uses inmate labor only.
To the east of the new building is the greenhouse, located in the
center of a beautiful little park. In the greenhouse can be seen
two of the curiosities of the prison, an ever blooming Lantana
Vine, sixteen years old, which has become as large as a tree, and
perhaps the largest goldfish in the state, "Old Bill." The
boys say that he is serving a life sentence for he has been there
longer than any other inmate, and seems to be perfectly satisfied.
The greenhouse is managed by a life term prisoner, who loves his
work and raises many beautiful oleanders, palms, and hybiscus,
cacti, and many other rare plants and flowers.
From the greenhouse we pass to the workshops. There is a chair
factory turning out some of the most beautiful reed and rattan
chairs, some retailing as high as forty dollars: Then there is
a broom factory and a whiskbroom factory. These three factories
employ about two hundred men. There is a modern laundry, and a
cold storage plant, and the