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<p>expect to find it within the compass of human | <p>expect to find it within the compass of human | ||
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ability , though devoted exclusively to the service , | ability, though devoted exclusively to the service, | ||
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to bring the improved English prisons in question | to bring the improved English prisons in question | ||
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upon a level in point of economy with that of | upon a level in point of economy with that of | ||
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Philadelphia. It is not without surprize that | Philadelphia. It is not without <sic>surprize</sic> that | ||
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in some instances within my reach Dorsetshire | in some instances within my reach Dorsetshire | ||
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recollection of) I have observed in how meritorious | recollection of) I have observed in how meritorious | ||
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a degree these obstacles have been overcome . <add>(c)</add> <note>(c) Account of earnings from | a degree these obstacles have been overcome. <add>(c)</add> <note>(c) Account of earnings from Neild.</note><!-- note in red --> | ||
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<p><!-- indented -->In these home instances the grand misfortune | <p><!-- indented -->In these home instances the grand misfortune | ||
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is , that in regard to the main object — the object | is, that in regard to the main object — the object | ||
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with reference to which <hi rend='underline'>example</hi> and <hi rend='underline'>reformation</hi> | with reference to which <hi rend='underline'>example</hi> and <hi rend='underline'>reformation</hi> | ||
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the Philadelphia prison may be and have been | the Philadelphia prison may be and have been | ||
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afforded : — why ? — because the <hi rend='underline'>good</hi> effects of the | afforded: — why? — because the <hi rend='underline'>good</hi> effects of the | ||
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discipline of these g<hi rend='underline'>ood</hi> jails are to such a degree | discipline of these g<hi rend='underline'>ood</hi> jails are to such a degree | ||
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drowned in the b<hi rend='underline'>ad</hi> effects of the surrounding <hi rend='underline'>bad</hi> | drowned in the b<hi rend='underline'>ad</hi> effects of the surrounding <hi rend='underline'>bad</hi> | ||
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ones . <add>*</add> In <sic>Pensylvanyia</sic> too & in New York , the whole | ones. <add>*</add> In <sic>Pensylvanyia</sic> too & in New York, the whole | ||
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system of penal justice is invigorated by the abolition | system of penal justice is invigorated by the abolition | ||
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of capital punishment as above : while in England | of capital punishment as above: while in England | ||
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the debility resulting from the opposite excess (by | the debility resulting from the opposite excess (by | ||
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compensated in any ascertainable degree by the | compensated in any ascertainable degree by the | ||
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utmost efficacy of such local & partial improvements . <add>Would</add> | utmost efficacy of such local & partial improvements. <add>Would</add> | ||
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expect to find it within the compass of human
ability, though devoted exclusively to the service,
to bring the improved English prisons in question
upon a level in point of economy with that of
Philadelphia. It is not without surprize that
in some instances within my reach Dorsetshire
in particular (Oxfordshire I have but an indistinct
recollection of) I have observed in how meritorious
a degree these obstacles have been overcome. (c) (c) Account of earnings from Neild.
In these home instances the grand misfortune
is, that in regard to the main object — the object
with reference to which example and reformation
themselves are but as means to an end — I mean
the decreased of crimes — circumstances do not
admit of their affording any such satisfactory proofs
of efficacy as in the more favourable situation of
the Philadelphia prison may be and have been
afforded: — why? — because the good effects of the
discipline of these good jails are to such a degree
drowned in the bad effects of the surrounding bad
ones. * In Pensylvanyia too & in New York, the whole
system of penal justice is invigorated by the abolition
of capital punishment as above: while in England
the debility resulting from the opposite excess (by
debility I mean the relaxation that pervades the
whole system of procedure) is such as cannot be
compensated in any ascertainable degree by the
utmost efficacy of such local & partial improvements. Would
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letter was never sent; see note 8 to letter 1747, vol. 7 |
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