1887 - 1964
Miriam Van Waters American Writer
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| First Name |
Miriam
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| Middle Name |
Van
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| Last Name |
Waters
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1886
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| Birthplace |
Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| Died |
1964
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| Place of Death |
Framingham, Massachusetts
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Writer
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Miriam Van Waters (October 4, 1887 – January 17, 1974) was an American prison reformer of the early to mid-20th century whose methods owed much to her upbringing as an Episcopalian involved in the Social Gospel movement. During her career as a penologist, which spanned most of the years from 1914 through 1957, she served as superintendent of three prisons: Frazier Detention Home for boys and girls in Portland, Oregon; Los Angeles County Juvenile Hall for girls, and the Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Framingham, then called the Massachusetts Reformatory for Women. While in California, Van Waters established an experimental reformatory school, El Retiro, for girls age 14 to 19. In each case, Van Waters developed programs that favored education, work, recreation, and a sense of community over unalloyed incarceration and punishment.
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