Good roads and convict labor

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Prefatory Note .iv

Adolph Lewisohn

Introduction

The Engineer and Contract Labor . . .32

Road Construction by Convict Labor The Prison Situation . . . . • . 32

Good Roads ....... 34

Convict Labor and Roads ..... 36

Convict Road Work in the Northern States Historical . . . . . . . .3 7

The Honor System . . . . . *38

History by States ...... 43^

Cost Data.55

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Present Status

Advantages of Convict Work on Roads . . 7 1

Competition with Free Labor . . . 7 2

Effect on Prisoner ...... 74

Advantages to the State . . . . >77

Payment of Wages ...... 79

Operation of System . . . . . . 8i

Honor System . . . . . . 8i

Uniforms, Food, Camps, Choice of Work . . 82

Estimates and Records . . . . .83

Administration ...... 84

Possible Future Development

Concrete Bridge Work ..... 86

Modern Pavements . . . . . .88

Summary.89

Bibliography.91

Prefatory Note

The National Committee on Prison Labor in the preparation of these monographs has brought to bear the scientific method of the engineer towards the solution of a humane problem. The coordination of the several phases of University activity illustrates the many-sidedness of Columbia's functions and suggests that the solution of many social-economic problems will be found as the result of research in which the engineering departments participate.

Adolph Lewisohn.

Chairman , Executive Committee , Natio?ial Commitee on Prison Labor .