Research topic: Lewis Edward Lawes

Lewis Edward Lawes 1883-1947, American penologist, b. Elmira, N.Y. As warden (1920-41) of Sing Sing Prison, a New York state prison located at Ossining, N.Y., he carried out many reforms, advocating vocational training for convicts and the abolition of capital punishment. Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing (1932) is the best known of his books. Bibliography: See study by R. Blumenthal (2004). Author not available, LAWES, LEWIS EDWARD. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more