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- When New York's Elmira Reformatory opened in 1876, it rejected 19th century penology's holy trinity of silence, obedience and labor. Elmira's goal would be reform of the convict, and its methods would be psychological rather than physical. Instead of coercing with the lash, Elmira would encourage with rewards.
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Elmira system, American penal system named after Elmira Reformatory, in New York. In 1876 Zebulon R. Brockway became an innovator in the reformatory movement by establishing Elmira Reformatory for young felons. Brockway was much influenced by the mark system, developed in Australia by Alexander.
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Elmira Reformatory in upstate New York offered the most successful program of approaches since the eighteenth-century origins of American correctional education. Zebulon Reed Brockway, who established the Elmira prison program, served in prison reform for fifty years.
When New York's Elmira Reformatory opened in 1876, it rejected 19th century penology's holy trinity of silence, obedience and labor. Elmira's goal would be reform of the convict, and its methods would be psychological rather than physical.
The Elmira Reformatory was founded in 1876 as an initiative to transform prisons from institutions of punishment to places of rehabilitation. Its first superintendent, Zebulon Brockway, designed a system through which first time offenders were educated and reformed to reenter society as model citizens.
While changes at Elmira finally took place by the end of the century, the institution never recovered from earlier abuses and the institution's supervisors became increasingly skeptical of the ability of adult reformatories to rehabilitate criminals.
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May 18, 2014 · The Elmira Reformatory, established in 1876, is an important part of both local and national history, especially in the history of prisons and prison reform.
