Remarks on Prisons and Prison Discipline in the United States

"Remarks on Prisons and Prison Discipline in the United States" by Dorothea Lynde Dix is a groundbreaking and influential work that highlights the dire conditions and urgent need for reform in American prisons during the 19th century.

In this meticulously researched and compellingly written treatise, Dix draws on her extensive investigations and firsthand observations of prisons across the United S...