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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > corrections > prison reform > Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > corrections > prison reform > Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > corrections > prison reform > Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > prison reform > Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons

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Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons  

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  • The Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons was founded in 1787 by a group of prominent citizens in Philadelphia, including Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Benjamin Rush. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-R35G4WTW-F

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