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Preferred term
Penitentiary Study Commission
Definition
- The Arkansas Penitentiary Study Commission was established in 1967 to investigate the increasingly poor conditions within the Arkansas penitentiary system. The report it generated following its investigation was the leading catalyst in penal reform in the state. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Penitentiary Study Commission]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Penitentiary_Study_Commission
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