Question

What was one change in the prison system between the Early Modern Period and 1900.

Answer 1

Jail facilities in the United States are governed by hundreds of state and federal laws, as well as standards imposed by state auditing bodies or accreditation groups. Jail standards detail everything from how many inches off the floor canned food must be stored to lighting levels to how often inmates must be checked. For correctional officers, these regulations can sometimes seem onerous. But they are the product of an important part of correctional history: the prison reform movement