Let the doors be made of iron : 19th century prison reform / Hal Kirn Associates.

This Academy Award-nominated program uses dramatic reenactments, old lithographs, and photographs to trace the fascinating history of the world's first full-scale penitentiary-Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia. Conceived as a humane alternative to the overcrowding and debauchery of smaller ja...

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Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Hal Kirn Associates
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], ©1987.
Series:Films on Demand.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (23 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Variant Title:
19th century prison reform
Format: Electronic Video

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