Concept information
Preferred term
Auburn system
Definition(s)
- an outdated system of prison discipline characterized by segregation of prisoners in cells at night, walking in lockstep, maintaining silence, congregate work in shops at day, and dining with prisoners seated back to back while communicating with hand signals. The Auburn system was first employed at the Western State Penitentiary in Pennsylvania. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; Auburn System]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-V645L7CW-H
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