The Penitentiary Era (jun 13, 1790 – jun 13, 1825)
Description:
-Phillidelphia's Walnut St Jail converted to a penitentiary by the Quakers-Penance was the primary vehicle through rehabilitation
-Pennsylvania System
-Picture is of early Quakers in Pennsylvania
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Date:
jun 13, 1790
jun 13, 1825
~ 35 years