Prison Reforms
By Becca Ballard and Emily Linn
The prison system in the mid 1800s was a harsh environment. In any prison area you could find inmates of all kind. Prisons were crowded, and some of the jail cells were even holes in the ground. Around 1816 states started to focus on helping the inmates to rehabilitate rather than just to lock them up. They replaced the grungy jails with new penitentiaries and developed forms of stern discipline to help correct the wrongdoings of the inmates. Solitary confinement was enforced to help the inmates reflect on what they have done.Dorothy Dix used to be a teacher until she saw the horrible prison conditions. She decided to begin a crusade to improve prison conditions to the mentally ill. If it were not for her, the prison reform would not have happened. Because of her, more than a dozen of states enacted prison reforms.
This is a link to her page:
http://catholicaces119.blogspot.com/p/dor.html
Here is a video more about Dorothy Dix, the prison reforms, and other reform movements in the 1800s:
http://www.schooltube.com/video/2f636ab5f1565555b0e6/
I completely agree with reforming our nation's prisons! Currently they are in very bad condition, with no heat and tight quarters. I think we need to start giving prisons higher budgets to fix these problems.
ReplyDeleteWe should make human asylums for the mentally ill! -Dorothea Dix
Sarah Haleman and Caroline Hayden
DeleteSojourner Truth
ReplyDeleteWould have be for the prison reform because she spoke on the prison reform and ending capital punishments. She spoke about this on many occasions with several influential leaders of her time, including Amy Post, Parker Pillsbury, Frances Dana Gage, and Wendell Phillips. Prison reform goes hand in hand with women's rights and abolition movements.
Lauren Brown & Raychel Bahnick
An individual being a delinquent, in my opinion should be subject to an intimidating and rather uncomfortable environment. keep in mind, prisons are institutions for criminals and mentally unstable people, not hotels where servants cater to the every need of the guest. Penetenturies are specifically inclined to the unsubstantialness of promoting remorse.
ReplyDeleteChandler Head & Weston Payne
Lyman Beecher
ReplyDeleteWhile the rehabilitation of an immoral man is indeed quite the accomplishment, I must disagree to this movement. Having these new penitentiaries seems more of a reward for their crime. They must be punished for their immoral atrocities.
Jimmy Stiveson & Luke Payne
Temperance Movement
ReplyDeletewe understand your concerns with the prisons here in America and the harsh punishment of our imprisoned. we can make the prisons less populated with the temperance movement. this could possibly make the prisons better without having to do anything right now.
Eva and Bridget