INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTIONS

AUBURN PRISON
SYSTEM
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T . BS CRIM 2 -B
Auburn Prison System
I n 1816 the second state
prison Auburn Prison was
erected which was
patterned after the Walnut
Street Jail in Philadelphia.
It was designed by
Architect John Cray.
AUBURN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
Auburn System
Also known as the New York
system and Congregate system)
is a penal method of the 19th
century in which persons
worked during the day in
groups and were kept in
solitary confinement at night,
with enforced silence at all
times.
STRIPED SUIT LOCKSTEP PRISON CELLS SEATING ARRANGMENT

Later Innovations at Auburn

 Striped
Suit
A set of standardized
clothing worn by prisoners.
It usually includes visually
distinct clothes worn to
indicate the wearer is a
prisoner, in clear
distinction from civil
clothing.
 Lockstep
Marching in single
file, placing the right
hand on the
shoulder of the man
ahead, and facing
toward the guard.
Two-foot Extensions of
the Walls Between Cells
Special
Seating
Arrangement
at Meals
The second characteristic of the Auburn system was community
activities. During regimented times during the day, prisoners had tasks
to perform.
Some of these included making "nails, barrels, clothing, shoes and
boots, carpets, buttons, carpenters' tools, steam engines and boilers,
combs, harnesses, furniture, brooms, clocks, buckets and pails, saddle
trees...".

During the 1840s, the prison began to produce silk using silk worms
and trees. The Auburn correctional facility was the first prison to
profit from prisoner labor. The prison had many sightseers in the 19th
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