Twenty-Third Annual Report of the Inspectors of State Prisons of the State of New York: Transmitted to the Legislature January 26, 1871 (Classic Reprint)

A detailed look at 19th-century prison administration, finances, and inmate labor.

This book compiles official examinations of state prisons, including how funds were spent, how earnings from labor were counted, and how contracts affected inmate work. It highlights the challenges of running large institutions, the push for reforms, and the debate over self-sustaining prisons.

• Understand how salaries, rations, buildings, and equipment are itemized in annual reports.
• See how earnings from contract labor compared with state labor and the impact on budgets.
• Learn about proposed improvements, funding needs, and how administrators justified expenditures.
• Explore notes on inmates, parole, and the moving parts of prison administration in the era.