Church penitentiary
The original church penitentiary for the reclamation of
charitable organisations
and not in place for the punishment of crimes.
The Church Penitentiary Association existed from 1852 until 1951. There are records on the association in the Library at Lambeth Palace, the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury in London,[1] and in the National Archives.[2]
These also have holdings on related societies such as the
Band of Hope
(1855–1990), and the Church Moral Aid Society (1852–1892).
Rescue work for unmarried mothers: [4]
An example of a nonconformist institution of this kind is the Manchester and Salford Asylum for female penitents, Embden Place Greenheys.[5]
See also
- Drug rehabilitation
- Homelessness
- Occupational therapy
- Penology
- Prostitution
- Rehabilitation (penology)
References
- ^ Lambeth Palace archives
- ^ National Archives
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ Unmarried mothers
- ^ The sixteenth report of the Manchester and Salford Asylum for female penitents, Embden Place Greenheys: with a list of the subscribers and benefactors for 1839. Manchester: Printed by William Simpson, 1839
- Prostitution: Prevention and Reform in England, 1860–1914 by Paula Bartle; London: Routledge, 1999; pp. i–xi, 1–229