Female Refuges Act
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female-refuges-act-191-2770937
title:
Female Refuges Act
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The Female Refuges Act was an act passed by the Ontario Legislature. The Act granted judges the power to order the incarceration of women in Ontario for various reasons such as public intoxication, and morals crimes. It also granted judges the power to order the placement of girls who were deemed uncontrollable or 'incorrigible' into reform facilities. In these "industrial refuges", the inmates were expected to work, the proceeds of which were used to support the institution. The first Act gover
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Ontario, Canada statute
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_Refuges_Act
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2023-01-20T06:08:39Z
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