The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy (New Series, No. 3, January 1864)

"The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy" by the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons, is a compilation of essays and records that investigate prison changes during the 1800s. The collection tells about ways to make prison life better and help prisoners become good people again, according to the society. It shows that people should care about prisoners and that the prison system should focus on helping people turn their lives around, not just punishing them. Early on, the journal shares the rules of the Philadelphia Society as well as the goals for helping prisoners. It underlines that the society’s responsibility is to make prisoners' lives’ easier to improve their behavior and help them fit back into society. They discuss what the society has done in different prisons, showing how different it is to keep prisoners apart versus putting them together. The beginning of the journal also talks about the problems with changing prisons, revealing the bigger picture of how society views crime, discipline, and restoration.