33

TABLE X.

Number of terms prisoners are serving from December 31st, to January 1st, 1878.

Total.

Prisoners serving their first term. Prisoners serving their second term Prisoners serving their third term. Prisoners serving their fourth term Prisoners serving their fifth term Prisoners serving their sixth term

TABLE XI.

Credits allowed to prisoners for good conduct in days.

One year

One and one-half years

51 77

Two years

103

Two and one-half years.

130

Three years

160

Three and one-half years.

190

Four years

220

Four and one-half years

251

Five years.

283

Five and one-half years.

317

Six years

351

Six and one-half years..

385

Seven years.

419

Seven and one-half years.

454

Eight years

494

Nine years.

570

Ten years.

648

Eleven years.

732

Twelve years.

815

Fourteen years.

993

Fifteen years

1,084

Eighteen years.

1,355

Twenty years

1,535

Twenty-five years

1,986

REPORT.

To the Honorable Assembly of the State of California :

The following is respectfully submitted to your body as the result of our investigation of the affairs of the State Prison at San Quentin: The Prison is situated in the County of Marin, upon a peninsula, the site being nearly surrounded by water. This peculiarity in the conformation of the spot had doubtless much to do in determining the question of location, nature having in this respect provided an element of strength, lessening the possibility of the escape of convicts. The elevation of the land on two sides of the Prison, giving the gun-posts and guard-houses admirable command at short range of the inner and outer gates, and indeed of almost the entire inclosure, make the experiment of a revolt extremely hazardous, and its success impossible, with the exercise of vigilance and promptness on the part of officers and guards.

The Prison walls are built of brick upon a rock foundation. The foundation is itself strong and durable, but the brick portion of it, which constitutes the greater part, is considerably impaired, in fact crumbling away and in process of decay. Made out of poor material and with the use of salt water, the brick in consequence do not withstand the action of the weather. The south side of the wall is particularly defective, and should be repaired or entirely rebuilt from the stone foundation. And in doing so, it would add to the security of the inclosure were the elevation of the walls increased.

THE CELL BUIDINGS.

The cell buildings, four in number, stand on the left of the front entrance, parallel with each other. Three are built of brick and one of stone; the upper or third story of the latter, recently constructed, is a tier of iron cells surrounded with solid masonry of brick, and are considered quite as secure as they could possibly be made. The