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Pennsylvania Prison Society
The Pennsylvania Prison Society is an advocacy group that supports prisoners, formerly incarcerated individuals and their families. It is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
==History==
It was founded in 1787 as the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons, a name which it retained for 100 years. Among its founders were Dr. Benjamin Rush, John Swanwick, John Morrison, Thomas Morrison, Tench Coxe, Zachariah Poulson, Thomas Lloyd, Joseph Moore, William Roger, John Haighn, James Whitehall, Richard Wells, Thomas Wistar, Jacob Shoemaker, Isaac Parrish, William Lane, Thomas Rogers, Samuel Griffiths, Francis Baily, Joseph James, Charles Marshall, John Olden, Caleb Lownes, Thomas Parkinson, John Morris, John Baker, Dr. George Duffield, James Reynolds, Benjamin Wynkoop, George Krebs, Dr. William White, Dr. Henry Helmuth, Dr. John Jones, Dr. William Shippen, Dr. Gerardus Clarkson, Jonathan Penrose, and Lawrence Sickle.〔("Pennsylvania Prison Society", Pennsylvania Historical Society, 2006 )〕 William White served as president of the organization for most of its early years.〔
In 1845, the Prison Society established the ''Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy'', which is still published today as ''The Prison Journal''.
The Society's main office is located at 245 North Broad Street Suite 300, Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19107-1518. In addition, there are 43 chapters of the Pennsylvania Prison Society running Official Visitor programs〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Advocating for the just and humane treatment of prisoners )〕 throughout the state.
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