JAIL HOUSE
Document of August, 1827
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Perry County August Term 1827
By order of the court, The Grand Jury have examined the Jail & do report
that we find it kept clean, in good order & the prisoners in good order
& well attended to. But the locks of the Jail doors appear badly made,
& quite insufficient for the safe keeping of prisoners- as they can be
opened at any time with a small stick & knife & without the use of a
key--- The Jail yard is also not sufficient & may be crossed, or broken
through, at any time by any active prisoner--& on account of the apparent
want of more fresh air for the health of the prisoners, we think a better &
more secure wall round the yard, the more necessary we also believe an oven
would be necessary on the Jail lot as bread enough cannot be baked in the
kitchen for the number of prisoners which are often in custody.
Robt Elliott foreman
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