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Mary Belle Harris  

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  • Mary Belle Harris was renowned for her work as the head of several women's prisons in the first part of the 20th century. Throughout her career, she maintained that women's institutions must assist inmates to become self-sufficient through work training and education in a supportive, nonpunitive environment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Harris, Mary Belle]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-WPKKMTV6-3

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