Title

Early Days of the Maine State Prison at Thomaston

Authors

Negley K. Teeters, Temple University

Files

Description

An academic history of the design and construction of the first Maine State Prison built at Thomaston, Maine. The prison, designed by and constructed under the supervision of Dr. Daniel Rose, was unique in America. The 50 solitary confinement cells were actually underground pits. Rose, as the first prison warden, employed the Auburn prison system of strictly enforced silence, hard labor, and corporal punishment intended to inspire "grief and penitence."

Negley K. Teeters (1896-1971)was a Professor of Criminology at Temple University, Philadelphia and a leading academic in the field of prison reform.

Rights and Access Note

©1947 Northwestern University. Posted with permission of the publisher.

Publication Date

1947

Publisher

Northwestern University

City

Evanston, IL

Keywords

Penology

Disciplines

Criminology and Criminal Justice | United States History

Comments

Negley K. Teeters. "Early Days of the Maine State Prison at Thomaston." In Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1931-1951) Vol. 38, No. 2 (Jul. - Aug., 1947), pp. 104-118 DOI: 10.2307/1138892.

Maine HV9475.M22 M3 c.1 1947

Recommended Citation

Teeters, Negley K., "Early Days of the Maine State Prison at Thomaston" (1947). Maine Bicentennial. 122.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainebicentennial/122