A prison reform is an attempt to improve conditions inside prisons , implement options to incarceration, or establish a more effective penal system. In the 1800s, prison reforms started out as a place to hold people who committed crimes and those who were mentally ill. The behavior there was not best. Guards that worked there would torture the inmates to keep them in line.
During the 1800s , prisoners weren't allowed to talk to their families. This was supposed to keep prisoners from the outside world. By the beginning of the 1800s, imprisonment replaced normal public punishment for most inmates of treason and murder among Americans. Reformers like Dorothea Dix managed to separate prisons and mental wards.
In 1821 a shocking disaster occurred in Auburn Prison that even shocked the governor. After being locked in solitary, many inmates committed suicide and had a mental breakdowns. Auburn reverted to a strict disciplinary approach reverted to a strict disciplinary approach. After many bad starts, America finally enjoyed about a decade of regal reform.
During the 1800s , prisoners weren't allowed to talk to their families. This was supposed to keep prisoners from the outside world. By the beginning of the 1800s, imprisonment replaced normal public punishment for most inmates of treason and murder among Americans. Reformers like Dorothea Dix managed to separate prisons and mental wards.
In 1821 a shocking disaster occurred in Auburn Prison that even shocked the governor. After being locked in solitary, many inmates committed suicide and had a mental breakdowns. Auburn reverted to a strict disciplinary approach reverted to a strict disciplinary approach. After many bad starts, America finally enjoyed about a decade of regal reform.