Sir Evelyn John Ruggles-Brise, who lived from 1857 to 1935, was a British prison administrator and reformer who served as chairman of the Prison Commission for England and Wales from 1896 to 1921. During his tenure he abolished harsh punishments including the treadwheel and the crank, and he founded the Borstal system, a distinct approach to reforming young offenders through structured training rather than ordinary imprisonment that took its name from the English village where the first such institution opened.
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BirthplaceFinchingfield, Essex, England 1 Defining ContributionInstrumental in founding and developing England's Borstal system for the treatment of young offenders 1 Connections
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Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise (born Dec. 6, 1857, Finchingfield, Essex, Eng., died Aug. 18, 1935, Peaslake, Surrey) was a prison reformer who was instrumental in the founding and development of England's Borstal system for the treatment of young offenders.
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was a prison reformer who was instrumental in the founding and development of England's Borstal system for the treatment of young offenders.
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founder of the Borstal system
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