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Preferred term
Three Prisons Act 1891
Definition
- The Three Prisons Act, passed by the 51st U.S. Congress on March 3, 1891, authorized the establishment of the first three federal prisons. The act was an important milestone in the U.S. prison reform movement of the 19th century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Three Prisons Act 1891]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Three_Prisons_Act_1891
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