Maconochie, Alexander

Alexander Maconochie (1787–1860)—prison reformer, naval officer, and “father of parole”—was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Best known for his work in Tasmania and the Norfolk Island penal colony, he was a pioneer in penal reform, and his ideas and philosophies provide the ...

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