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Okay, I've been wanting to write this post for a while, so here it goes: prisons+jail reform has a LONG history with disease. Let me explain.... 1/n 
Before I go on, let me first acknowledge #MichaelMeranze whose excellent book #LaboratoriesofVirtue makes disease a major focal point in his history of post-Revolution penal reform. 2/n amazon.com/Laboratories-V…
Okay, like a lot of scholars, I think of British reformer John Howard as one of the most important actors in the story of how we got prisons as we understand them today. One of his major motivations for starting reform was the level of disease in local gaols/jails. 3/n
