Mary B. Harris

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[Wikipedia] Mary Belle Harris (1874–1957) was an American prison administrator and reformer. She was superintendent of the Federal Industrial Institute for Women in Alderson, West Virginia, from 1927 to 1941. She implemented systems of inmate classification, decentralized housing, and other reforms that were la

Quotes by Mary B. Harris

One thing I have learned in institutions is not to press hard on the fact that their inmates are, like the rest…

Mary B. Harris

Accustomed

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... an institution cannot be run progressively on a basis of fear.

Mary B. Harris

Bases

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Shut out from the world with its blare and glare, life in an institution moves softly. The ears become attuned to gentle…

Mary B. Harris

Ears

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... imprisonment itself, entailing loss of liberty, loss of citizenship, separation from family and loved ones, is punishment enough for most individuals,…

Mary B. Harris

Circumstances

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Unless we maintain correctional institutions of such character that they create respect for law and government instead of breeding resentment and a…

Mary B. Harris

Breeding

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