History of Prison's and Asylum's:
People were treated horribly and with very poor care including those with mental health issues.
Prison and Asylum Reform
By: Justin Martin
Timeline
Main Issues:
- The way mentally ill people where treated
- People in Debtor's prisons owed much money but had less the $20 to pay the men back.
Solutions:
- That jails were to be a places where people should think about their actions not punished for them.
- Penitentiary Movements
- Auburn System (Prisoners worked during the day and were in confinement only at night instead of all day)
Main People Behind These Ideas:
- Dorthea Dix
- Alexis de Tocqueville
Current State of Asylum's /Prisons:
Asylum's are not around anymore, but prisons are still around but are not nearly as bad as they were back in the 19th century. Now they are a place where people are to think about what they have done not punished for it.
Quiz
Who was the women who went around to prison's and made them better?
- Dorthea Dix
- Lousia Alcott
Quiz
What reason was stated why were Asylum's/ Prison's bad?
- People were beaten and abused
- People were drug around the building behind a horse
Quiz
Instead of Asylum's what do we have now?
- Prison's
- Sancuary's
Quiz
Do you feel that this was a way of torture?
- Yes
- No
Quiz
Should Asylum's be still around?
- Yes
- No
This Reform was successful because state governments no longer put debtors in prison. Most had created special justice systems for children in trouble. And many had outlawed cruel punishments, like branding people with hot irons.