lincoln key info Flashcards
1
Q
what was the 1839 prison act
A
introduced separate system in lincoln REFORM
2
Q
what was 1868 capital punishment amendment act?
A
banned public execution
held in cobb hall
only journalists present
3
Q
3 features of the 1823 Gaols act (Peel)
A
pay gaolers
separation by gender
doctors to visit
4
Q
what was the silent system and why was it never fully implemented?
A
prisoners had to do pointless tasks/ labour UNCOMFORTABLE
TOO EXPENSIVE
PRISONER NUMBERS DECLINED
5
Q
What was the separate system and why was it never implemented?
A
Keeps prisoners separate in own cells. ISOLATION
MENTAL HEALTH OF PRISONERS
TOO MANY PRISONERS
6
Q
JOHN HOWARD
A
wrote: State of prisons 1777
concerns: illness,death,security
believed: religious teaching, better conditions
