The Decisive Decade in the History of the Elmira Reformatory (1867-1877): Instituting a Reformatory System of Prison Discipline,9780773425798

The Decisive Decade in the History of the Elmira Reformatory (1867-1877): Instituting a Reformatory System of Prison Discipline

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ISBN13: 9780773425798
ISBN10: 0773425799
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2012-06-15
Publisher(s): Edwin Mellen Pr
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Summary

The Elmira Reformatory was the first prison in American penal history to employ the indeterminate sentence, good-time, and parole, representing a change in penal philosophy and practice. It also lays claim to the first attempt to institute prison educational and vocational programs, representing Elmira's real legacy and contribution to the evolution of penology.

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