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        Prison and          Hospital Reform

 

 

Leaders of the reform- Dorothea Dix (A. Brinkley, 2004) and Louis Dwight ("Prision and" "n.d"). 

 

Goals of the reform-To improve the conditions and treatment in prisons and hospitals, by establishing libraries, basic literacy (for Bible reading), reduction of whipping and beatings, communication of sentences, and separation of the women, children, and  the sick ("Prision and" "n.d"). 

 

Arguments used by the reformers to defend their position-The reformers would talk about the conditions and the way the people and prisoners were being treated by the people in charge ("Prision and" "n.d"). 

 

Democratic ideals that were expressed by the reformers-The reformers expressed the ideals of people vs. powerful. They expressed this in order to fight for human rights that were clearly not given in the hospitals and prisons.

 

Movement's successes- Dorothea Dix established five hospitals and successfully pleaded for human rights to Queen Victoria and the Pope ("Prision and" "n.d").  The Auburn system, which was spread by Louis Dwight, redefines prison procedure ("Prision and" "n.d"). European reforms looked at the U.S as a model for building and improving their systems ("Prison Reform" "Leavitt").

 

Movement's failures- Dorothea Dix's federal bill failed ("Prison and" "Levin").

 

Was this movement successful?-This movement was successful due to the work of Dix and Dwight, who changed America to a better place and changed the way that prisons and hospitals were managed, which made it safer and gave the people inside their human rights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                                                                            Dorothea Dix                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sources

  • Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2004.Print

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  • "Prison and Asylum Reform." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.

  • Leavitt, Gabi. "Prison Reform Movement of the 1800s." N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2015.

  • Poropat, Tim. "PowerPoint Presentation - 1800’s Prison Reform."PowerPoint Presentation - 1800’s Prison Reform. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2015.

  • Levin, Zak. "Prison and Asylum Reform." SlideServe. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.

  • "Prison and Asylum Reform." Reform Movements. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

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