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100 1 _aPennsylvania Prison Society
245 1 4 _aThe journal of prison discipline and philanthropy (New series, No. 57), March, 1918
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-09-04
508 _aCarla Foust and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy" by the Pennsylvania Prison Society is a historical account published in the early 20th century. This work documents the activities, reports, and legislative discussions concerning prison reform and philanthropy efforts, highlighting societal approaches to prisoner treatment and reform strategies within Pennsylvania's correctional institutions. At the start of the journal, readers are introduced to the governance and structure of prison visitation as defined by legislative acts. The opening includes detailed descriptions of official visitors, their roles, and responsibilities concerning the welfare of prisoners. Additionally, it addresses various efforts by the Pennsylvania Prison Society to improve conditions for inmates, including dietary regulations, employment opportunities for prisoners, legislative achievements related to prison reform, and the establishment of industrial farms for productive inmate labor. This section sets the stage for deeper discussions on reforming penal practices and societal attitudes toward inmates, framing the journal as a crucial resource for understanding early 20th-century penal reform movements. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cPhiladelphia: Henry B. Ashmead, Book and Job Printer
653 _aCharities -- Periodicals
653 _aPrisons -- Periodicals
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71563
999 _c112289
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