Nagel, William G.

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"William G. Nagel [was] president of the American Foundation in Philadelphia from 1969 to his retirement in 1983... Now known as the Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, the entity operated an institute of corrections, of which Mr. Nagel was director. The institute conducted national studies that resulted in the 1973 work The New Red Barn: A Critical Look at the Modern American Prison ."

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Quoted text from: Naedele, Walter F. "William G. Nagel, 92, Longtime Prison Reformer." Philadelphia Inquirer, April 8, 2009. Accessed June 19, 2012. http://articles.philly.com/2009-04-08/news/25287170_1_honorary-doctorate-longtime-prison-state-prison-reform

From the guide to the American Foundation Institute of Corrections files on American prisons, 1962-1980, (Eastern State Penitentiary)

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associatedWith American Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith American Foundation. Institute of Corrections. corporateBody
associatedWith Mitford, Jessica, 1917-1996. person
associatedWith US Holocaust Memorial Council. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Philadelphia (Pa.)
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Prison administration
Prisoners
Prisoners
Prisons
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Active 1949

Active 1973

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