Concept information
Preferred term
National Prison Association
Definition
- The National Prison Association (NPA) was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1870 during a meeting of domestic and international prison leaders. Founding members included such correctional luminaries as Enoch Wines (New York Prison Association), Zebulon Brockway (superintendent of the Detroit House of Correction), and Franklin Sanborn (Massachusetts Board of State Charities). [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; National Prison Association]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/National_Prison_Association
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