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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/howard_john.shtml BBC Historic Figures John Howard] | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/howard_john.shtml BBC Historic Figures John Howard] | ||
Howard's concerns led to two 1774 parliamentary acts - one abolished jailers' fees, the other enforced improvements in the system leading to better prisoner health. Howard, however, felt that the acts were not strictly obeyed. In 1775, he embarked on a tour of prisons in Europe visiting Scotland, Ireland, France, Holland, Flanders, some German states and Switzerland. He travelled on a similar route two years later, and in 1781 added Denmark, Sweden and Russia to the list. He visited Spain and Portugal in 1782. At a time when travel was uncomfortable and frequently dangerous, he travelled nearly 80,000 kilometres, making seven major journeys between 1775 and 1790, the first two of which are described in his book 'The State of Prisons in England and Wales... and an Account of Some Foreign Prisons'. - While examining Russian military hospitals, Howard contracted typhus in Kherson, Ukraine, and died there on 20 January 1790. | |||
*[http://www.knast.net/article.html?id=708 Knast.Net über John Howard] | *[http://www.knast.net/article.html?id=708 Knast.Net über John Howard] | ||
*[http://www.howardleague.org/ Howard League] | *[http://www.howardleague.org/ Howard League] | ||
== Siehe auch == | == Siehe auch == | ||