Project Gutenberg 2018-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 150 Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons Prison Society of Philadelphia Society, Established in Philadelphia, for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons Philadelphia Society for Ameliorating the Miseries of Public Prisons Prisons, Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy (New Series, No. 3, January 1864) Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy" is a collection of reports and discussions on prison reform written in the mid-19th century. This work focuses on the philosophies and practices aimed at alleviating the conditions of prisoners and promoting their moral rehabilitation, as advocated by the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons. It highlights the societal obligation to treat those incarcerated with compassion and the need for a reformed penal system that emphasizes individual redemption over mere punishment. The opening of the journal begins with the Constitution of the Philadelphia Society, detailing its founding principles and objectives. It emphasizes that the duty of the society is not only to ease the physical suffering of prisoners but also to cultivate their moral improvement and reintegration into society. The report discusses the various efforts made by the society in both the Eastern Penitentiary and County Prison, illustrating the contrast between separate confinement and the mingling of criminals. The early part of the journal also reflects on the ongoing challenges faced in prison reform, indicating the broader implications of societal attitudes towards crime, punishment, and rehabilitation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Charities -- Periodicals Prisons -- Periodicals HV Text Category: History - American Category: Law & Criminology Category: Sociology Category: Reports & Conference Proceedings 296496 2025-06-22T15:34:40.043111 text/html 296080 2018-04-10T11:20:16 text/html 211133 2025-06-22T15:34:45.683073 application/epub+zip 210026 2025-06-22T15:34:41.167144 application/epub+zip 191042 2025-06-22T15:34:40.628102 application/epub+zip 294359 2025-06-22T15:34:49.277100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290282 2025-06-22T15:34:45.158112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275130 2022-08-25T15:37:10.813981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271449 2025-06-22T15:34:39.384093 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 271497 2018-04-10T11:20:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19643 2025-06-22T15:34:49.442060 application/rdf+xml 18855 2025-06-22T15:34:40.720078 image/jpeg 2816 2025-06-22T15:34:40.675073 image/jpeg 94167 2018-04-10T17:14:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 176110 2018-04-10T17:14:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 183646 2025-06-22T15:34:40.075116 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Pennsylvania Prison Society