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The Deviant Prison : Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary and the Origins of America's Modern Penal System, 1829–1913

• Authors : Ashley T. Rubin

Subjects: Corrections--Pennsylvania--History--19th century; Corrections--United States--History--19th century; Prisons--Pennsylvania--History--19th centuryHISTORY / United States / 19th Century

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Jail Speak

• Authors : Ben Langston

Subjects: Correctional personnel--Pennsylvania--Biography; Prisoners--Pennsylvania; Prisons--PennsylvaniaBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Law Enforcement

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Eastern State Penitentiary

• Authors : Gordon, Nick

Subjects: Ghosts--Pennsylvania--Juvenile literature; Haunted prisons--Pennsylvania--Juvenile literatureJUVENILE NONFICTION / General

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Court orders Philadelphia to free 105 inmates from crowded jails

• Source: The New York Times. July 2, 1979, Vol. 128, pB11.

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27 inmates in Pennsylvania freed from convict captors

• Authors : Robbins, William

• Source: The New York Times. Nov 1, 1981, Vol. 131, p14, N p. portrait

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6 'dangerous' inmates flee Pennsylvania jail

• Source: The New York Times. April 8, 1984, Vol. 133, p14, N p.

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Inmates holding hostages fire shots in Pennsylvania

• Authors : Robbins, William

• Source: The New York Times. Oct 31, 1981, Vol. 131, p7, N p. portrait

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BUCKS D.A. REOPENING PROBE INTO INMATE'S DEATH

• Authors : By:LACY MCCRARY

• Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA), January 22, 1982 LOCAL FC, 5pp

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GRATERFORD CELLBLOCK IS LOCKED AND SEARCHED

• Authors : By:CYNTHIA TUCKER

• Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA), January 26, 1982 LOCAL TC, 3pp

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PLAN TO BUILD 500 CELLS AT GRATERFORD IS OUTLINED

• Authors : By:MARC KAUFMAN

• Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA), January 14, 1982 LOCAL HC, 3pp

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