Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Imprisonment prior to the eighteenth century: the gaols 2. Imprisonment prior to the eighteenth century: the houses of correction 3. Prisons in the eighteenth century 4. The new prisons 5. The idea of a national penitentiary 6. The penitentiary realised 7. Central government prisons, 1835-50 8. Local prisons 1800-50: policies and conditions 9. Governor’s duties and working conditions, 1800-50 10. The recruitment of governors, 1800-50 11. The local prisons, 1850-77 12. The convict service, 1850-77: policy and regime 13. The convict service, 1850-77: administrating and staffing; Epilogue: The takeover of the local prisons; Bibliography; Index
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