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080 Liberty's Prisoners: Prisons & Prison Life in Early America
080 Liberty's Prisoners: Prisons & Prison Life in Early America
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35 minutes
Released:
May 3, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
American prisons are overcrowded. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world and nearly 2.5 million Americans are serving prison sentences. Nearly all politicians agree that we need to reform the American prison system, but they disagree on how to do it. Can gaining historical perspective on this present-day problem help us solve it? Today, we investigate early American prisons and prison life with Jen Manion, an Assistant Professor of History at Connecticut College and author of Liberty’s Prisoners: Carceral Culture in Early America. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/080 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Historian Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.
Released:
May 3, 2016
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Podcast episode
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003 Richard S. Newman, Future of the Library Company of Philadelphia: Ben Franklin's World: A Podcast About Early American History by Ben Franklin's World