;n::: ~ 1 .J .~.JOc - 11- ( Corr y:ara ti ve) 1 () ' ' J ' ~ t...: 239-;-581: . 8 7 5 , .)3'7 . 13 1P.r L T-'~~.:~J 'R, r -"'1" :~;-Rr -L'"0' ,. ic'..ll ture.l anl tary ? ClJan1ng asel1ne & 0 11 ood e: 'T obacco 3d & Feed fo r .n mals 1 (Coal ) ll ~ ~ ~ Da tarlRlS USGd upkeep of plant ?~ equ1. n nt , sho p inst r uct lens ~ inst itut 1 on mf~ . 3ar1ne:; app ar .:l l : ;.;vnn; uppli3s 1ld1n~ sup p l 1e s ~ me.t3rials th3r supp l1 as f.; materials 36 , 933 . 90 16 , 1;,6 7 . 20 12 , 9G 7 . 3 7 160 , 203 . 79 2 ~ , 91 Q. 8 7 113 , ~ 17 . 55 136 , 500 . 78 76 , 25 . 56 53 , 809 . 2:; 10 , 0 'J 3 . 7 3 113 '77 , ~ 69 . 0 7 2 ,1 77 . 33 .s: r~ c:: -: \ (- ) ""\ .) ~IJ\".'tJ,.[...\. _~, '\,... ., . ;) ....., 1 6 2 ' (' r: b 80 3 ,159 . 8 21 , 318 . 73 9 , 063 . 79 8 ,791. 61 90 , 3<:~ . 72 .s:., 333 . 30 36 , .(99 , 6~ 1 o , 63r:: . 17 7 J 4 3 . ~ 1 } , 1 8"' . 1 6 69 ' 0 61. 07 23 , 582 . 57 6 , 917 . 91 37 , 316 , 73 38 , 277 , 61 1 , ') 8 3 . 29 99 , 3 ~ A . 05 37 , 981 . 95 52 , 310 . 04 3 , 618 . 3(" 2 , 636 . 37 3 . 62 1 , 61 6 . 21-. 1 , :no . <:4 5::J . 62 1., 6113 . 2 4 91 5 . 31) 331:. . 07 1',; , 1 9 6 . (5 1 , 563.~ G6 280 . 00 1 ,1 72 . 55 (- ) 35 . 30 Z, .).S . <-8 (- ) 253 . 66 . 1 ~ ' ~: 26 . !'/ ~urnit ur0 ~ Fixt u r Js 19 , 175 . 09 961 . 44 18 , 210 . 6~ - 12- .)') ' 66 7 . 3 1 1 :_, ; [: ._) ..... ~. ' ': B , ..J"2 . ? C; 1 ) ?("'"" , 5.: 1 ' ~ 7 ,':;~:. . 35 - - -8 , ~-' 50 . 8 :. 01 , 11" . 53 11 , 108 . :16 ( - )l, c 70 ' 2 3 1. 3 5 ( - ) 2 s ' 6 .5 : An investi~atjv\ co~mittee . f rom t~e Gener al Assemb ly had visited county public work~ ~::1d State Y-li~hNa.y C~ml?s prio r to the enactment of the new Ccrrec,~lon Law and nad offlcle.lly reported to the Governor and the A s~ em'::1~ ~h~t many o~ the C" lllp s visited we re til thy, unsanitary, poorl y a _.;mlnls ter e r,, lnade qu.s. t e ly maintained and that in a number of ther.l ':!-1e prisoners ;.,ere being treated brutally, and in some instan~e~ ws~,~ b~iX:J ab~s-3d physically without 1ust cause. Under pr '3Val ll ng c~-:1dl t lons ln these camps the term ~'Georgia Chain Ganc;" was no r.risnG~e r and along county roads as well as the princi p l e hi gh.vays of the s't,..a te , pris oners garb ed in the familiar convict st ri pes and fett 01 l~g with ar chaic and torturous picks, leg irons and other types of jjnJ.nm,ana manacles, advertis.ed the evils of the Georgi a penal sys te. to a l l passers-by. After the creating of the State Department of Corrections and during the i nit ial stazes of t he new program, at the Governor's request, the Attorney Ge neral of the Uni ted St a tes through the Dir- ector of the Federal Bureau of Prlsons proffered expert a dvice, counsel and surveys of pr evailing faciliti es with the view of cor- recting the abominable conditions found. Through the additional coopeTHtion of 'Harden Joseph W. 3anford of the Atlanta Fe deral Penitentiary and of Dir 0ctor James Bennett of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, experienced personne l fron1 various branches of the United States Prison Service wore "loanad" to tha 3tate of Geo r g ia to ge t the new pro gram under way . A considerable portion of tha mismanagam0nt of prison camps in Georgia and th:~ reported mj.streatmant of prisoners occur- red in State Highway Camps. Hoco3nizing this fact, the General Assembly dirac ted i n its Act that the State Hi ghway Road Camps should be abolished is soon as practical. In accordance with this diracti ve all but two of the Sta ta Hi ghNa y Camps w3r e abolished by March 29, 1944 as a result of a joint orde r issued by the r e spective Directors of the Stat e Highway Dep artment and tha Dep artment of Corrections. Becausa of th3 axt r eme shorta z-3 of fraa labor and the very important war wo r k which was ~ oin g on in the south0astern s~ction of tha stat e , it was daJme d a dvisab l e to continue th~ op aration of the State Eighway Camps in Charlton and Glynn counties. The prisoners from these two campa swrve a vary vital function in conne ction with the war program in malntainine and building bridge s, draining di tch..; s and ka..:Jping t he hi ghvvays open f or the war traffic. 14- Diractor Jama s Bennatt of tha Fddaral Buraau of Prisons tgned, among oth0rs., to tha Stata. of G :.~ orgia ona of his prison 1 actors who rander e d a very useful s a rvice to th~ Stat-:3 Depart - in making a survay of all operating county camps and Stata 1 ~...chiirtaty1oCnsamfposu.n_d This --- in __t insp.: has a ;ctor camps evaluate and bas d od tho on variou;:; facilitias and his findings submi ttad 0~ tha county Corr:missione..r~ and ::ardens of the camps, racomme ndat- :ons for improv..;mants, over the _s i gna tur;) and with tha approval of ths state Diractor of Corr .:: ctions. ';'/hila th-:}sa recommonda tions in aanY instances appaared rath er s 8var0, thJy wera of such nature as to acquaint tha Co!lll!lissiorwrs and :rard.;;ns with what conditions should be in prison camps a_s opera.t..;d in other sactions of the country . On May 15, 1944 tha Stat e DJpartman t of Corrections was tortunat\3 in b.3int:; abla to s..:Jcure Major John Sammons Ba ll, to h ,; ad 1ts public works camp insp .:: ction program and from that datJ many of tha improv.rc~1'.NO PRISONERS COPVICTZD I J Vf, RI OUS CO UNTIES OF G.EORGL', DUHING F r sc :~.L YK'.R J ULY 1~ 19-13 TO J1JN3 30, 19<14 CountY: Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin Banks Barrow Bartow B0n Hill Berri 3n Bibb Bl-::ckley Brantley Brooks Bryan Bt.).lloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden Candl er Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham Chattaho ochee Chattooga Che roke0 Clarke Clay Clayt on Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp ~ ! i l : I I i ! ' I i I i ! i i I ~ ! 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