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L'effet de la « prison modèle » sur les criminels en herbe
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L'effet de la « prison modèle » sur les criminels en herbe

Cartoon

Effect of the "Model Prison" on Budding Criminals
Artist (1870-1941)
SignatureL.r., A. G. Racey
InscriptionsWritten in pencil above cartoon: If our prisons are made as comfortable and attractive as some sentimental reformers would have them, instead of places of crime punishment for the protection of the public.
Date 1934
Medium / Technique Ink and graphite
Dimensions42.1 x 33.8 cm
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM2005.23.220
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Susan Racey Godber and Margaret Racey Stavert
Status
Not on view

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