A defence of the system of solitary confinement of prisoners adopted by the state of Pennsylvania : with remarks on the origin, progress and extension of this species of prison discipline / by George W. Smith.

  • Smith, George W. (George Washington), 1800-1876.
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1833
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A defence of the system of solitary confinement of prisoners adopted by the state of Pennsylvania : with remarks on the origin, progress and extension of this species of prison discipline / by George W. Smith. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Philadelphia : E.G. Dorsey, printer, 1833.

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104 pages ; 22 cm (8vo)

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Errata: t.p. verso.
"Published in 1829--Republished by order of the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons."--imprint.
"The following essays were written in the winter of 1828-9, and published in the Philadelphia gazette."--Preface, p. [3]. This separately published edition contains additional material.
Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts Co. Disbound. Spine covered with late 20th cent. tissue.

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