The Prison at Philadelphia Cherry Hill : The Separate System of Penal Discipline: 1829–1913 /
Teeters, Negley K.
The Prison at Philadelphia Cherry Hill : The Separate System of Penal Discipline: 1829–1913 / John D. Shearer, Negley K. Teeters. - 1 online resource (262 p.)
Frontmatter -- Introduction -- Foreword -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- 1. The Pennsylvania System of Penal Discipline -- 2. The Building of Cherry Hill -- 3. The Early Days of Cherry Hill -- 4. Investigations of Cherry Hill -- 5. Charles Dickens and His Cherry Hill Prisoners -- 6. Prison Practices and Policies in Cherry Hill -- 7. The Rise and Fall of the Pennsylvania System -- 8. Influence of the Pennsylvania System -- Appendix I. Significant Records of the Eastern State Penitentiary in the Division of Public Records, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania -- Appendix II. Partial Wording of Memorials Sent to the Legislature by the Philadelphia Prison Society, Showing the Interchange of Ideas of “Separate” and “Solitary” Confinement and the Use of “Labor” in Their Philosophy -- Appendix III. Sites Considered by the Building Commission for the Eastern Penitentiary -- Appendix IV. Early Ground Plans and Engravings of the Eastern Penitentiary with Explanation of Discrepancies -- Index
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Looks at the prison in Philadelphia at Cherry Hill which was considered a symbol of American influence on European penology. Studies the prison as more than just regulations but looks at the variety of people in the prison system.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231940061 9780231896528
10.7312/teet94006 doi
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology.
The Prison at Philadelphia Cherry Hill : The Separate System of Penal Discipline: 1829–1913 / John D. Shearer, Negley K. Teeters. - 1 online resource (262 p.)
Frontmatter -- Introduction -- Foreword -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- 1. The Pennsylvania System of Penal Discipline -- 2. The Building of Cherry Hill -- 3. The Early Days of Cherry Hill -- 4. Investigations of Cherry Hill -- 5. Charles Dickens and His Cherry Hill Prisoners -- 6. Prison Practices and Policies in Cherry Hill -- 7. The Rise and Fall of the Pennsylvania System -- 8. Influence of the Pennsylvania System -- Appendix I. Significant Records of the Eastern State Penitentiary in the Division of Public Records, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania -- Appendix II. Partial Wording of Memorials Sent to the Legislature by the Philadelphia Prison Society, Showing the Interchange of Ideas of “Separate” and “Solitary” Confinement and the Use of “Labor” in Their Philosophy -- Appendix III. Sites Considered by the Building Commission for the Eastern Penitentiary -- Appendix IV. Early Ground Plans and Engravings of the Eastern Penitentiary with Explanation of Discrepancies -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Looks at the prison in Philadelphia at Cherry Hill which was considered a symbol of American influence on European penology. Studies the prison as more than just regulations but looks at the variety of people in the prison system.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231940061 9780231896528
10.7312/teet94006 doi
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology.