Concept information
Preferred term
history of religion in prison
Definition(s)
- “Sin No More,” the motto of the New York Prison Association, founded in 1844 and still active as the Correctional Association of New York, evocatively illustrates the religious origins and concepts that laid the foundation of the modern prison. An individual could redeem his or her sin through punishment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; History of Religion in Prison]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SPF44L1K-2
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