July 27, 2024
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 18, 2024 3 Comments
Meeting people at postcard shows is part of collecting. And not surprisingly part of meeting others is having them talk about their collection. The last time it happened, my new friend told me about her collection of cards from eucharistic congresses.