history of prisons in america

History Of Prisons In America

How Prisons Merged

Two prisons that emerged

The Pennsylvania System

The Auburn System

Developed in the 19th century

These systems were copied through out the world



Also known as the separate system

Was the 1st historical phase of prison

Involved solitary Confinement in silence

Didn’t believe in corporal punishment

The Auburn System The 2nd Historical phase of prison

discipline

Was implemented at New York Auburn prison in 1815

The Auburn System followed The Pennsylvania System

Inmates worked silently together during the day

Stages Of DevelopmentPrisons in America have progressed through nine stages of development( Eastern State Penn was completed in 1829. This prison was designed on the Quakers.

Penitentiary Era

Lasted from (1790-1825)

Jails consisted of famous Walnut St. Penitentiary

Sex did not matter

Prisoners worked in silence

Buried Alive: Incarcerated in Early America

Slavery were intertwined both in British imperial expansion

Thinking about the nature of the incarceration nature

Next three decades

Crime and PunishmentSome of the more common punishment practices included whipping, branding, cutting off ears, and placing people in the pillory, a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing heads and hands. For more severe crimes such as murder and rape, criminals were punished by execution, most typically through public hanging.

The American Penal System

One of the worst periods in the History of American Prisons

Abuse and neglect of inmates Disclosed to the world Medieval places of unspeakable

Prison In The 1850’s

Minor misdemeanants and felons

Jails were mostly dark, over crowded and filthy

Descripted in detail by Charles Dickens, in his book “ Great Expectations

Experience in debtors

19th Century Prison Reform

The Early 19th century- In the early 19th century, the idea of prisons as places of reform became popular. Many people tried to use prisons to civilize the western frontier, and move from retribution to more "civilized" incarceration. Ideally, these new prisons would help inmates morally, so that society could eventually benefit from them. Americans wanted to fix inmates' character instead of simply punishing them’. The silent hard labor in many new prisons was meant to instill a sense of self-discipline and cognizance.

Imprisonment The idea of imprisonment as a form of punishment for crimes is relatively new. Until the late 18th century, prisons were used as debtors prisons.

Prisons TodayToday, prisons range from minimal security prisons and juvenile halls, to maximum-security prisons and mental institutions. One of the most organized as well as most famous prison-system is that of the United States. However, most prisons in the U.S. are facing the threat of overcrowding. By the end of 1988,the number of convicted criminals reached a total in excess of 628,000, the largest amount ever to be incarcerated

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