State of Maine. In Senate, Feb. 21, 1827.
February 21, 1827 Report of the Senate Committee of the State Prison, regarding numerous changes in the discipline and housing of the convicts. Included in the committee's recommendations were creating separate sleeping cells, reducing or eliminating solitary confinement, using jails, not prisons f...
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Language: | English |
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[Portland, Me.?] :
[publisher not identified],
[1827]
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LLMC Digital Library Collection |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (7 pages) |
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Act making further provision respecting the punishment of convicts [Other title] |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
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February 21, 1827 Report of the Senate Committee of the State Prison, regarding numerous changes in the discipline and housing of the convicts. Included in the committee's recommendations were creating separate sleeping cells, reducing or eliminating solitary confinement, using jails, not prisons for short time sentences, as well as other reforms. |
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Note: | Includes text of "An act making further provision respecting the punishment of convicts." |
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Online resource; title from PDF caption title (LLMC Digital, viewed April 6, 2021). |