Central Business District in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

First National Correctional Congress / Declaration of Principles of 1870

First National Correctional Congress Marker (Side A) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

1. First National Correctional Congress Marker (Side A)

Inscription.
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.

Side B: 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 • Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1870.

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39° 6.003′ N, 84° 31.17′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in the Central Business District. Marker 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.

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 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cincinnati Bell Telephone Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Greek Revival Architecture Example (approx. ¼ mile away); Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise and the Plum Street Temple (approx. ¼ mile away); Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club (approx. ¼ mile away); "Tribute to J.P. Ball" (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

Declaration of Principles of 1870 Marker (Side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

2. Declaration of Principles of 1870 Marker (Side B)

First National Correctional Congress / Declaration of Principles of 1870 Marker image. Click for full size.

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 February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 4,103 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.