The Prison at Philadelphia Cherry Hill : The Separate System of Penal Discipline: 1829-1913 / John D. Shearer, Negley K. Teeters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teeters, Negley K., author.

Shearer, John D., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1957]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89652-2

OCLC:

652262503