Project Gutenberg 2019-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 156 Pennsylvania Prison Society Society, Pennsylvania Prison The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy, March 1912 New Series No. 51 Produced by Wayne Hammond 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, March 1912" is a historical account published by the Pennsylvania Prison Society, probably written in the early 20th century. This journal details efforts toward prison reform and philanthropic initiatives aimed at improving the conditions for incarcerated individuals in Pennsylvania. The content likely revolves around the experiences of the Pennsylvania Prison Society in advocating for better treatment of prisoners, systematic reforms, and various programs designed to promote rehabilitation. The opening of this journal discusses the formal structure and historical background of the Pennsylvania Prison Society, indicating its establishment in 1787. It outlines the role of official visitors to prisons and introduces various officials involved. Notably, the text also provides an overview of past conditions in prisons and reflects on reforms successfully advocated by the Society, such as the prohibition of intoxicants for inmates, segregation of prisoners by gender, and a strong emphasis on inmate employment and rehabilitation measures. These aspects highlight the Society's long-standing commitment to treating prisoners humanely while advocating for structural changes in the penal system. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Charities -- Periodicals Prisons -- Periodicals HV Text Category: History - American Category: Law & Criminology 158158 2025-09-23T11:34:00.239256 text/html 158919 2019-03-04T19:57:06 text/html 273150 2025-09-23T11:34:04.497232 application/epub+zip 271513 2025-09-23T11:34:00.999297 application/epub+zip 118795 2025-09-23T11:34:00.605270 application/epub+zip 348386 2025-09-23T11:34:07.078199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326590 2025-09-23T11:34:03.916208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174555 2022-09-26T19:32:52.955378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134195 2025-09-23T11:33:59.797304 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134443 2019-03-04T19:57:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18828 2025-09-23T11:34:07.217202 application/rdf+xml 9923 2025-09-23T11:34:00.695250 image/jpeg 2075 2025-09-23T11:34:00.650260 image/jpeg 46942 2019-03-04T19:57:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 274484 2019-03-04T19:57:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 280490 2025-09-23T11:34:00.260258 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 en.wikipedia More titles under Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons