A defence of the system of solitary confinement of prisoners adopted by the state of Pennsylvania : with remarks on the origin, progress and extension of this species of prison discipline / by George W. Smith.

Author/creator Smith, George W.
Other author Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : E.G. Dorsey, printer, 1833.
Description104 p. ; 21 cm.
Supplemental ContentGale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
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Caption title Solitary confinement
SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
Local noteAntebellum.
Local note2011AD71000.
General note"Published in 1829-- republished by order of the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons."
General note"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.
General note"Errata."--T.p., verso.
General note"Appendix."--P. [95]-104.
General noteReproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
General noteSabin no. 82592.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2012. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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