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Auburn vs. Pennsylvania Prison Systems

The document discusses the Auburn prison system and the Pennsylvania system. The Auburn system was developed by Elam Lynds and John D. Cray, and involved prisoners marching in unison with their arms locked. It used solitary confinement at night with enforced silence at all times. Its goal was to isolate prisoners to prevent corruption, but it ultimately failed due to overcrowding and deteriorating discipline. The Pennsylvania system originated in 1682 under William Penn and suggested replacing torture with hard labor. Its goal was solitary labor in cells, but it failed at the Western Penitentiary due to unhealthy cell conditions. The two systems were criticized for different reasons, with Auburn being too harsh and Pennsylvania being too costly.

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Auburn vs. Pennsylvania Prison Systems

The document discusses the Auburn prison system and the Pennsylvania system. The Auburn system was developed by Elam Lynds and John D. Cray, and involved prisoners marching in unison with their arms locked. It used solitary confinement at night with enforced silence at all times. Its goal was to isolate prisoners to prevent corruption, but it ultimately failed due to overcrowding and deteriorating discipline. The Pennsylvania system originated in 1682 under William Penn and suggested replacing torture with hard labor. Its goal was solitary labor in cells, but it failed at the Western Penitentiary due to unhealthy cell conditions. The two systems were criticized for different reasons, with Auburn being too harsh and Pennsylvania being too costly.

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THE AUBURN PRISON

AND PENNSYLVANIA
SYSTEM
Members:
Dacuya, Ian Russel
Barcenilla, James Van
Tancogo, Jahara
AUBURN
PRISON
■ Elam Lynds, in Association with
John D. Cray, developed a
revolutionary system of trasporting
convicts within the prison. The
Elam Lynds
prisoners marched in unison, and
locked their arms to the convict in
front of them.

John D. Cray
Auburn Prison System
■ Auburn system (also known as
the New York system and
congregate system) is a penal
method of the 19th century in
which person worked during the
day in groupd and were kept in
solitary confinement at night,
with enforced silence at all
times.
The main goal of the Auburn System

■ Was designed to prevent the corruption of one


prisoners by another. The goal was to totally isolate
each prisoner while forcing them to work for the
prisoner profit. Such a system, which violated most
basic human nature, could not be maintained
without extreme physical cruetly.
Why did the Auburn System fail?

■ Eventually, overcrowding made the


silence system unenforceable, and
Auburn’s system of discipline
deterioted into corrupt and lax
routines of harsh punishment. After
the Civil War, the spirit of reform
withered, and contract labour was no
longer profitable.
When did Auburn system stop?

■ In 1900, the dehumanizing lock step was abolished.


The silent system was also gradually discontinued.
The rules were slowly relaxed until enforced
silence was abolished almost entirely with the
establishment og the Mutual Welfare League in
1914
Pennsylvania
System
■ The Pennsylvania System is
originating in 1682 under the
leadership of Williams Penn,
was the first state prison system
to suggest the replacement of
torture and mutilation as
punishment for crimes with hard
labor in houses of correction
What is Pennsylvania What is the goal of
System? Pennsylvania System?

■The Pennsylvania System ■ The Pennsylvania penal


was an early system system, originating in
requiring system inmate 1682 under the leadership
silence individual cells, and of William Penn, was the
inmate labor in those cells. first state prison system to
suggest the replacement of
torture and mutilation as
punishment for crimes
with hard labor in houses
of correction.
Why did Pennsylvania System failed?
■ This solitary system of prison labor
failed at Western Penitentiary due
to the small cells, which lacked
adequate air and light, making
solitary work impossible. Instead,
labor at Western Penitentiary was
conducted in common congregate
workshops and the system of
solitary confinement was
abandoned.
What is the difference of Auburn System
and Pennsylvania System?
■ The Auburn System was criticiized for its being
too harsh on punishment and lack of having
rehabilitative potential. Whie Pennsylvania
System wss criticized for its being too costly due
to their focus on solitary confinement.
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