Introductory Report to the Code of Prison Discipline, 1827: Explanatory of the Principles on Which the Code Is Founded, Being Part of the System of ... for the State of Louisiana (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Edward Livingston

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 033299810X ISBN 13: 9780332998107

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A pioneering look at how confinement, reform, and punishment fit in a fair penal system. It explains why a humane, structured approach to imprisonment can deter crime and promote reform.

This edition surveys the ideas behind a comprehensive penitentiary plan and how it aimed to balance deterrence, reform, and humane treatment. It frames the case for solitary confinement, labor, and health safeguards as parts of a cohesive reform movement in early American penal law.

• Understand the debate over punishment vs. reformation and how both can work together.
• Learn how the proposed system uses isolation, labor, and health measures to deter crime.
• Explore the historical path from public punishment to a reform‑oriented penitentiary model.
• See how legal scholars argued for continuity and clarity in penal policy.

Ideal for readers of legal history, prison reform, and 19th‑century public policy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 033299810X
• ISBN 13: 9780332998107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 92