The first prison as we know it today was established by the Quakers in Philadelphia at the; Group of answer choices

1. Elmira Reformatory

2. Walnut Street

3. Jail Alcatraz

4. None of the above

Option 2, Walnut Street, is the right answer.

Explanation:

Built-in the year 1773, the Walnut Street Jail in Philadelphia was the first prison established in the United States.

It was established by the Quakers to punish and rehabilitate offenders.

Following Philadelphia there established some other prisons in the United States such as the Newgate Prison in the New York City, the Auburn Prison in western New York.