Hobhouse's Act (Prison Reform)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Prison_Act_1823
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1823
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hobhouse's Act (Prison Reform)
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:John_Cam_Hobhouse
gptkbp:mandate appointment of prison chaplains
classification of prisoners
regular prison inspections
separation of male and female prisoners
gptkbp:purpose prison reform
gptkbp:significance early step in modern prison reform in Britain
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Hobhouse
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7