Lesson 1 History Of Correction Flashcards
The code of Hammurabi
In this code, penalties for law violations focused on the concept?
Eye for an eye
Lex talionis (the law of retaliation)
Romans used various structure to house prisoners.
These included metal cages, basement of public buildings, and quarries
Key word:
Dungeons underground Source of water
Established around 640 b.c
The mamertine prison
A high sheriff of Bedfordshire, London
John Howard-
The penitentiary act had four basic principles
- Abolition of jailer fees
- Regular inspection of prisons
3 provision of clean facilities
4 emphasis on reforming inmates
Originally built as a conventional jail just before the American revolution
The main addition to the _ complex was a new cellblock called the penitentiary house
The wallnut street prison
Father of parole
Alexander maconochie
This American penal system intended for young felons
Key word:
Penal system
Elmira system
Elmira system contribute 5
Zebulon R. brockway
Meaning of PDL
key word inmates
PERSONS DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY (PDL)
