Excerpt from The First Annual Report of the Visiting Inspectors and Prison Agent: As Ordered to Be Published, Including Second Annual Report to the Prison Society, Together With the Speech of A. S. Roberts in Select Council Chamber
Resolved, That the Secretary be authorized to publish five hundred copies, in pamphlet form, of the Agent's Report, including the Visiting Committee's Report upon the subject.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book offers a firsthand account of the author's experiences working with prisoners as a prison agent for the Philadelphia Society for alleviating the miseries of public prisons. The author details the complexities of the prison system and the ways in which innocent people were unjustly imprisoned for minor offenses. By providing legal aid, corresponding with friends and family, and arranging employment, the author played a crucial role in releasing over 1,000 people from prison and reintegrating them into society. The book also discusses the economic benefits of a more just and humane prison system and advocates for the establishment of a House of Correction to address the root causes of crime. Through the author's detailed accounts of real cases, this book provides valuable insights into the flaws of the criminal justice system and offers practical solutions for reform. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780260589972_0
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