The Ohio State Reformatory

by Nancy K. Darbey

Book Overview

In the state of Ohio, before 1884, most first-time offenders between the ages of 16 and 30 were housed in the Ohio Penitentiary, where they were likely to be influenced by hardened criminals. That changed when the Ohio Legislature approved the building of a reformatory, a new type of institution that would educate and train young, first-time offenders. Construction was halted three times due to lack of funding, but on September 17, 1896, the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467114898
• ISBN13: 9781467114899
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.1"