Founded in 1825 by Louis Dwight, the Prison Discipline Society of Boston collected facts and statistics on prisons through correspondence and annual visits to ...

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Corporate Author: Prison Discipline Society (Boston, Mass.). ; Language(s): English ; Published: Boston, Press of T.R. Marvin, 1855. ; Subjects: Prisons > Prisons ...

Reports of the Prison Discipline Society, Boston, Volume 1. Front Cover · Prison Discipline Society (Boston, Mass.) Press of T.R. Marvin, 1855 ...

Prison Discipline Society (Boston, Mass.) Publisher, Press of T.R. Marvin, 1855. Original from, the University of Michigan.

The Prison Discipline Society (PDS), founded by Louis Dwight in 1825 to improve public prisons, ceased to exist after Dwight's death in 1854.

Describes theories and practices of housing criminals. Includes a financial review of the Prison Discipline Society for the year including funds collected, ...

Prison Discipline Society (Boston, Mass.) records, Published: (1826); The promise of punishment : prisons in nineteenth-century France / by: O'Brien ...

This fascinating book traces the history and impact of prison discipline, highlighting advancements driven by the tireless work of dedicated individuals such as ...

Reports of the Prison Discipline Society of Boston. 1st-29th; June 1826-May 1854. Available at Lane Library Main Stacks, 2nd floor (HV8987 .P7133) ...

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Excerpt from Reports of the Prison Discipline Society, Boston, 1846-1848. The twenty-first Annual Public Meeting of the Prison Disc was held at the Tremont ...