Tom Murton

male, deceased (1990)
Thomas Murton (1928 - October 10, 1990), generally known as Tom Murton, was a penologist best known for his wardenship of the prison farms of...
Zebulon Brockway

Zebulon Brockway

male, deceased (1920)
Zebulon Reed Brockway (1827 - 1920) was a penologist and is sometimes regarded as the "father of prison reform" in the United States of America....
John Howard

John Howard

male, deceased (1790)
John Howard (September 2, 1726 - January 20, 1790) was a philanthropist and the first English prison reformer.
Alexander Maconochie

Alexander Maconochie

male, deceased (1860)
Alexander Maconochie (1787-1860) was a Scottish naval officer, geographer, and penal reformer.
Thomas Mott Osborne

Thomas Mott Osborne

male, deceased (1926)
Thomas Mott Osborne (1859 - 1926) was a U.S. prison reformer, industrialist and New York State political reformer. He was also known as "Tom...
Lewis Lawes

Lewis Lawes

male, deceased (1947)
Lewis Lawes (1883-1947) was appointed warden of Sing Sing Prison by then-New York governor Al Smith during his term of office. Lawes wrote "20,000...
Matthew Davenport Hill

Matthew Davenport Hill

male, deceased (1872)
Matthew Davenport Hill (August 6, 1792 - June 7, 1872) was an English lawyer and penologist. He was born at Birmingham, where his father, Thomas...
Enoch Cobb Wines

Enoch Cobb Wines

male, deceased (1879)
Enoch Cobb Wines (1806-79) was an American Congregational minister and penologist. He was born at Hanover, New Jersey, and graduated at Middlebury...
Howard Zehr

Howard Zehr

male
Howard Zehr is Professor of Sociology and Restorative Justice at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia where he also serves as...
Anton Praetorius

Anton Praetorius

male, deceased (1613)
Anton Praetorius (Lippstadt 1560 - 6 December 1613 near Heidelberg in Laudenbach (Rhein-Neckar)/Bergstrasse in Germany), Protestant pastor and...