change of clothing for the entire regiment of prisoners, with a
passageway and counter in front, and every prisoner was compelled to
bathe on every Sunday, passing over the counter the clothes worked in;
when they had undressed and when they had bathed, they received clothes,
washed and ironed, to put on. Any prisoner who did not bathe was placed
in solitary confinement for three days on bread and water, then taken to
the bathhouse and well scrubbed.

Two prisoners were assigned to work as chiropodists to keep the feet of
the prisoners in good condition, and the laundrymen, besides washing and
ironing all the clothes, sheets and pillowcases, had to wash and
disinfect all the blankets once a month. There were no walls surrounding
the prison building, but the reservation being the headquarters of an
army corps with barracks on all sides, escapes by prisoners were very
rare.

On marching out of the dining-room after breakfast the roll was called,
and also after supper, by the captains of companies, and after nine p.
m. the doors were locked and no smoking or talking was permitted.

A parole commissioner appointed by the Minister of Justice resided at
the prison, who was also Superintendent of the Night School, with
authority to parole any prisoner according to law that in his judgment
was a fit person to be paroled. A paroled prisoner, if he did not have
friends to take care of him, was given employment by the Government, and
no money deposit was required. The Government paid over to him what
money he had earned, and gave him a dress suit and a working suit of
clothes and two changes of underclothing-by those acts of justice giving
him encouragement to become a useful member of society. He was required
to report by a letter once a month to the Governor of the District from