Central Business District in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
First National Correctional Congress
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Declaration of Principles of 1870
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
1. First National Correctional Congress Marker (Side A)
First National Correctional Congress. On this site in October, 1870 a group of enlightened individuals dedicated to the reformation and improvement of penal systems met. This first Congress of the National Prison Association, now known as the American Correctional Association, adopted a far-sighted philosophy of corrections. This philosophy, embodied in its Declaration of Principles, remains today as the basic guide for modern correctional systems.
Declaration of Principles. The treatment of criminals by society is for the protection of society. But since such treatment is directed to the criminal rather than to the crime, its great object should be his moral regeneration. Hence the supreme aim of prison discipline is the reformation of criminals, not the infliction of vindictive suffering.
Erected 1970 by The American Correctional Association, The Ohio Historical Society, and the Cincinnati Historical Society. (Marker Number 5-31.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Civil Rights • Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the
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Location. 39° 6.003′ N, 84° 31.17′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in the Central Business District. It is at the intersection of Central Avenue and W. 5th Street (U.S. 27), on the right when traveling south on Central Avenue. Marker is SW across the street intersection from the Duke Energy Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cincinnati OH 45202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and in the Ohio River Valley. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cincinnati Fire Fighters (within shouting distance of this marker); Kinsey Flats (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Washington Williams
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
2. Declaration of Principles of 1870 Marker (Side B)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
3. First National Correctional Congress / Declaration of Principles of 1870 Marker
Looking north along Central Avenue.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5,406 times since then and 134 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
