March 4, 2026
Tag: prison 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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April 10, 2025 4 Comments
The introduction movie at Colonial Williamsburg owns the record for having the longest continuing run in film history. The main character, John Fry, was fictional, but his interactions with many historic personalities educates the viewer on Virginia’s role in the American Revolution. Postcards capture several scenes.