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Anna M. Kross
Anna Moscowitz Kross (July 17, 1891 – August 27, 1979) was a Russian-American lawyer, judge, and public official. She was New York City Commissioner of Correction from 1953 to 1966. Early life and education Anna Moscowitz was born on July 17, 1891, in Nyasvizh, Russia. She immigrated to the United States with her parents, Maier and Esther (Drazen) Moscowitz, when she was two years old, to avoid religious persecution. The family were poor, and Moscowitz worked in a factory and taught English. Anna studied at Columbia University in 1907, and at night studied law on a scholarship. She received an L.L.B in 1910 and an L.L.M. from New York University in 1911 and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1912. While still in law school she became interested in the fate of prisoners in the court system. Career Muscowitz passed the bar in 1912 and began a private law practice, mostly representing labor unions. She also campaigned to reform New York City's Women's Night Court and for women ...
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New York City Department Of Correction
The New York City Department of Correction (NYCDOC) is the branch of the municipal government of New York City responsible for the custody, control, and care of New York City's imprisoned population, housing the majority of them on Rikers Island. It employs 8,949 uniformed officers and 2,027 civilian staff, has 543 vehicles, and processes over 100,000 new inmates every year, retaining a population of inmates of between 3,000 and 6,000.Facilities Overview
New York City Department of Correction, retrieved March 13, 2008
Its nickname is ''New York's Boldest''. Its regulations are compiled in title 39 of the ''''. Previously located in Manhattan, ...
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Smith College
Smith College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts. It was chartered in 1871 by Sophia Smith (Smith College), Sophia Smith and opened in 1875. It is the largest member of the historic Seven Sisters (colleges), Seven Sisters colleges, a group of elite women's colleges in the Northeastern United States. Smith is also a member of the Five College Consortium, along with four other nearby institutions in the Pioneer Valley: Mount Holyoke College, Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst; students of each college are allowed to attend classes at any other member institution. On campus are Smith's Smith College Museum of Art, Museum of Art and The Botanic Garden of Smith College, Botanic Garden, the latter designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Smith has 41 academic departments and programs and is structured around a ...
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