Time to Get Together and Raise a “Rumpus”

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Time to Get Together and Raise a “Rumpus”

Dear George: …Conditions in the City Jail at Kingsport and also the County Jail at Blountville are simply disgraceful… I was wondering if it is not about time we got together and raised a “rumpus” about this condition… Read More

Mr. George E. Penn, Jr., Kelly & Penn Kingsport Tennessee Dear George: Enclosed is my check for $2.75 in payment of my share of the Christmas expense for the "Jail Birds". While we are on this subject, I might say that I understand that the conditions in the City Jail at Kingsport and also the County Jail at Blountville are simply disgraceful. I have fortunately escaped being incarcerated in either of these jails from what I hear of them, I would prefer to be locked up in a cow stable or a pig pen than thrown into one of these jails. As citizens of Kingsport and Sullivan County, I was wondering if it not about time we got together and raised a "rumpus" about this condition. Surely there is enough money to be had to build a decent jail in each of these communities. The present situation is a disgrace. It is all right to give these fellows a Christmas present, but it seems to me the best Christmas present would be to give them decent jails. Am I right - or am I wrong? Sincerely yours, PSWilcox:hpb Signed P. S. Wilcox Copy to - Mr. J. Fred Johnson Mr. J. C. White Mr. J. C. Stone
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