Ellis was credited with civilizing the Texas prison system.
据信是埃利斯改良了得克萨斯州的监狱制度。
Examples from the Corpus
civilize• The Romans hoped to civilize all the tribes of Europe.• But I wish he'd civilize his living arrangements.• By the year gold was discovered, disease and the civilizing process had already reduced this number to some 100,000.• Queequeg is seen to be more delicate and civilized than most of the Christians that Ishmael has known.