Fifth Letter to Convicts in State Prisons and Houses of Correction, Or County Penitentiaries [By D.L. Dix]

Dorothea Lynde Dix's groundbreaking work on prison reform is a poignant and powerful call for change. Her fifth letter, addressed directly to those incarcerated, provides a unique perspective on the hardships faced by prisoners and the need for reform in the penal system.

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