Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1914 — INDIANA CONVICTS [ARTICLE]

INDIANA CONVICTS

To Begin Work on Buildings for the New State,Penal Farm. Greencastle, Ind., Dec. 4.—For the first time in the history of Indiana prisoners are being cared for outside of prison walls, on the new penal farm near here. Twenty-four convicts from the state prison at Michigan City arrived at the farm last week, and this week commenced the work of erecting buildings for their use and for the use of other prisoners who will be transferred to the farm from the state’s penal institutions. Only convicts with excellent records will be eligible to live an the state farm, where there will be only one or two guards. The prisoners will live in tents until the perntaennt quarters have been prepared by the convicts themselves. The $60,000 required to purchase the farm and stock was appropriated by the legislature of 1913. Charles E. Talkington was chosen by Governor Ralston as the first superintendent.