This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: Read by Appointment of the American Association for the Improvement of Penal and Reformatory Institutions, at the Annual Meeting in New York, November 29, 1860; Original Published by: H.B. Ashmead, printer in 1861 in 119 pages; Subjects: Prisons; Prison discipline; Prinson discipline; Social Science / Criminology; Social Science / Penology;