Women's Prison Association of New York
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Women's Prison Association of New York
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Women's Prison Association of New York
Women's Prison Association of the City of New York
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Women's Prison Association of the City of New York
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The Women's Prison Association, founded in 1854, promotes improvement in the treatment of women prisoners in New York and offers rehabilitation assistance to ex-offenders. The Association also has proposed various reforms in the criminal justice system for women and has operated the Isaac T. Hopper Home since the mid-19th century, making it the oldest women's "halfway house" in the U.S.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/146692481
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88227867
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n88227867
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Criminals
Halfway houses
Halfway houses
Reformatories for women
Reformatories for women
Rehabilitation centers
Social work with criminals
Women prisoners
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New York (State)
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New York (N.Y.)
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