A treatise on the modern system of governing gaols, penitentiaries, and houses of correction : with a view to moral improvement and reformation of character : also, a detail of the duties of each department of a prison, together with some observations on the state of prison discipline at home and abroad, and on the management of lunatic asylums / by James Palmer.

  • Palmer, James.
Date:
1832
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Credit: A treatise on the modern system of governing gaols, penitentiaries, and houses of correction : with a view to moral improvement and reformation of character : also, a detail of the duties of each department of a prison, together with some observations on the state of prison discipline at home and abroad, and on the management of lunatic asylums / by James Palmer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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