What:
In the 19th century the big question that this reform movement was all about was “Are these criminals to be treated like criminals or like human beings.” Another big problem was that prisons were used as punishment for serious crimes but legislatures wouldn’t supply the prisons with the money to run them. Since they didn’t have the money to fund these prisons they couldn’t have large amounts of inmates which they did in the 19th century so instead of holding them they rehabilitate them. Since there were so many prisoners prisons had chaos and the guards were forced to use torture to keep the inmates in line. (A)
WHo:
Dorothea Dix had a big impact on the prison reform movement. She helped inmates who were mentally ill in the US. She believed that the prisoners were being mistreated and deserved better treatment than they were …show more content…
(C)
The past and today are not much different except for the amount of inmates in prisons and how they are being treated; abuse, education, living conditions, and the debate on whether or not these prisoners should be treated like human beings or criminals. The Prison reform movement impacts me because when i'm older and pay taxes some of my taxes will go to help fund prisons so they can run properly. Also my Safety and others depends on if prisons choose to let inmates out based on their mental health but they might only go back to their old habits once they have been let out, committing