Report of the Committee of the Society for the Improvement of Prison Discipline, and for the Reformation of Juvenile Offenders, Tom 5W. Phillips, 1823 - 32 |
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Strona 17
... allowed that is not warranted by the laws , nor consistent with justice ; that the prevention of crime is the ultimate object of imprisonment , and that to attain this end , it is neces- sary to insure the reformation , as well as the ...
... allowed that is not warranted by the laws , nor consistent with justice ; that the prevention of crime is the ultimate object of imprisonment , and that to attain this end , it is neces- sary to insure the reformation , as well as the ...
Strona 26
... allowed to enter when the men are locked up . The men's sleeping cells consist of four small rooms of which three are about fourteen feet long , and between five and six feet wide . There were lately eight persons crowded in each of the ...
... allowed to enter when the men are locked up . The men's sleeping cells consist of four small rooms of which three are about fourteen feet long , and between five and six feet wide . There were lately eight persons crowded in each of the ...
Strona 33
... allowed to the other : the one may be subjected to soli- tary confinement , the other permitted to range the prison nearly uncontrolled : the one may be in perfect idleness , the other placed at the severest description of hard labour ...
... allowed to the other : the one may be subjected to soli- tary confinement , the other permitted to range the prison nearly uncontrolled : the one may be in perfect idleness , the other placed at the severest description of hard labour ...
Strona 44
... allowed by law . That this interpretation is correct , * The money thus raised could not have been intended for the employment of vagrants , as has been insisted ; for no persons whatever were employed in prisons until the 18th ...
... allowed by law . That this interpretation is correct , * The money thus raised could not have been intended for the employment of vagrants , as has been insisted ; for no persons whatever were employed in prisons until the 18th ...
Strona 47
... allowed any share of their earnings . The number of prisoners has considerably diminished since the introduction of the tread - mills . Females are employed in washing and mending the prison - clothing , and also in picking feathers ...
... allowed any share of their earnings . The number of prisoners has considerably diminished since the introduction of the tread - mills . Females are employed in washing and mending the prison - clothing , and also in picking feathers ...
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