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In Appendix No. 13, Tocqueville and Beaumont reproduce sections 1–9 of the Connecticut State Prison Regulations. The regulations specify the duties of the warden, deputy-warden, overseer, watchmen, and doctor. They include instructions for maintaining the prison property. Section seven includes general rules prohibiting any bribes or favors between employees and prisoners, governing the compensation for employees, prohibiting alcohol on the grounds of the establishment, limiting the use of corporal punishment to the warden, dictating that a Bible be placed in each cell, and distributing funds from visitors to the State. The regulations also include notes on obligations of the prisoners, rations, and sleep.
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*Literally: “take the hand.”
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*Or, spirituous liquors.
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de Beaumont, G., de Tocqueville, A. (2018). Appendix No. 13: Regulations of the Connecticut Prison. In: On the Penitentiary System in the United States and its Application to France. Recovering Political Philosophy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70799-0_20
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