Penitentiaries, Subcommittee on - 18th R.S. (1883)

Committee:	Joint Penitentiaries, Subcommittee on
Title:	Visit to the Penitentiaries at Huntsville and at Rusk
Library Catalog Title:	[Report].
Subjects:	Prisons |
Library Call Number:	LRL
Session:	18th R.S. (1883)
Online version:	View report [6 pages  File size: 547 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Visit the State penitentiaries at Huntsville and at Rusk, and to examine carefully and throughly into the character, condition, and management and capacity of each said institutions, and make a report of their action. It shall also be the duty of said committee to inquire into and investigate all cases of alleged harsh or cruel treatment of convicts whether within the walls of the penitentiaries, or in convict camps, or elsewhere.

Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.