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And it must not be forgotten, that among these 15, four had been imprisoned before in jails where the criminals were mixed, and were consequently exposed to that corruption, which is an unavoidable consequence of the effect many delinquents, when together, must have upon each other. As this difficulty is overcome in the Pensylvanian system by the complete separation of the prisoners, it seems to be scarcely just to take these four relapses into the account. If we except them we have the cheering result, that of those prisoners who have in all respects been submitted to the Philadelphian penitentiary system, scarcely 4 pr:ct have returned to the institution.
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From the above comparison it appears, that the following opinions may be formed.
That the Auburn system, which at night perfectly separates the prisoners, and during the arduous labour of the day, does not permit any communication among them, contains already an important improvement upon the common jail-punishments, with or without classification.
That it, however, gives occasion to dangerous abuses; that it is exceedingly difficult to keep up the discipline for any length of time, and requires a severe and despotic application of corporal punishment, which both exasperates and debases the prisoner.
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