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The Connecticut State Farm and Reformatory for Women opened in 1918, with 12 inmates. It was a working farm, and the incarcerated women worked on the farm and engaged in recreational activities, such as square dancing and hobby classes; they also had the use of a library and worship room. [3]
Pacelle was born in New Haven, Connecticut, of Greek and Italian descent.His parents are Richard L. Pacelle Sr., and Patricia Pacelle. [2] [3] Pacelle is the youngest of four children; his older brother, Richard L. Pacelle Jr., is a political science professor at The University of Tennessee. [4]
The Lionshare Educational Organization (LEO) Zoological Conservation Center was an off-exhibit, nonprofit wildlife reserve and breeding facility in Greenwich and Stamford, Connecticut. LEO Zoological Conservation Center was located on Lionshare Farm, a property of about 90 to 100 acres (36 to 40 ha) owned by Marcella and Peter Leone.
After declining a job offer from Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot, as an administrator in the state welfare department, she learned in November that she would soon be offered the position of superintendent at the Massachusetts Reformatory for Women at Framingham, replacing Jessie Donaldson Hodder, who had recently died.
Concern for animal welfare resurges in the 1950s, resulting in the federal Humane Slaughter Act [10] and the Animal Welfare Act. [11] 1966-2016: Intensive animal agriculture continues to grow, with the number of land animals slaughtered for food in the U.S. growing from 2.4 billion in 1965 to 9.2 billion in 2015. [12]
Motor vehicle accidents: State Farm insurance estimates that more than 10,000 deer in Connecticut are hit by cars each year. [31] But the state Department of Environmental Protection estimates only 3,000 deer-motor vehicle accidents occur annually. [29] State policy is to bury deer carcases by the side of the road where they were hit. [31]
The fund is named after her own adorable rescue pup named Clyde and a children's book she wrote inspired by Clyde entitled Clydeo Takes a Bite Out of Life which releases October 1.
Under the name Westfield State Farm, it housed 487 women in 1930, and 645 in 1940. [7] Census Enumeration of Westfield State Farm (1940) A prison nursery was first established upon the opening of the prison, in 1901. The current incarnation, Bedford Hills' family-centered program, was founded by Sister Elaine Roulet. It has served as a model ...