John Howard visiting a prison: a group of inmates sitting or lying on the floor. John Howard (September 2, 1726 - January 20, 1790) was a philanthropist and early English prison reformer. He was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1773, initially for a one-year period. Rather than delegating his duties to the under-sheriff as was customary, Howard inspected the county prison himself. He was shocked by what he found, and spurred into action to inspect prisons throughout England.

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John Howard Visiting Prison, 1787

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