Penitentiaries And Reformatories

By Felicia Skene, Felicia Mary F. Skene, Felicia Skene

Book Overview

Penitentiaries and Reformatories by Felicia Skene is a comprehensive study of the history and development of prisons and reformatories in the United States and Europe. The book examines the origins of penitentiaries and reformatories, the different types of institutions that have been established over the years, and the various approaches to inmate rehabilitation that have been employed. Skene explores the social and political factors that have influenced the design and operation of these institutions, as well as the controversies that have surrounded them. She also provides a detailed analysis of the conditions inside these institutions, including the treatment of inmates, the role of prison labor, and the impact of overcrowding. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of criminal justice and the evolution of prison reform.There are many motives which induce them to seek a shelter without a shadow of repentance for their evil lives. Generally speaking, it is a sudden impulse following some act of cruelty from the wretches among whom they live, or it is the sight of some worn-out companion dying in a workhouse, or some other phase of the temporal penalties of their career. Sometimes it is want succeeding lavish excess, or pain, disease, disappointment, disgust at the miseries which go side by side with their so-called pleasures; these, and a hundred other motives, drive those wayward, impulsive beings to any refuge which may seem to present itself, and the true wisdom, the true charity, would be to take advantage of the motive, be it even evil, which prompts them to escape.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162679158
• ISBN13: 9781162679150
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.5" x 9.3"