The Indeterminate Sentence: What Shall Be Done with the Criminal Class?

Charles Dudley Warner (1829–1900) was an American essayist, novelist, and friend of Mark Twain, with whom he co-authored the novel 'The Gilded Age'. His literary contributions extend from keen social commentary to the advocacy of various reform movements. Warner was born in Plainfield, Massachusetts, and later moved to Charlemont. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1851 and then went on to stud...