The encyclopedia article on Eastern State Penitentiary, opened 1829, the model for the Pennsylvania system of separate confinement.
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_State_Penitentiary
Source TypeEncyclopedia
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Reliability Tier3
General encyclopedia: useful for uncontested factual detail, not a primary or scholarly source. Sources
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)
This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Criminal Justice Institutions, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
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8Criminal Justice Institutions
General References
1Criminal Justice Institutions
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