Barred Progress: Indiana Prison Reform, 1880-1920

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) === On January 9, 1821, the Indiana General Assembly passed a bill authorizing the construction of the state’s first prison. Within a century, Indiana’s prison system would transform from a small structure in Jeffersonville holding less tha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clark, Perry R.
Other Authors: Barrows, Robert G. (Robert Graham), 1946-
Language:en_US
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1805/1637