Prison Development Flashcards
List the key dates from 1700- 1967 regarding prisons.
1700s- prisons were mainly used for debtors.
1823- Gaols Act, Paid wardens, inspectors and chaplains.
1842- Pentonville prison opened.
1865- Prisons act hard labour, hard board, hard fare deter
1902- hard labour and the crank were abolished.
1932- Education oppoutunities were offered.
1934- Open prisons were introduced
1967- parole was introduced.
Regarding capital punishments; describe how it changed?
1700s- Bloody Code.
1830s- Bloody code abolished. CP continued for murder and treason- hangings were done in private and in prisons.
1868- Las public hanging
1965- Cap punishment suspended for 5 years.
1969- Capital punishment were abolished for murder.
What were the problems with prisons that led to change?
Silent and separate systems were too lenient, expensive and they took up too much space as they provided each prisoner with a separate accommodation. so Prisons act hard labour was introduced with pointless work such as crank to help deter.
