Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Researcher have found no historical evidence of women being physically mistreated
in the correctional system.
2. Historically, only a small percentage of women have been incarcerated for violent
crimes.
3. The first women’s prison in the United States was Mount Pleasant, built in 1839.
4. Methods of discipline for women in the 1800s moved from severe to soft, depending
on the availability of supervision, the facilities, the number of women incarcerated, and
the inclination of the keepers.
5. Dorothea Dix had a very unfavorable view of houses of refuge.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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