what did they do with prisoners during the Depression?

Question

while america went homeless and starved. did they continue to house and feed those serving time in prison? any history buff know?

i dont know the answer btw

Answer 1

Yes the criminal justice and prison systems ticked right along. At a local level police were a bit more likely just to administer and beating and kick out a petty offendeer of no fixed address than go to the expense of jailing him.

Answer 2

America never starved. Haven't you heard about the soup kitchens so they wouldn't starve? The prisons were the same way...fed by the government who set up the food kitchens.

My parents told me a lot about what it was like during the depression, but Americans are basically an enterprising people. Even those that had no money figured out how to make it....yes times were really frugal....my mother told me of times when she had only turnips to eat....and that was the reason President Roosevelt was so revered by everyone because he set up govenment jobs to give people work and paychecks....it actually led to bigger government and a lot of government programs, but there was a good reason for it then when people couldn't find a job.

You used whatever skill you had and traded it for food, clothing and other needs. It is a good lesson for everyone today that you should know more that one basic skill...like cooking, sewing, mechanics, etc....it might save you life one day.

Answer 3

Yes they kept them in jail; however, the penal systems of the 1930's were self supporting. The prisoners had to work for a living they raised most of the food for the system.