Prison Reform

Prison Reform
In Dorothea Dix’s tour of Massachusetts’ prisons, she observed disgusting conditions beyond belief. Not only were the mentally insane subject to these horrible conditions, but so were all the other hardened criminals that were incarcerated. These inmates are shackled in cells that are dark, dirty, damp, unsanitary, smelly, diseased, isolated, and cramped. All of these conditions were present while the inmates were laying in their own filth. This is no way for any human being to live. I’m not saying thes...