Social Progress of Alabama

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Excerpt from Social Progress of Alabama: A Second Study of the Social Institutions and Agencies of the State of Alabama, Made at the Request of Governor Thomas E. KilbyThe prisoners of the State were, most of them, employed on the convict lease system which was condemned by your self and by two successive legislative committees in 1918 and 1919 as being inhuman and cruel, beyond expression. Most of the convicts were employed in coal mines, without the protection of guards employed by the State. The pris oners occupied rude barracks constructed by the leasing companies. The buildings were old and unfit for use. The prisoners slept on wooden, swinging bunks suspended from the ceiling, with thin husk mattresses and no springs. The bedding was dirty and abominable. The dormitories were overcrowded and badly ventilated. The food was badly cooked and served and lacked sufficient variety. The pris oners presented a wretched and neglected appearance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.