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Ben Lindsey
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- Leading American jurist, social and economic reformer, and advocate for the juvenile justice system, Benjamin Barr Lindsey (1869–1943) was born in Jackson, Tennessee, to Landy Lindsey and Leticia Anna (Barr) Lindsey. His father had served as a captain in the Confederate army and worked as a telegraph operator. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Lindsey, Ben]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Ben_Lindsey
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