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title: 'The City of Dead Souls and How It Was Made Alive Again: A Hundred Years Within the Walls'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Lucien Voorhees Rule'
date: 1920-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'History (General)'
- 'Domestic Missions'
- 'Social Issues'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 25'
- 'Luke 15'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/rule-1920-the-city-of-dead-souls-and-how-it-was-made-alive-again-a-hundred-years-within-the-walls
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# The City of Dead Souls and How It Was Made Alive Again: A Hundred Years Within the Walls

Centennial history of Kentucky and Indiana prisons (1800–1920), documenting abuses and reforms and highlighting chaplains, Sunday-schools, the Salvation Army, and humane reformatory efforts.

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