Uncovering the convict prison system and the experiences of the people within it across a century of imprisonment in Bri
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Table of contents :
Copyright
Contents
Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 The Early Origins of a National Convict Prison System, 1779–1853
2 Building the Convict Prison Estate, 1853–78
3 Life in the Convict Prison I: Regime, Labour, and Education
4 Life in the Convict Prison II: Progression and Resistance, Health and Diet
5 The Prison Community: Gender, Sexuality, and Class
6 Release: Theory, Policy, and Practice
7 Recidivism, the Convict Prison Population, and the Gladstone Committee, 1878–1932
8 Conclusion
Appendix: Convict and Staff Autobiographies
Notes
Index