jun 1, 1787 - Jeremy Bentham's prison design
Description:
Jeremy Bentham was a social reformer inspired by George Paul's prison. He wanted to improve the efficiency of prisons, and worked on a prison design called the Panopticon.The Panopticon:
- would have needed few warders
- would have reformed prisoners through useful work, the products of which would have been sold
- was an unpopular idea
Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 1, 1787
Now
~ 238 years ago