Willem Hendrik Suringar

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Willem Hendrik Suringar (3 August 1790 – 17 September 1872) was a Dutch philanthropist who established the Netherlands Mettray, the equivalent of the French Mettray Penal Colony.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ Penological and Preventive Principles
  2. ^ Transactions of the National Prison Congress
  3. ^ Allen, William (1847-01-01). Life of William Allen: With Selections from His Correspondence. H. Longstreth.