EXAMEN DE LAS PENITENCIARIAS DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS. Informe que presenta al Supremo Gobierno del Perú su comisionado Mariano Felipe Paz Soldán, Juez de Primera Instancia de la Provincia Litoral de Callao y Auditor de Marina.
Paz Soldán, Mariano Felipe.
Nueva York, Imprenta de S.W. Bendict, 1853. 180p., tables, fldg plans (crudely recased) Hardcover The author (1821-1888) was a jurist, writer, and important political and government figure. In his role as a prison reformer he was responsible for the construction of several prisons and jails built on more humanitarian lines than customary. He was also a government minister. The report includes prisons in D.C, Maryland, New York (including Sing Sing), Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. Poorhouses and reformatories are also considered and comparisons are made to similar institutions in Peru. With five plans of US penal institutions printed on heavy stock. Palau 215885 (Item ID: 88410)
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