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<p>XVI . Penitentiary system in England - Improved local | <p>XVI. Penitentiary system in England - Improved local | ||
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prisons . — | prisons. — | ||
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<p><!-- indented -->So much having been said of what has been | <p><!-- indented -->So much having been said of what has been | ||
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done in this way in foreign countries , the omission | done in this way in foreign countries, the omission | ||
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might well seem a strange one , were nothing said | might well seem a strange one, were nothing said | ||
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of what has <del>been</del> already been done in this way | of what has <del>been</del> already been done in this way | ||
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here at home . — | here at home. — | ||
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for me to attempt to speak with any distinctness | for me to attempt to speak with any distinctness | ||
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and that for various reasons . | and that for various reasons. | ||
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<p><!-- indented -->In the first place , I know not to which of | <p><!-- indented -->In the first place, I know not to which of | ||
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the existing prisons the denomination may be | the existing prisons the denomination may be | ||
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applicable , nor what the number of them may | applicable, nor what the number of them may | ||
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amount to in the whole . In England , Wales | amount to in the whole. In England, Wales | ||
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included , <add>*</add> what number of prisons nearer <del>theree</del> | included, <add>*</add> <note><hi rend='superscript'>*</hi> Number of those visited by Howard 257. Howard on Prison 3<hi rend='superscript'>d</hi> Edit. 1784. p. 486. Table XII. —</note> what number of prisons nearer <del>theree</del> | ||
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three hundred than two : prisons improved upon | three hundred than two: prisons improved upon | ||
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the penitentiary plan , between half a dozen , I | the penitentiary plan, between half a dozen, I | ||
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should suppose , and a dozen . Your Lordship knows | should suppose, and a dozen. Your Lordship knows | ||
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precisely : or at any time may know , from those | precisely: or at any time may know, from those | ||
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connoisseurs in prisons , who are as much at home | connoisseurs in prisons, who are as much at home | ||
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in "improved prisons" as they are in "improved Col<add>(a)</add><!-- addition in red -->onies." <note>(a) note giving the account from Nuld .</note><!-- note in red --> | in "improved prisons" as they are in "improved Col<add>(a)</add><!-- addition in red -->onies." <note>(a) note giving the account from Nuld.</note><!-- note in red --> | ||
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<p><!-- indented -->2. In the next place , it is only in here & there | <p><!-- indented -->2. In the next place, it is only in here & there | ||
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an instance that the accounts would be accessible | an instance that the accounts would be accessible | ||
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to me : and were they even all before me , to speak | to me: and were they even all before me, to speak | ||
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of all would require a work of itself; to dwell | |||
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upon one or two only, might be a sort of injustice | |||
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to the rest. | |||
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<p><!-- indented -->To all then <del>int</del> "improved" prisons , in what other | |||
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respects <del>sove</del> soever improved or supposed to be improved, | |||
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one feature of improvement belongs in common — | |||
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<del>enccr</del> e<hi rend='underline'>ncrease of enclosed spac</hi>e. In each instance, this <add>increase</add> | |||
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8 Letter 3d
XVI. Penitentiary system in England - Improved local
prisons. —
So much having been said of what has been
done in this way in foreign countries, the omission
might well seem a strange one, were nothing said
of what has been already been done in this way
here at home. —
On this subject however it would be in vain
for me to attempt to speak with any distinctness
and that for various reasons.
In the first place, I know not to which of
the existing prisons the denomination may be
applicable, nor what the number of them may
amount to in the whole. In England, Wales
included, * * Number of those visited by Howard 257. Howard on Prison 3d Edit. 1784. p. 486. Table XII. — what number of prisons nearer theree
three hundred than two: prisons improved upon
the penitentiary plan, between half a dozen, I
should suppose, and a dozen. Your Lordship knows
precisely: or at any time may know, from those
connoisseurs in prisons, who are as much at home
in "improved prisons" as they are in "improved Col(a)onies." (a) note giving the account from Nuld.
2. In the next place, it is only in here & there
an instance that the accounts would be accessible
to me: and were they even all before me, to speak
of all would require a work of itself; to dwell
upon one or two only, might be a sort of injustice
to the rest.
To all then int "improved" prisons , in what other
respects sove soever improved or supposed to be improved,
one feature of improvement belongs in common —
enccr encrease of enclosed space. In each instance, this increase
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