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Walnut Street Jail  

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  • Walnut Street Jail was one of the most significant and early innovations in prison history. Situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it was built in 1776, altered in 1790, and demolished in 1835. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Walnut Street Jail]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FZNHSSNC-R

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