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∙ 14y agoNot much, but Dorothea Dix attempted to address the problem.
During the prison reform movement Dorothea Dix tried desperately to get congress to pay attention to the mentally ill who suffered in prisons but the White House was too busy dealing with slavery to deal with this "minor" issue.
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∙ 12y agosome of the social reforms were the religious reform (2nd Great Awakening), temperance movement, changes in American family, educational reform, treatment of mentally ill, abolition of slavery, women's rights, and utopian communities.
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∙ 13y agoDorothea Dix tried to get Congress to address the issue of patient treatment in the prison system.
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∙ 14y agoPrisons were unfair and brutal. Mentally ill, orphans, and runaways were put in prisons and treated like prisoners because they didnt know whatelse to do with them.
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∙ 13y agofirst you need to know how to spell. its what not what. and since you cant spell I'm not gonna tell you loser.
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∙ 11y agoto turn them into more livable places that reformed more that it punished.
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∙ 11y agohorrible
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What reforms in India had Abolition of intermediaries and tenancy reforms as components?
Land Reform
What was true of Peter the Great's reforms in Russia?
Peter the Great's reforms in Russia helped to strengthen the army.
What reforms did the Farmers Alliance not call for?
The Farmers Alliance was organized by states in the South. This movement was big during the 1870s and 1880s. They called for reforms of roads, pay, and conditions for workers.
What is John Stape's prison sentence?
It was about a year but he is out of prison now.
What are the reforms for India to overcome the challanges of political parties?
Decriminalization
What did prison reforms hope to achieve?
to make prison better more humane conditions in prisions (14)
What has the author Azam Gill written?
Azam Gill has written: 'Jail reforms' -- subject(s): Jails, Prison reforms, crime, punishment, Pakistan
What were the reforms of antebellum America?
womens rights prohibition/complete banning of all alchoholic beverages penal or prison reforms temperence/referaining from drunkenness but alchohol was still allowed education reforms abolitionism or removal of slavery from society
What were the reform movements during the Age of Jackson?
two reforms of the jacksonian era were laws that protected seament from being flogged and dress reforms for women
Was Rock Oil sold as medicine in the mid1800s?
yes it was, and also lamp oil, it was burned and they collected gas from it and that game the lamp oil.
What different reforms helped improve US Prison system?
Here are some significant prison reforms (definitely not even close to comprehensive):Dorothea Dix reported that mentally ill people frequently were jailed with criminals, and started the practice of opening asylums for the mentally ill.Linda Gilbert established prison libraries in several states.Samuel June Barrow was instrumental in establishing parole and probation law.
What were some prison reforms that take place during the reform movement?
The biggest reformer was Dorothea Dix. She traveled around the world to improve the conditions of the mentally ill and the prisons at which they were held like caged animals.
What different reforms help improve the US prison system?
Here are some significant prison reforms (definitely not even close to comprehensive):Dorothea Dix reported that mentally ill people frequently were jailed with criminals, and started the practice of opening asylums for the mentally ill.Linda Gilbert established prison libraries in several states.Samuel June Barrow was instrumental in establishing parole and probation law.
Reform movements in the US sought to expand democratic ideals?
Yes, the womens rights movement, temperance movement, prison reforms and the perfectionism. Take note that it was taking place while the Second Great Awakening was occurring so there was also plenty of religious reforms as well.
What reforms were popular in the 1800s?
because it did
What is the Meaning of economic reforms?
what is economics reforms
What reforms did the gracchus suggest?
Agricultural reforms.
