CJ 3006 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Penitentiary Act, Walnut Street Prison
Document Summary
Big 3 themes - corporal punishment, capital punishment, and exile. England is the most prominent user of transportation - started in 1598. In total 50,000 prisoners were brought to the us under transportation. 1787 england began shipping inmates to australia - around 160,000 inmates were shipped to australia. Represented the idea of isolation criminals should be treated with virtues of the monastic life. 1704 hospice of st. michael in rome opens. Boys worked together during the day while monks read religious texts. Represented the idea of work: the ideal punishment. 1st was opened in bridewell england housed vagrants, beggars, and petty offenders. Parliament ordered a house of correction built in every county in england. Maison de force -1773- at this house labor was used as a positive means of changing behavior. In 1774 parliament corrected some of the abuses at the urging of howard. Prisons should have a secure and sanitary structure. Systematic inspections of facilities should be in place.
