Download or read book Report on the Discipline and Management of the Convict Prisons, 1850 written by Joshua Jebb and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first report by the newly-appointed director of the national system of prisons. Jebb pioneered in enlightened prison reform, borrowing from American example. This report marks the beginning of the general extension of progressive reform. Material on Australia, Dartmoor Prison, cellular confinement, juvenile treatment.