Women's Prison Association 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.
From the description of Women's Prison Association of New York records, 1845-1983. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122687097
From the guide to the Women's Prison Association of New York records, 1845-1983, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)
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Subjects:
- 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) (as recorded)
- New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
