Social Sciences and the Law

Were the methods that Elizabeth (Gurney) Fry used in improving prisons used in other prisons?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/were-methods-elizabeth-gurney-fry-used-improving-prisons-used-other-prisons-194635.html" >Were the methods that Elizabeth (Gurney) Fry used in improving prisons used in other prisons?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

The success of her methods at Newgate impressed the government and were tried in other prisons. For several years she traveled throughout Europe, visiting penal institutions.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about Fry, Elizabeth (Gurney) . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: Were Elizabeth (Gurney) Fry methods for improvement in prisons used in other penal institutions? Did Elizabeth (Gurney) Fry reform several prisons? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.