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The Prison Without Walls is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by E. Mason Hopper and written by Beulah Marie Dix and Robert E. MacAlarney. The film stars Wallace Reid, Myrtle Stedman, William Conklin, William Elmer, Marcia Manon and James Neill.
The Prison Without Walls: Directed by E. Mason Hopper. With Wallace Reid, Myrtle Stedman, William Conklin, William Elmer. Helen Ainsworth, a young philanthropist, who is interested in a prison reform movement, is engaged to Norman Morris, administrator of the Ainsworth millions and the undiscovered "man higher up," grafting through his ...
- E. Mason Hopper
- 1917-03-15
- Drama
- 50
- A Different Kind of Prison
- ‘Prisoners Are People’
- The Dream Falls Apart
Built in 1941 in Chino, California, the California Institution for Men was founded as an experiment in progressive penal reform. At the time, California’s maximum security institutions in San Quentin and Folsom were, as one newspaper put it, “powder kegs ready to explode.” Violence was rampant, particularly between guards and convicts, and Californ...
Informing Scudder’s approach was his deeply held conviction that prisons should treat people with dignity. He believed that doing so would be the best way to encourage inmates, once they gained their freedom, to be productive members of society. And he argued that it would ultimately save the state moneyby reducing recidivism. Scudder believed that...
The California Institution for Men still exists today. But its original mission no longer does. Not everyone was on board with Scudder’s philosophy. The state’s prisons had long been patronage mills and landing spots for political appointees. Scudder put a stop to this custom, which put him under heightened scrutiny and criticism from the state’s p...
1917 Directed by E. Mason Hopper. Helen Ainsworth, a young philanthropist, who is interested in a prison reform movement, is engaged to Norman Morris, administrator of the Ainsworth millions and the undiscovered “man higher up,” grafting through his influence with prison wardens.
- E. Mason Hopper
- Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Steve Davitt, a San Quentin inmate convicted of nearly killing a man he suspected of robbing him, is one of several men transferred to an experimental "no bars" prison at Chino, California. Upon arriving, Steve is surprised to be treated with respect.
Helen Ainsworth, a young philanthropist, who is interested in a prison reform movement, is engaged to Norman Morris, administrator of the Ainsworth millions and the undiscovered "man higher up," grafting through his influence with prison wardens.
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Helen Ainsworth, a young philanthropist, who is interested in a prison reform movement, is engaged to Norman Morris, administrator of the Ainsworth millions and the undiscovered "man higher up," grafting through his influence with prison wardens.
