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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > history of prisons > pennsylvania prison society
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > corrections > prison reform > pennsylvania prison society
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > corrections > prison reform > pennsylvania prison society
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > corrections > prison reform > pennsylvania prison society
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > prison reform > pennsylvania prison society

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pennsylvania prison society  

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  • The Pennsylvania Prison Society was founded in 1787. The oldest prison reform organization in the United States, it was originally known as the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Pennsylvania Prison Society]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-W9CP7835-6

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