The Baptists wanted the Walnut Street Jail to be a place where inmates reformed themselves through reflection and remorse.

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The concept of inmates reforming themselves through reflection and remorse in a penitentiary setting, such as the Walnut Street Jail, is more closely associated with the Quakers, not the Baptists. The Quakers were instrumental in prison reform, advocating for solitary confinement to encourage penitence.

The Baptists Wanted the Walnut Street Jail to Be a Place