Report Of Gershom Powers, Agent And Keeper Of The State Prison, At Auburn (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781021530721)

This report provides a detailed account of prison life and labor in Auburn during the mid-19th century. Powers covers topics ranging from discipline and punishment to prison industry and reform. It offers insight into the workings of the American prison system at a critical period of its development.

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