The Rise of the Penitentiary: Prisons and Punishment in Early America - Yale Historical Publications Series - Adam J. Hirsch - Books - Yale University Press - 9780300042979 - June 24, 1992
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Adam J. Hirsch
The Rise of the Penitentiary: Prisons and Punishment in Early America - Yale Historical Publications Series First edition

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Before the 19th century, American prisons were used to hold people for trial and not to incarcerate them for wrong-doing. After independence, states began to reject such public punishment as whipping and pillorying and turn to imprisonment instead. Hirsch explores the reasons behind this change.

243 pages

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Released June 24, 1992
ISBN13 9780300042979
Publishers Yale University Press
Pages 243
Dimensions 236 × 159 × 23 mm   ·   589 g
Language English  

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