REPORTS OF COUNTY JAILS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Apparently very few counties in the State of Pennsylvania issue published reports.
In response to a request from the Society, we have received reports from 9 County Jails, from which we present the following items:
Luzerne County—Wilkes-Barre.
| Number of prisoners received during the year 1911 | 1788 |
| Number on hand Dec. 31st, 1911 | 104 |
| Average number per day | 132½ |
| Cost per day for boarding prisoners | 12 3-5 cents |
| Number employed out of their cells | 42 |
Those employed at this jail make and repair shoes, weave stockings and make mattresses. The prison conducts a regular system of daily school instruction.
Daily attendance at the school 21.
They are instructed in spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic and history.
“There was no serious breach of the rules and no punishment inflicted, or no attempt made to escape during the year.”