Prisons and Asylums In early American there were few prisons or asylums Asylum is an institution offering shelter and support to people who are mentally ill In 1700 if you were caught stealing you would have been publicly ID: 526753
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Prison and Asylum reform Slide2
Prisons and Asylums
In early
American there
were few prisons
or
asylums.
Asylum-
is an institution offering shelter and support to people who are
mentally ill.
In 1700 if you were caught stealing you would have been publicly
whipped or flogged.
If you continued to steal would have been
hanged.
By 1800 if committed a crime you would have been put into a large
common cell
room.
In
this room who were placed with other
criminals
and were forced to
fend
for yourself. Slide3
Prisons and Asylums
Individuals with disabilities also faced harsh treatment. They too were kept in warehouse like prisons.
By the 1820s and 30s many people had called for reform to the prison and asylum system.
Those that called for reforms were inspired by the transcendentalist movement.
Some reforms include providing literacy programs, prison libraries, and less physical punishment. Slide4