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Preferred term
pennsylvania prison society
Definition
- The Pennsylvania Prison Society was founded in 1787. The oldest prison reform organization in the United States, it was originally known as the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Pennsylvania Prison Society]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/pennsylvania_prison_society
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