Tag: Thomas Mott Osborne

  • Inside Sing Sing Prison and The Mutual Welfare League

    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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Each person alive has quirks and fears. One of the strongest fears is failure. It is a universal human experience, but how we choose to confront and conquer it is open to debate. Action is often necessary, but in some cases, all we need to do is wake up.

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