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IN SENATE,

January 14, 1833.

ANNUAL REPORT

Of the Inspectors of the Auburn State-Prison.

AUBURN STATE-PRISON,
January 8, 1833.

To the Honorable the Legislature of the State of New-York.

In obedience to part 4th, chapter 3d, title 2d, article 1st, section 10th of the Revised Statutes, the undersigned, Inspectors of the State-Prison at Auburn,

RESPECTFULLY REPORT:

That the state and condition of the prison has been, for the past year, highly prosperous. Nothing has occurred, that has come to the knowledge of the Inspectors, to impair the good order, correct and humane discipline, and perfect subordination, and willing industry, heretofore so noticeable in this prison. The officers have, with hardly an exception, conducted themselves with great fidelity to the important trust committed to their management; and have been very successful in promoting industry among the convicts.

The general health of the convicts has been remarkably good, and is believed to be equal at least, to that of other citizens generally. For particular information on this subject we refer to the report of the physician to the prison, which is herewith presented.

In respect to the moral state of the convicts, and the means employed to enlighten and reform their moral feelings, we could not give more full and satisfactory information, than is contained in the report made to us by the chaplain of the prison, which is herewith communicated to the Legislature.

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Table number 4, accompanying this report, shows that there remained in this prison at the commencement of the past year, 646 convicts; and table number 1, shows the number received during the year, to have been 192; and specifies their crimes, the counties where convicted, where they were born, and the terms of their sentences. Of this number 60 were received in May last from the Sing-Sing prison, by the order of his Excellency the Governor.

During the past year 115 (Table No. 3,) have been discharged by expiration of sentence, 27 (Table No. 2,) by pardon, and by order of the supreme court, and 12 by death, making in all, 155, and the number remaining on the 1st instant, was 683. Table number 4 also exhibits the different occupations in which the convicts are employed, the number employed in each branch of business, the number at work on contracts, and from whose labor alone the prison is supported, the number at work in the employment of the State, and invalids.

Including those brought from Sing-Sing, the number of convicts in this prison, has increased during the last year 27; but excluding those, there has been a decrease of 23. But by a law of the last session of the Legislature, the territory from which convicts are sent to this prison, has been enlarged, so as now to embrace five out of the eight Senate districts; which law went into practical operation about the time that the said convicts from the Sing-Sing prison were received. Since that time the number of convicts in this prison has gradually increased from 666, to the present number, 683. It appears to us, therefore, highly probable, that with the present territory, there will be a gradual increase of convicts at this prison.

The earnings of the convicts for the year ending on the
30th day of September last, and which have been
charged to contractors, amount to.....
The earnings of convicts, not employed by contractors,
as charged to individuals, and cash received from
visitors, and for articles sold, and other incidental
sources, amount to....

$37,951 26

3,882 21

The earnings and profits of the prison as above, for the past year, amount to.....

841,833 47

Carried forward, .

$41,833 47

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