ners could be held in less space. One building could hold ten to fifteen times thenumber of prisoners than was ever possible under the Pennsylvania system. The 20th century held a part in the changing world of corrections. Reformersthought that it would be helpful to bring the good parts of society into the jails andprisons. They believed that education, religion, work, and self-governance would helpchange how criminals were rehabilitated. Incorporating these ideas led to prisonindustries, education programs, and vocational programs. They also helped bring the useof corporal punishment to an end. Specialized prisons were also another idea that came from the 20th century. Manyprisons were based on the level of security needed and the types of inmates each placeheld. One prison might have housed inmates that could be rehabilitated and anotherhoused inmates that were to far gone to be rehabilitated. Prisons stopped making money from prison labor in the 20th century. Prisonscould not use their products for interstate commerce of goods made for private use. Thisled to inmates doing “make-work” jobs like pressing license plates. By 1940 prisons hadalso gotten rid of using solitary confinement as a form of punishment. They code ofsilence was broken so prisoners were actually allowed to talk to other prisoners duringexercise time. Many correctional changes have also happened over the past few years. There wasthe Prisoner’s Rights Movement of the 1960’s and 1980’s. These movements gaveprisoners certain right that they have never had before. The received the right to havefreedom of speech and religion. They could receive medical care. They got the right toprocedural due process and they were allowed to live in proper living conditions. Not all the reforms have resulted in positive effects. Many of the reforms that havehappened over the 175 years have decreased the control and power that administr...
