Prison Life in Victorian England (Paperback, Uk Ed.)

It is a commonly held assumption that all Victorian prisons were grim, abhorrent places, loathed by their inmates. This is undoubtedly an accurate description of many English prisons in the nineteenth century However, because of the way in which prisons were run, there were two distinct types: convict prisons and local prisons. While convict prisons attempted to reform their inmates, local prisons acted as a deterrent. This meant that standards of accommodation and sanitation were lower than in convict prisons and treatment, particularly in terms of the hard labour prisoners were expected to undertake, was often more severe. Whichever type of prison they were sent to, for many prisoners and convicts from the poorest classes, prison life compared favourably with their own miserable existence at home.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Michelle Higgs
Dimensions:	248 x 172 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
Edition:	Uk Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-7524-4255-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > Prisons Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-7524-4255-4
Barcode:	9780752442556

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