Jeremy Bentham was the one-time high sheriff of Bedfordshire, England, who helped spur changes that resulted in the development of the penitentiary during the late 1700s.

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Jeremy Bentham was a philosopher and legal theorist, and not a high sheriff of Bedfordshire. However, he did contribute to the development of the penitentiary through his ideas on the principles of punishment and the panopticon design for prison architecture.

Jeremy Bentham Was the One-Time High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, England