Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Report of the Committee Appointed by the Board of Directors of the Maryland Penitentiary, to Visit the Penitentiaries and Prisons in the City of Philadelphia and State of New York
To the polite attentions of Col. Swift and Mr. Price, directors of the Pennsylvania County Prison, in Walnut street, Phila delphia, they are indebted for such information as will be communicated in relation to that Institution, - and to the former, for introduction to the County Jail and new State Prison and the details respecting them.
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