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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > history of prisons > history of religion in prison

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history of religion in prison  

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  • “Sin No More,” the motto of the New York Prison Association, founded in 1844 and still active as the Correctional Association of New York, evocatively illustrates the religious origins and concepts that laid the foundation of the modern prison. An individual could redeem his or her sin through punishment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; History of Religion in Prison]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SPF44L1K-2

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