Historical Vignette-- An Example: Why the History of Prison Reform is Called "The Hidden Heritage"

Authors

Thom Gehring, California State University San BernardinoFollow

Keywords

Thomas Mott Osborne

Abstract

Historical vignette-- An example: Why the history of prison reform is called "The Hidden Heritage"

Author Bio

Thom Gehring is the research director of the Center for the Study of Correctional Education at California State University, San Bernardino. His scholarly emphasis is on the history of correctional education and prison reform. He has been a correctional educator since 1972. Thom did his Ph.D. dissertation on the correctional school dis-trict pattern of organization. He serves as the historian for the Correctional Education Association. Thom is a professor of education who directs the EDCA correctional and alternative masters degree program.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25771/wgj5-zb41

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