Plans and Illustrations of Prisons and Reformatories — John Shaqi
Plans and Illustrations of Prisons and Reformatories
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Plans and Illustrations of Prisons and Reformatories
Prisons -- Design and construction; Prisons -- United States; Reformatories -- United States
A study of the plans will reveal the fact that the center wing houses,
the administration offices, the receiving rooms for prisoners, the
social service offices, and all departments general to the institution,
such as visitors’ rooms, commissary rooms, main dining-room, kitchen,
main auditorium, chapel, hospital wards, educational rooms, and
library. Thus located, they are close to the administrative center and
make for easy supervision.
TEN CELL BLOCKS
On both sides of the central wing are placed the cell blocks, connected
by a corridor wide enough to serve as recreation space. By this
arrangement privacy is assured the prisoners and freedom from the gaze
of visitors to the more public departments of the institution. Ten
cell blocks, five on each side, and each three stories high, afford
opportunity for the segregation of prisoners, which is so essential.
General baths and barber-shops are placed in the center of each group.
The cell blocks in the main are of the outside type, though for the
most hardened prisoners and for punishment some inside cells are
provided. The floors, however, are entirely separated, the regulation
cell block being avoided.
[Illustration: FIRST FLOOR PLAN]
The prisoners enter by a private drive, and through one of the exterior
courts, into the receiving room, which is adjacent to the social
service offices and close to the administrative offices.
[Illustration: SECOND FLOOR PLAN]
The kitchen and main dining-room occupy the extreme south end of the
center wing, and the latter is accessible to the prisoners without
traversing the more public corridors. Directly above the dining-room
is placed the auditorium, with a stage, all equally accessible to the
prisoners. Opposite the auditorium is the chapel. The second floor of
the administration building is given over to the hospital, dispensary,
etc.; the third floor to classrooms and library; also quarters for
guards.
A MODERN FACTORY
The Industrial Building forms the south group. It is planned along
the line of modern factory construction, with concrete floors and
ample daylight. It is arranged for progressive woodworking, the raw
material being received at one point, passing through the machines to
the other end of the plant, then up to the second floor, and back to
the shipping-room adjoining the receiving-room. Dry kilns of the most
approved type and proper trackage for railway shipment are provided;
also a garage for trucks and a machine shop.
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