World's first true penitentiary: Eastern State Penitentiary sets world record

World's first true penitentiary: Eastern State Penitentiary sets world record

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, United States--The Eastern State Penitentiary, also known as ESP, a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, which was operational from 1829 until 1971, refined the revolutionary system of separate incarceration which emphasized principles of reform rather than punishment, thus setting the world record for being the...

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