CRIM 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Moral Authority, Clinical Urine Tests, Kingston Penitentiary
11 May 2016
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**ashley smith case the fifth estate** https://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/ashley_smith_inquest. Shift from torture & capital punishment toward reform. Separate and silent system in which prisoners were completely isolated from one another. One prisoner per cell; no interactions between inmates. Goal = turn criminals into hard-working, law-abiding individuals. Guard was set in the middle of the institution so the inmates would assume the guards are always watching. System that allowed prisons to work and eat together during the day and housed them in individualized cells at night. Work and eat together during the day. Consisted of a moral structure which was to reflect themes of order and morality. Complaints: began in 1840s, continuing into this day (until 5 years ago) Investigation into the operation of the kingston penitentiary that condemned the use of corporal punishment against inmates and emphasized the need for rehabilitation. Investigation of charges of mismanagement, theft and mistreatment of convicts.
