“Cruelty debases both the victim and society; punishment should not be vindictive, but aim at the reform of the convict.”
Alexander Maconochie's guiding principle as commandant of the Norfolk Island penal settlement (1840-1844) — the philosophy behind his "mark system" and a forerunner of modern parole.
— Alexander Maconochie, Norfolk Island
Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography, "Maconochie, Alexander (1787-1860)" — documented summary of his penal philosophy
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