https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2 Prison reform movement of the 1800s en-us 2017-12-05 23:53:11 UTC 2024-08-05 15:54:38 UTC hello@padlet.com lbatakci https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213544469 2017-12-06 00:01:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213544469 lbatakci https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213547995 Prisons were overly crowded. Conditions were inhumane and this was targeted by reformers.]]> 2017-12-06 00:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213547995 lbatakci https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213548219 Debtors were imprisoned. As they were unable to make money while jailed, they often remained imprisoned for many years. This was unfair and a target of reform.]]> 2017-12-06 00:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213548219 ahollenbeak https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213662965 2017-12-06 12:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213662965 ahollenbeak https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213663892 2017-12-06 12:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213663892 ahollenbeak https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213665414 - Grew up in Massachusetts
- Ran away from alcoholic and abusive parents
- Opened a school in Boston and taught poor children
- Suffered from depression]]> 2017-12-06 12:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213665414 ahollenbeak https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213669767 - Visited hundreds of jails and prisons in Massachusetts
- Argued that prisons were inhumane and torturous to inmates and especially the mentally ill
- Worked to create public asylums and safer institutions for inmates and the mentally ill
- Eventually traveled to Europe to advocate for prison reform there too
- Created successful reform in Europe]]> 2017-12-06 13:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213669767 ahollenbeak https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213672004 - Cruel penetentiaries were created
- Penetentiaries were designed to isolate prisoners and bring them “back to virtue”
- Many inmates developed mental problems or committed suicide]]> 2017-12-06 13:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213672004 lbatakci https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213672523 - America was considered (by 1835) to have two of the most humane prisons across the globe in Pennsylvania
- State governments no longer jailed debtors
- Many states enacted special justice systems to handle children who face criminal charges
- Cruel punishments such as branding with hot irons were outlawed
- Europe was inspired and influenced by America's progress and took it upon themselves to improve their own systems

]]> 2017-12-06 13:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213672523 lbatakci https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213676062 - Children did not have a separate justice system and were jailed with adults. Children could be imprisoned with adult criminals for even the smallest crimes
- Prison conditions were highly inhuman throughout the United States. The conditions were so poor that some inmates even committed suicide
- Inmates faced cruel punishments such as being branded with a hot iron]]> 2017-12-06 13:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213676062 ahollenbeak https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213676208 - Create separate judgment for children 
- Create better conditions for prisoners
- Create fairer punishment and treatment of prisoners]]> 2017-12-06 13:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lbatakci/brdpapschin2/wish/213676208