- Additional Authors
- Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons.
- Description
- 104 p.; 21 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Solitary confinement
- Subject
- 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)
- OCLC
- 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.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons.
- Caption Title
Solitary confinement