1841 Prison Reform (jan 1, 1841 – aug 29, 1841)
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Dorothea Dix: She discovered that the mentally ill were in the same cells as robbers and murderers.She brought better living conditions to prisons
She is responsible for removing the mentally ill from prison and put them into new mental hospitals
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Date:
jan 1, 1841
aug 29, 1841
~ 8 months