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A defence of the system of solitary confinement of prisoners adopted by the state of Pennsylvania with remarks on the origin, progress and extension of this species of prison discipline

Title
A defence of the system of solitary confinement of prisoners adopted by the state of Pennsylvania [electronic resource] : with remarks on the origin, progress and extension of this species of prison discipline / by George W. Smith.
Author
Smith, George W. (George Washington), 1800-1876.
Publication
Philadelphia : E.G. Dorsey, printer, 1833.
Supplementary Content
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Details

Additional Authors
Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons.
Description
104 p.; 21 cm.
Alternative Title
Solitary confinement
Subject
  • Prison discipline
  • Solitary confinement
  • Prisoners
  • Prisons > Pennsylvania > Law and legislation
Note
  • "Published in 1829-- republished by order of the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons."
  • "The following essays were written in the winter of 1828-9 and published in the Philadelphia gazette. At that period, a bill was pending in the legislature of Pennsylvania authorizing the organization of the penitentiaries for the eastern and western districts of the state"--Pref.
  • "Errata."--T.p., verso.
  • "Appendix."--P. [95]-104.
  • Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 82592.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 795890828
  • TGPSM11-B3373
Author
Smith, George W. (George Washington), 1800-1876.
Title
A defence of the system of solitary confinement of prisoners adopted by the state of Pennsylvania [electronic resource] : with remarks on the origin, progress and extension of this species of prison discipline / by George W. Smith.
Imprint
Philadelphia : E.G. Dorsey, printer, 1833.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2012. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Antebellum.
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Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons.
Caption Title
Solitary confinement
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