The House of Correction of the City of Chicago : a retrospect covering a half century of endeavor from the founding of the institution to the present time, 1871-1921 . aregradually becoming more familiar to our citizens, evidenced by the fact thatmany teachers and high school classes, clubs, civic organizations and othersimilar bodies are visiting us frequently, the general public knows but littleabout the Bridewell other than that it is the city prison or workhouse. Itmay not be amiss, therefore, through the annual report to give a little his-torical data and allude in a general way to the in
The House of Correction of the City of Chicago : a retrospect covering a half century of endeavor from the founding of the institution to the present time, 1871-1921 . aregradually becoming more familiar to our citizens, evidenced by the fact thatmany teachers and high school classes, clubs, civic organizations and othersimilar bodies are visiting us frequently, the general public knows but littleabout the Bridewell other than that it is the city prison or workhouse. Itmay not be amiss, therefore, through the annual report to give a little his-torical data and allude in a general way to the industries conducted and tothe efforts of the administration in promoting the mental, moral and phy-sical welfare of the inmates. The Chicago House of Correction was established and is maintained bythe City of Chicago in accordance with the provisions of an act of the StateLegislature, approved and in force July 1st, 1871. The Institution, at thepresent time, covers sixty (60) acres of ground, not including the Farm Col-ony of three hundred seventy-one (371) acres. The total value of the realestate, buildings and equipment of the Main Institution was shown by the.
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