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100 1 _aPennsylvania Prison Society
245 1 4 _aThe Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy, March 1912 :
_bNew Series No. 51
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2019-03-05
508 _aProduced by Wayne Hammond and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://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, March 1912" is a historical account published by the Pennsylvania Prison Society, probably written in the early 20th century. This journal details efforts toward prison reform and philanthropic initiatives aimed at improving the conditions for incarcerated individuals in Pennsylvania. The content likely revolves around the experiences of the Pennsylvania Prison Society in advocating for better treatment of prisoners, systematic reforms, and various programs designed to promote rehabilitation. The opening of this journal discusses the formal structure and historical background of the Pennsylvania Prison Society, indicating its establishment in 1787. It outlines the role of official visitors to prisons and introduces various officials involved. Notably, the text also provides an overview of past conditions in prisons and reflects on reforms successfully advocated by the Society, such as the prohibition of intoxicants for inmates, segregation of prisoners by gender, and a strong emphasis on inmate employment and rehabilitation measures. These aspects highlight the Society's long-standing commitment to treating prisoners humanely while advocating for structural changes in the penal system. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCharities -- Periodicals
653 _aPrisons -- Periodicals
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59014
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