| PAGE | | Acting Committee, report of, | 7 | | Agricultural Prison Labor, | 60 | | Annual Meeting, minutes of, | 5 | | | | Board of Public Charities and Prison Labor, | 67 | | | | Commission to Investigate Penal Systems, | 19 | | Committee on Delinquency, act providing for, | 47 | | Committees, standing, | 4 | | County Prisons, | 33 | | | | Financial Argument for Prison Farms, | 65 | | | | General Agent, report of, | 16 | | | | Home of Industry, | 68 | | | | Industrial Farms, act providing for, | 54 | | | | Members, lists of, | 81 | | Military Discipline and Punishments, | 69 | | | | Obituaries, | 14 | | Officers, list of, | 3 | | Official Visitors, | Page 2 of cover | | | | Parole Work, Eastern Penitentiary, | 17 | | Penal Systems, report of Commission, | 19 | | Prison Experiences, | 76 | | Probation and Parole, | 39 | | Prohibition, effect of, on arrests, | 80 | | | | Treasurer, report of, | 15 |
The Pennsylvania Prison Society was founded under the name “Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons,” May 8, 1787. It was incorporated under same name April 6, 1833. The objects named in the Charter were three: 1. Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons. 2. Improvement of Prison Discipline. 3. Relief of Discharged Prisoners.
By order of the Court, the corporate title was changed January 27, 1886, to “THE PENNSYLVANIA PRISON SOCIETY.”
Copies of this Journal will be forwarded on request to any address without charge. Financial contributions are needed to carry on the work of this Society. All correspondence and contributions should be addressed to The Pennsylvania Prison Society at 119 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. |
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