Author

Publication

1995 - University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom

Language

English

Word Count

30,250 words, Guess

Page Count

121 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

Description

This book looks at the four phases of development for education in prisons in England from 1630 to 1877, when prisons were nationalised. It looks at the work of John Bellers, the SPCK, John Howard, Elizabeth Fry, Sarah Martin, and others. It looks at what happened in a range of institutions, from Debtor's Prisons, Bridewells, Houses of Correction, and the Hulks (Prison Ships).

Subjects

Topics

hulksQuakerreligionPrison education

Places

LondonBedfordPentonville

People

John HowardElizabeth Fry

Times

1600-1877

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