March 17, 2026
Tag: lockstep
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Inside Sing Sing Prison and The Mutual Welfare League
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Forty miles north of New York City, “up the Hudson River,” Sing Sing Prison got a new warden in 1915. Thomas Mott Osborne ushered in a wave of penal reform. Out went the lockstep, in came (limited) prisoner self-governance. T. Fred Robbins, a nearby photographer and constable, was allowed to document many of the changes…
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January 1, 2023 4 Comments
The tiny little letters that form the signature of an artist are often the inspiration for some thrilling and fascinating research. The letters G – A – Beneker is one that will make you aware of a forgotten individual, but someone who lived a magnificent and amazing life.