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The Quaker Prison Experiment

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The Quaker experiment at Eastern State Penitentiary was meant to be a sanctuary for the soul, a place to reform criminals through silence and reflection. Instead, it accidentally engineered a form of psychological torture: solitary confinement. This episode uncovers the complicated history of this "Great Experiment" and then journeys to the offices of AFSC Prison Watch, where a new generation of Quaker activists are confronting this legacy by listening to the raw, firsthand accounts of people who have survived the modern system.

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Westtown School, a leading Quaker day school for Pre-K to 12th grade is hosting Open Houses this Fall.

Upper School, Saturday, October 25th, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Middle School, Thursday, October 30th, 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Lower School, Wednesday, November 5th, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Learn more at www.westtown.edu/fall.

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The Quaker Prison Experiment

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Manage episode 514883689 series 3470798
Content provided by Thee Quaker Project and Jon Watts. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Thee Quaker Project and Jon Watts or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

The Quaker experiment at Eastern State Penitentiary was meant to be a sanctuary for the soul, a place to reform criminals through silence and reflection. Instead, it accidentally engineered a form of psychological torture: solitary confinement. This episode uncovers the complicated history of this "Great Experiment" and then journeys to the offices of AFSC Prison Watch, where a new generation of Quaker activists are confronting this legacy by listening to the raw, firsthand accounts of people who have survived the modern system.

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Westtown School, a leading Quaker day school for Pre-K to 12th grade is hosting Open Houses this Fall.

Upper School, Saturday, October 25th, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Middle School, Thursday, October 30th, 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Lower School, Wednesday, November 5th, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Learn more at www.westtown.edu/fall.

Become a monthly supporter!

Sign up for the Daily Quaker Message.

  continue reading

80 episodes

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