Imprisonment in England and Wales - A Concise History

Originally published in 1985,this title is an account of the changing functions and conditions of imprisonment in England and Wales from the Medieval period to the present day. It is one of the few attempts to provide an overall view of the institution of imprisonment in this country over a period of several centuries.

List of contents

List of Illustrations. Preface. Introduction. Part One: The Middle Ages 1. The Structure and Organisation of Imprisonment 2. The Population and Conditions Within Prisons Part Two: The Early Modern Period 3. Developments in Punishment 4. The Prison System Part Three: The Period 1750 to 1877 5. The Rediscovery of the Prison 6. Reformation or Punishment? Part Four: Modern Period, from 1877 7. The Organisation of a State Prison System 8. Types of Prison Sentence and the Prison Regime 9. The Social Functions of Imprisonment. Discussion and Concluding Remarks. Review of Literature and Sources. Chronological Table. Appendices. Index.

About the author

Christopher Harding, Bill Hines, Richard Ireland and Philip Rawlings

Product details

• Authors: Harding Christopher, Hines Bill, Richard Ireland, Philip Rawlings
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032558745
• ISBN: 978-1-032-55874-5
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Prison and Prisoners
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, British & Irish history, Legal History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Penology and punishment, Prisons