April 14, 2026
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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September 11, 2025 5 Comments
In 1904, when the Navy created the recruiting slogan, “Join the Navy and See the World” it was more than a slogan. It was a promise. Thousands joined and they sailed the globe.