Prison

Corrections in History

By TarynDipity

  • Walnut Street Jail

    Walnut Street Jail
    In 1790 the Walnut Street Jail becomes one of the first succesful prison systems in the United States that sets a precedent for future systems of incarceration (Hirsch, 1992). Hirsch, A. (1992). The Rise of the Penitentiary: Prisons and Punishment in Early America. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • Pennsylvania System

    Pennsylvania System becomes the first system in the United States to use an incarceration method that keeps prisoners separate from one anothere in a form of solitary confinement. This goes on to create mental issues for many who are kept this way.

  • Panopticon Design

    Panopticon Design
    In 1842 the Pentonville prison was built in the format of the panopticon design that allows all prisoners to be viewed by one centrally located person (Howard League, 2015). Howard League. (2015). History of the Prison System. Retrieved from The Howard League for Penal Reform: http://www.howardleague.org/history-of-prison-system/

  • Auburn System

    Auburn System
    Circa 1855, the Sing Sing prison begins to implement the Auburn method, in which prisoners are allowed to interact and work together during the day and are kept silent at night. This era also implemented the use of balck and white stripe prison outfits (Josker, 2015). Josker, K. (2015). Sing Sing Prison. Retrieved from Pbase: http://www.pbase.com/kjosker/sing_sing&page=all

  • Criminal Justice Act

    The Criminal Justice Act of 1948 makes things like penal servitude and flogging illegal (Howard League, 2015). It also creates new rules and regulations for prison systems. Howard League. (2015). History of the Prison System. Retrieved from The Howard League for Penal Reform: http://www.howardleague.org/history-of-prison-system/

  • Privatizaion of Prisons

    Beginning in the 1990's, prisons became privatized, allowing private industries the ability to come in and take over prison facilities in lieu of the government (Howard League, 2015) Howard League. (2015). History of the Prison System. Retrieved from The Howard League for Penal Reform: http://www.howardleague.org/history-of-prison-system/