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Howard was originally a farming hamlet in the southern part of Cranston, Rhode Island.
In the mid-19th century, most of the land was acquired by the State of Rhode Island to construct a state prison, a poor house, and other state facilities. The Rhode Island State Prison, designed by prison reformer John Haviland was first built in 1878,[1][2] and is a stark and imposing gothic structure built of granite block. Over the last several decades, numerous other institutional buildings for incarcerated criminals and the intellectually disabled were constructed.[3][4]
Today, Howard encompasses an area of almost one square mile. Its numerous prison buildings house over 2,000 male and female prisoners as well as several hundred mental health patients.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Evening Telegraph. The Evening Telegraph.
- ^ Pioneers in Criminology V--John Haviland, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4298&context=jclc 1852. p. 511.
- ^ "Our History | Dept. of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals". bhddh.ri.gov. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Welcome | Department of Corrections". doc.ri.gov. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
External links
[edit]- Rhode Island Department of Corrections
- THE RECEIVING UNIT OF THE STATE HOSPITAL AT HOWARD, RHODE ISLAND
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