December 15, 2025
Tag: penal reform
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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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May 6, 2025 2 Comments
A painting of a baby in a wooden cradle, being whisked away by flood waters is a true story. The sad part is, at the end of the day, the outcome remains unknown. Postcards of the event are few. If you find one, buy it as a reminder of how life treats us without our permission.