Newgate State Prison (New York)

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Newgate State Prison (New York) was an early New York State penitentiary in Manhattan, notable as one of the first American prisons designed with reformist ideals in mind.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf correctional facility
penitentiary
state prison
alsoKnownAs Newgate Prison NERFINISHED
architecturalFeature cell blocks
central courtyard
high perimeter walls
workshops
category defunct prison
former building in Manhattan
closed 1828
constructionStart 1796
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designedWith reformist ideals
endDate 1828
governedBy New York State prison inspectors NERFINISHED
hasFunction confinement of convicted criminals
moral instruction of inmates
penal labor
historicalEra early American republic
influenced development of American penitentiary system
influencedBy British prison reform movement
Enlightenment ideas on punishment
jurisdiction New York State NERFINISHED
locatedIn Greenwich Village NERFINISHED
Hudson River waterfront NERFINISHED
Manhattan
New York City
New York State NERFINISHED
locatedNear Hudson River
namedAfter Newgate Prison (London) NERFINISHED
notableAs early New York State penitentiary
one of the first American prisons designed with reformist ideals
opened 1797
operatedBy State of New York NERFINISHED
partOf New York State prison system NERFINISHED
penalPhilosophy classification of prisoners
humane treatment of prisoners
labor-based discipline
moral reform
rehabilitation
replacedBy Auburn Prison NERFINISHED
Sing Sing Prison NERFINISHED
startDate 1797
status demolished

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John McComb Jr. notableWork Newgate State Prison (New York)
John McComb Jr. designed Newgate State Prison (New York)