The recent charge of Judge Horton to the grand jury of Wilson county has set many a county official to thinking about the conditions of the prison houses of the state.
If the condition of the Wilson jail is as represented by Judge Horton, somebody should wake up and take notice. Jails ae not made to punish prisoners by bad sanitation and bad food, but when prisoners are placed in confinement they are supposed to be made comfortable and be provided with wholesome food and sufficient clothing for their personal comfort.
And, too, the counties should see to it that these prison houses are not so crowded as to inflict punishment on the dwellers there. Now and then some jails are found in bad condition, and it is up to the proper authorities to see that these conditions are remedied as soon as possible.
When the officials are paid for their services, there is no excuse for conditions that are reported to prevail in Wilson county.
Judge Horton’s charge at Wilson will do good and such talks as he gave there a few days ago will do good everywhere.
From the editorial page of The Daily Southerner, Tarboro, N.C., May 17, 1922, Paul Jones, managing editor.
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