“In the very progress of society, the prison has in the very nature of things undergone some improvement, but there are vast stretches yet to be covered before the prison becomes, if it ever does, an institution for the reclamation and rehabilitation of erring and unfortunate men and women.”
Quote by Eugene V. Debs
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Eugene V. Debs
Eugene V. Debs was a prominent American political leader born on November 5, 1855, and died on October 20, 1926. He was a steadfast socialist and ran for the presidency of the United States four times. more
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