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by Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons
VOL. VII. TERMS:—ONE DOLLAR A YEAR IN ADVANCE. NO. III. THE PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL OF PRISON DISCIPLINE AND PHILANTHROPY. — PUBLISHED QUARTERLY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF “THE PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY FOR ALLEVIATING THE MISERIES OF PUBLIC PRISONS,” INSTITUTED 1787. “The separation of one prisoner from another is the only sound basis on which a reformatory (prison) discipline can be established with any reasonable hope of success.”—Fifth Report of Inspectors of English Prisons. —— JULY, 1852. — PHILADELPHIA: E. C. AND J. BIDDLE, SOUTHWEST CORNER OF FIFTH AND MINOR STREETS. LONDON: CHARLES GILPIN. 1852. Isaac Ashmead, Printer.
CONTENTS OF NO. III.
IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE DOCUMENTS.
THE PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL OF PRISON DISCIPLINE. Vol. VII.—JULY, 1852.—No. 3. - Art. I.—JOHN HAVILAND. - OBITUARY NOTICE.
Art. II.—THE PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM.—DR. GIVEN’S REPORT.
Art. III.—JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, TRUANCY, &c.
Art. IV.—INSANE CONVICTS.
Art. V.—FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ERECTION OF THE NEW GAOL FOR SUFFOLK COUNTY (MASS.), pp. 44.
Miscellaneous Notices. - FOREIGN. - CRIME AND PAUPERISM COUNTERACTED.
AN INQUIRY - INTO THE ALLEGED TENDENCY OF THE SEPARATION OF CONVICTS, ONE FROM THE OTHER, TO PRODUCE DISEASE AND DERANGEMENT. - By a Citizen of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: E. C. & J. Biddle. 1849.
An informative snapshot of mid‑nineteenth‑century prison reform, this quarterly gathers a wealth of primary material that once guided the emerging discipline of penitentiary management. Inside, readers will find the Seventeenth Report of the Eastern State Penitentiary, complete with detailed medical tables that reveal the institution’s early sanitary conditions, alongside a review of Pennsylvania’s penal legislation and striking illustrations of contemporary prison architecture.
The volume also honors the memory of John Haviland, the pioneering architect whose designs shaped the state’s reformist facilities, offering a concise biography that places his work within the broader humanitarian mission of the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons.
Beyond scholarly reports, the journal invites contributions from officials, physicians, and reformers, reflecting a collaborative spirit aimed at improving conditions for inmates, the insane, and the destitute. Listeners gain a rare glimpse into the early advocacy and data‑driven approaches that laid the groundwork for modern corrections policy.
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en
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~2 hours (126K characters)
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Project Gutenberg
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Produced 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.)
Release date
2019-03-07
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
One of America’s oldest prison-reform organizations, this Philadelphia group helped shape early debates about humane treatment, rehabilitation, and the purpose of incarceration. Its long history links Quaker activism with wider efforts to improve prison conditions in Pennsylvania and beyond.
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