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Florence Nightingale of Prisons Linda Gilbert Reform Work
New York dispatch profiles Linda Gilbert, a longtime prison reform advocate likened to an angel for transforming prisons into reformatories. It notes her 15 years of effort, securing employment for 600 ex-convicts and libraries for six states, with plans for a western tour and a new reformatory near New York. Gilbert, born in Rochester and educated in Chicago, champions humane treatment, aiming to build a large reform prison complex with a library and support facilities.
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