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A study of prison conditions in North Carolina [electronic resource] / issued by the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare.

North Carolina State Board of Charities and Public Welfare. (Author). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project) (Added Author). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. (Added Author).

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A study of North Carolina's prison conditions due to concern for treating and curing the causes of crime in the state, and the prisoners' health and well being. Complaints include prison employees' ignorance of or disregard for laws currently in place, negligence in health care, sanitation, and privacy, as well as inhumane punishment such as flogging or solitary confinement in dungeons. Includes tables identifying the prison demographics and a list of recommendations such as new legislation, funds, improved health care, education, better overall treatment of prisoners and placing members of the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare on the State Prison's board of governors.

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  • Edition: Electronic edition
  • Publisher: [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : Academic Affairs Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002.

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General Note:
Text transcribed by Apex Data Services, Inc. Images scanned by Don Chalfant. Text encoded by Apex Data Services, Inc. and Melissa Meeks.
This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digitization project's database, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection The North Carolina experience, beginnings to 1940.
Title from electronic title page (viewed Feb. 25, 2003).
Formatted Contents Note:
Origin and purposes of the Citizens' Committee of One Hundred on Prison Legislation -- County jails -- County chain-gangs -- A social study of jail population -- Recommendations for prison legislation.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Text (HTML and SGML) and images (JPEG).
Original Version Note:
Transcribed from: A study of prison conditions in North Carolina / issued by the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare, Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, Commissioner. 25 p. ; 23 cm. Originally published in: The Bulletin of the North Carolina State Board of Charities and Public Welfare, v. 6 no. 1, January-March 1923. Cover title.
Funding Information Note:
Funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this title.
System Details Note:
System requirements: PC with modem or direct Internet connection; SGML viewer required for SGML files.

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