(RHODE ISLAND) John Brown Francis et al State Prison Report

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(RHODE ISLAND.) John Brown Francis, et al. State Prison Report. Letterpress broadside, 15 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches, with decorative border; moderate soiling, short separations at folds; untrimmed. [Providence, RI?], January 1834

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A report to the legislature advocating for the creation of Rhode Island's first state prison, which would be opened in 1838. Notes that "the infliction of corporal punishments, such as cropping, branding, whipping &c, has fallen into disuse," and argues that the present county jails do little to reform their inmates. One in OCLC (Brown University).