02923nam 2200601 450 991046472770332120200520144314.01-78023-323-X(CKB)3710000000114343(EBL)1693150(SSID)ssj0001253736(PQKBManifestationID)11852924(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001253736(PQKBWorkID)11280531(PQKB)11440283(MiAaPQ)EBC1693150(Au-PeEL)EBL1693150(CaPaEBR)ebr10882429(CaONFJC)MIL615149(OCoLC)880531338(EXLCZ)99371000000011434320140626h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPain and retribution a short history of British prisons 1066 to the present /David WilsonLondon, England :Reaktion Books,2014.©20141 online resource (242 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-78023-283-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Pain and Retribution: A Short History of British Prisons, 1066 to the Present; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; One: Grand Castles and Thieves' Holes; Two: Prisons, Penitentiaries and the Origins of the Prison System; Three: The Prisons Act of 1877 and the Gladstone Report of 1895; Four: Decarceration and the Interwar Years; Five: From World War to World Cup, 1945-1966; Six: Custody, Security, Order and Control, 1967-1991; Seven: Politicians, the Public and Privatization, 1992-2010; Endings and Beginnings; Beginnings and Endings; References; Bibliography; AcknowledgementsPhoto AcknowledgementsIndexToday, the Tower of London is a tourist site, home only to the crown jewels, but not long ago the imposing structure held traitors, political prisoners, and more, often on their way to the chopping block. Even outside of this famous building, prisons have changed radically since the Norman Conquest in 1066. In the first book on the history of prisons in Britain, former prison governor and professor of criminology David Wilson offers unrivaled insight into the penal system in England, Scotland, and Wales, charting the rise and fall of forms of punishments that take place behind their wallsPrisonsEnglandHistoryPrisonsScotlandHistoryPrisonsWalesHistoryElectronic books.PrisonsHistory.PrisonsHistory.PrisonsHistory.365.941Wilson David512215MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464727703321Pain and retribution2109875UNINA