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Scope and Content Note

These are reports of weekly inspection visits to the reformatory.

The Visiting Committee functioned as a liaison between the Acting Committee of the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents and the institution's officers. According to the bylaws of 1844, two Acting Committee members served on a rotating basis as the Visiting Committee. The Visiting Committee was not mentioned in the bylaws of 1874. However, members of the Executive Committee, which had replaced the Acting Committee, continued to make weekly inspection reports. After most visits the committee reported that the premises were in "the usual good order." The reports mention such matters as: illnesses and deaths of incarcerated individuals; presence of staff; facility conditions, especially cleanliness; and discipline or disorder in workshops.