The separate and silent system used at the Eastern State Penitentiary seemed based on sound principles such as avoiding cross-contamination of evil ideas. However, it suffered from implementation prob

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The separate and silent system used at the Eastern State Penitentiary seemed based on sound principles such as avoiding cross-contamination of evil ideas. However, it suffered from implementation problems, such as being able to maintain silence among the prisoners and not having work tasks that could be complete in a small cell.

Address the following in a research paper of 5-7 pages:

  1. Research, compare, and contrast the Pennsylvania and Auburn prison systems in terms of their architecture, orientating disadvantages.
  2. How might contemporary technology and craft labor be used to overcome those 19th-century problems?
  3. Evaluate whether it would be worthwhile or no to try the separate and silent again.