Abstract:them to design a structure that would provide not just punishment but also security while minimizing corruption, insuring the health of inmates and guards and achieving the reformation of wayward inmates through labor and religion.Johnston's study is not limited to examining prison architecture in the West. He notes, for example, the well-documented, intense penological debate between proponents of the Pennsylvania and Auburn systems that was sustained through much of the 18th century. He also discusses the hi… Show more
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