An inquiry, whether crime and misery are produced or prevented, by our present system of prison discipline
Subtitle: illustrated by descriptions of the Borough Compter, Tothill Fields Prison, the Jail at St. Albans, the Jail at Guilford, the Jail at Bristol, the Jails at Bury & Ilchester, the Maison de Force at Ghent, the Philadelphia Prison, the Penitentiary at Millbank, and the proceedings of the Ladies' Committee at Newgate
By: by Thomas Fowell Buxton
Edition: Second edition.
Series: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine--Medical Heritage Library digitization project
Publisher: Printed for John and Arthur Arch, Cornhill; Butterworth and Sons, Fleet Street; and John Hatchard, Picadilly
Published: 1818
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
Subjects: Prison discipline; Prisons; Standards; Prisoners
Description: This book is an in-depth historical survey of the Indians of the United States, including the Eskimos and Aleuts of Alaska. It isolates and analyzes the problems that have beset these peoples since their first contacts with Europeans. Only in the light of this knowledge, the author states, can an intelligent Indian policy be formulated.
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