KnowraPrison reformLinked fromLinked fromThe 15 pages that link to Prison reform, each with the reason it gives.All 15Related 12Narrower topic 2Compared with 1Jeremy BenthamRelated: Bentham sought a prison system that reduced cruelty while making confinement orderly and administratively efficient.Mass incarcerationRelated: Reform movements have responded to prison expansion and its human costs.InstitutionalizationRelated: Debates over prison conditions parallel wider questions about confinement, rehabilitation, and institutional authority.PhrenologyRelated: Some reformers used phrenological claims to explain criminal behavior and argue for rehabilitative treatment.Les MisérablesRelated: Valjean’s treatment after prison invites scrutiny of punishment without reintegration.Prison abolition movementCompared with: The distinction between reform and abolition concerns whether prisons remain central to social responses to harm.Elizabeth FryNarrower topic: Fry became one of Britain’s best-known advocates for humane prison conditions.John HowardNarrower topic: Howard’s investigations became a foundation for campaigns to improve prisons.Dorothea DixRelated: Dix’s visits to jails connected her early investigations with a broader reform movement.PenologyRelated: Reform responds to harms produced by penal institutions without necessarily ending them.Cell (prison)Related: Reform debates often focus on cell conditions and the extent of confinement.History of criminal justiceRelated: Repeated reform campaigns trace changing standards of punishment and humane treatment.Luis GaravitoRelated: Garavito’s imprisonment and later release debates raised questions about sentencing and public protection.Penal labourRelated: Reform proposals often address whether prison work should be voluntary, paid, or vocational.Stephen HalesRelated: Hales promoted ventilation as a practical response to unhealthy air in prisons.